The Reformed Libertarians Podcast

An interview with Lawrence W. Reed, President emeritus of The Foundation for Economic Education, about his booklet, Great Myths of the Great Depression. We talk about the Progressive Era as the context for the government policies that brought about the Great Depression, and discuss several commonly misunderstood elements that caused or perpetuated the Great Depression. We conclude with a note about personal character.
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00:00 Start
00:32 Episode description Book discussed: https://fee.org/resources/great-myths-of-the-great-depression/
01:51 About Mr. Reed https://www.lawrencewreed.com/about Books by Mr. Reed https://www.lawrencewreed.com/books
03:07 Mr. Reed's background and faith
07:13 Jesus is NOT a socialist https://www.amazon.com/dp/1610171608?tag=kerrybaldwin-20
09:56 The Progressive Era
15:34 Progressive population control The eugenics movement, by Bradley Thomas https://fee.org/articles/the-progressive-ideas-that-fueled-america-s-eugenics-movement/
18:27 Monetary policy and the Fed https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLALopHfWkFlGvgxFXosWmjzSGw95IFa1t
24:21 Tariffs, income tax, and stifling trade https://fee.org/articles/its-more-important-to-be-american-than-to-buy-american/
29:06 New Deal disasters https://fee.org/articles/fdr-campaigned-on-fiscal-restraint-in-1932-he-delivered-just-the-opposite/
34:32 Government causes inflation https://fee.org/articles/35-government-is-an-inflation-fighter/
36:21 Wagner Act disasters
41:12 Minimum wage https://fee.org/articles/38-the-minimum-wage-helps-the-poor/
44:59 The importance of personal character https://fee.org/articles/character-liberty-and-economics
 Further Resources
The Progressive Era, by Murray Rothbard https://mises.org/library/progressive-era-0
America's Great Depression, by Murray Rothbard https://mises.org/library/americas-great-depression
What Has Government Done To Our Money, by Murray Rothbard https://mises.org/library/what-has-government-done-our-money
The Case Against The Fed, by Murray Rothbard https://mises.org/library/case-against-fed-0
The Great Depression, by Hans Sennholz https://mises.org/library/great-depression
Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression, by Tom Woods audio: https://mises.org/library/14-herbert-hoover-and-great-depression
Truth about the Great Depression, by Thomas DiLorenzo audio: https://mises.org/library/9-truth-about-great-depression
 The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net
Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com 
 

What is The Reformed Libertarians Podcast?

The Reformed Libertarians Podcast aims to educate and inspire listeners to intelligently embrace and passionately promote a view of libertarianism as grounded in the Reformed Faith, and informed by a Reformed worldview.

Exploring free society from a Reformed perspective, hosts Kerry Baldwin and Gregory Baus discuss culture, society, politics, economics, theology, philosophy, worldview, and more. Follow the show at reformedlibertarians.com and discover how to think about liberty and human flourishing based in the Reformed Faith.