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1. How Economists Evaluate Tariffs Versus Income Taxes

   Prompted by a listener request, Bob gives the standard economic analysis of tariffs and other types of taxes.

2. Inverted, Recessed, and Hung Out to Dry

   The great train wreck seems to be happening. Mark Thornton shares his latest guesses and outlook.

3. How capitalism defeats racism

   By appealing to the self-interest of buyers and sellers, capitalism foils attempts by lawmakers to create racially constructed limits on voluntary exchange. Capitalism undermines racism.

4. Inequality is caused by inflation

   Paul Krugman once claimed that inflation was necessary for relative income equality. The truth is that inflation, by creating winners and losers, increases and exacerbates income inequality.

5. The problem with 'work or starve'

   Critics of capitalism claim that private enterprise gives workers the unhappy choice of either working difficult, low-paying jobs or outright starving. The claim is false and the history of capitalism tells a different story.