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InFi Episode #33
Bobby Samuelson Explains the Mechanics and Track Record of Whole Life Insurance
Bobby Samuelson is an Editor of The Life Product Review, and president of Life Innovators. He joins Bob to discuss his December 2023 article for TLPR, which analyzed his relative's Whole Life policy issued in 1988, for which Bobby had access to all of the annual statements. It's a rare case study in which we can compare long-term illustrations against actual performance.
April 26, 2024
InFi Episode #32
George Selgin Defends the View of Banks as Credit Intermediaries
It has become popular among economists and policy wonks to dismiss the notion of banks as credit intermediaries as obsolete. After all, the practice of "fractional reserve banking" means that banks can effectively "create money out of thin air" when they make a new loan. Economist George Selgin discusses his new working paper that defends the traditional view.
April 19, 2024
InFi Episode #31
How infineo Is Building the Tools to Foster Voluntary Solutions to Social Problems
On March 26 and 27, 2024 Bob gave a series of lectures for the Free Enterprise Society student group at Oklahoma State University. This lecture was for an entrepreneurship class, which explained how modern technology (smart phones, blockchain, and AI) is making it easier to implement private-sector solutions for various problems that have historically been handled by the government.
April 12, 2024
InFi Episode #30
Zuhayr Rashid on BlackRock's Public Blockchain Problem
infineo's Chief Technology Officer, Zuhayr Rashid, joins Bob to discuss the recent, sometimes humorous snags befalling BlackRock as it launches a $100 million fund on a public blockchain. The episode underscores the desirability of blockchains (such as Provenance) that are dedicated to the financial sector.
April 05, 2024
InFi Episode #29
Joshua Maddox on Blockchains and the Unbanked
Josh Maddox is Head of Developer Ecosystem at Provenance Blockchain Foundation. He talks with Bob about the rationale for real-world asset tokenization, and how blockchain finance can help the world's poorest communities.
March 29, 2024
InFi Episode #28
The Numbers Don't Work: David R Henderson Critiques Universal Basic Income (UBI)
David R. Henderson is an Emeritus Professor of Economics at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and a Research Fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He joins Bob to explain why a UBI program, in order to work, would be fantastically expensive.
March 22, 2024
InFi Episode #27
Clifton Duncan on Broadway, the Vaccine Blacklist, and Becoming Thomas Sowell
Clifton Duncan holds an MFA from New York University's elite Graduate Acting Program. He has starred on numerous television and Broadway shows, including "The Play That Goes Wrong." He joins Bob to discuss his background and how the Covid regime ended his conventional acting career.
March 15, 2024
InFi Episode #26
Ááron Sepúlveda-Cué Explains the Origin and Success of President Javier Milei
Ááron Sepúlveda-Cué is an economist based in Texas, with a position at the Libertarian Christian Institute among other affiliations. He joins Bob to discuss the background and wild success of Argentina's new president, Javier Milei.
March 08, 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...