The Robert Wenzel Show

In this edition of the Robert Wenzel Show, Jesse Ventura announces he will run for President in 2016. Find out what conditions he will set and what he will do if he does become president. Also Jesse talks about the Middle East and the key to his success. Apologies for the poor audio on this one. We are working on a new audio system that will hopefully be in place in two weeks.

This Steve Forbes interview was the most challenging interview I have done, yet. His new book, co-authored with Elizabeth Ames, Freedom Manifesto: Why Free Markets Are Moral and Big Government Isn't is an excellent introductory text for those who think free markets are bad. The one qualm  I had with the book was his quoting approvingly of John Maynard Keynes on "animal spirits" and his stating that the key to free markets was "animal spirits". I addressed this at the start of the interview and brought up the notion of entrepreneurship, particularly as seen by Israel Kirzner. ( I have posted a discussion of Kirzner's view on entrepreneurship here.) Following the discussion on Kirzner versus Keynes, we discuss many topics in the book, and as you will note they are very pro-free market and anti-government. But then we moved on to topics that are not in the book, such as the Federal Reserve, the gold standard, the Taliban and Iran. I was stunned by the about face move toward strong pro-government views on these topics. And, whereas, in the past I have stopped such guests as Gary Johnson and Neil Barofsky cold with simple questions that were difficult to answer without clear outright contradictions. Forbes seemed to have little problem blowing through these questions. When I asked him, for example, why he thought there haven't been any terrorist attacks in the U.S. since 9-11, I was hoping to put a contradiction in his pro-war to fight terrorist stance, but he simply plowed through the question by stating that we have caught many terrorists before they could attack. After that whopper, I simply tried to get his views on the record in the short reaming time left. In that time, you will then hear his remarkable views on Iran and Iran in relation to Israel

Listen to Robert interview the greatest libertarian entrepreneur of all time - Lew Rockwell. Lew is Founder of The Ludwig Von Mises Institute and Editor of LewRockwell.com Topics include: The Republican National Convention Romney / Ryan Where the Ron Paul movement goes from here The nature of politics Brandon Raub A fantastic tribute to Murray Rothbard

Find out why colleges and universities should no longer teach constitutional, as I yalk with to Butler Shaffer author of The Wizards of Ozymandias . We also talk about The Hitler test, street anarchy and much more.

Scott Horton is my guest this week on The Robert Wenzel Show. Horton is libertarian radio show host extraordinaire with a massive knowledge about U.S. foreign policy. He has interviewed over 1,500 people---find out who he has learned the most from about foreign policy and what is really going on in the world.

Boy, do I have a lot to say about this interview. Including back up data for some of the points I make. You can find all that here: http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/07/the-stephan-molyneux-interview.html

Bill Bergman-a former Federal Reserve (Chicago branch) economist and policy analyst, who has raised concerns about unusual currency transactions pre- 9-11----including billions in one hundred dollar bills, is the guest this week on the Robert Wenzel Show. Bergman worked at the Chicago Federal Reserve for over 13 years as an economist and financial markets policy analyst, until he started asking questions about unusual currency movements before 9-11. On the show we talk about what happened to him, after he started his investigation. We also talk about how the Fed's Biege Book is assembled, the trillion plus dollars sitting at the Fed as excess reserves, the LIBOR "scandal", Warren Buffet and much more.

Robert Morrow, JFK assassination expert, is the guest. You will learn: Who was the next door neighbor of J. Edgar Hoover, for years. Where George H.W. Bush said he was at the time of the assassination. Why Lyndon Johnson was really picked as Kennedy's running mate. Who were the two most evil men in Washington D.C. at the time of the assassination. What Richard Nixon said about the assassination. Who Lee Harvey Oswald really was. and much, much more.

Derek Pilecki is Managing Member, Founder and Portfolio Manager of Gator Capital Management. From 2002 through 2008, Derek was a member of the Goldman Sachs Asset Management  Growth Equity Team. While at GSAM, Derek was the co-Chair of the Investment Committee for the Growth Team and was a Portfolio Manager. He was also a member of the portfolio management team responsible for the Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund, and provided primary coverage of the Financials for the Growth Team. On the show, Pilecki talks about what it is like to work at Goldman Sachs. He also goes into detail explaining where the jobs are now on Wall Street and how to get one. Then its on to a discussion of Pilecki's  investment philosophy and his views on stocks such as Blackrock, American Express and Rouse Properties. Find out what regulatory cloud hangs over American Express and  why Dodd-Frank regulation will likely force small cap bank mergers that will ultimately result in the merged banks being taken over by the big banks

If you are not a hardcore libertarian, you will be thinking twice, perhaps three times at some of Professor Block's positions. After a debate over Rand Paul's endorsement of Mitt Romney, Dr Block and I move onto to discuss his brilliant new book, Yes to Ron Paul and Liberty. As part of the discussion, Dr. Block explains whether it is ever legitimate in a libertarian society for an individual to own a nuclear bomb. Dr. Block also calls for Nuremberg-type trials of Federal Reserve employees.  We discuss Thomas Sowell. Cato. The libertarian solution to air pollution. And much, much more. (Apologies for the shaky audio quality on this one

Thomas DiLorenzo discusses whether Nazi Germany or the current United States is more totalitarian, and what might start causing states to secede from the U. S. Is the U.S. headed for a Soviet Union style break up? DiLorenzo answers the question

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