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InFi Episode #66
Does Slavery Make Us Richer or Poorer, and Who Pays for Tariffs?
Bob first reconciles two apparently contradictory positions he staked out in previous episodes (regarding the impact of slavery on the rest of society). Then he addresses the question of which party--American consumers or foreign exporters--will bear the brunt of Trump's proposed tariffs.
December 13, 2024
InFi Episode #65
Peter Jacobsen on the Disappointing Results of a Major UBI Study | InFi #65
Peter Jacobsen is Assistant Professor of Economics at Ottawa University in Kansas. He joins Bob to discuss a major study of Universal Basic Income (UBI) that found recipients of a cash handout devoted more time to leisure, rather than finding a better career or child care. The results throw cold water on the promises made by typical UBI proponents.
December 06, 2024
InFi Episode #64
How Can US Workers Compete With Chinese Slave Labor?
Bob begins a new mini-series in which he fields questions concerning international trade and tariffs. This episode deals with the question of foreign coerced labor keeping imports to the US artificially cheap.
November 29, 2024
InFi Episode #63
The Hypocrisy of the Woke Elite
Gene Callahan joins Bob to discuss his review of Musa al-Gharbi's new book, "We Have Never Been Woke". Following Gharbi, Gene argues that the people in American society most concerned with "white privilege" are themselves quite privileged and do not actually care about the plight of the disadvantaged.
November 22, 2024
InFi Episode #62
Debunking Destiny's Debating
Bob goes through a recent conversation between "Destiny" and Tom Wheelwright on tax policy, in order to debunk the view (among Destiny's fans) that the streamer is a formidable debater.
November 15, 2024
InFi Episode #61
Correcting Vivek Ramaswamy & Charlie Kirk on Tariffs
In response to a viewer question, Bob critiques a recent interaction between the two Trump supporters and a libertarian college student asking about tariffs.
November 08, 2024
InFi Episode #60
Estimating an Upper Bound on Bitcoin's Price Appreciation
Murphy provides a back-of-the-envelope calculation giving a ceiling on what Bitcoin's market cap can be when it reaches global adoption, and then computes a maximum annualized return through the year 2050.
November 01, 2024
InFi Episode #59
Industry Expert Explains the Difficulties in Achieving Super AI
Christian Hubbs has a PhD in machine learning from Carnegie Mellon and is the CTO of infineo. He rejoins Bob to explain why the buzz over imminent super AI may be misplaced.
October 25, 2024
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The Hypocrisy of the Woke Elite
Gene Callahan joins Bob to discuss his review of Musa al-Gharbi's new book, "We Have Never Been Woke". Following Gharbi, Gene argues that the people in Ameri...
Debunking Destiny's Debating
Bob goes through a recent conversation between "Destiny" and Tom Wheelwright on tax policy, in order to debunk the view (among Destiny's fans) that the streamer is a...