Archive for Tag “inflation”


8 min. Jobs Return to the U.S. Thanks to Falling Wages and a Weaker Dollar

Elan Journo discusses the fact that jobs are returning to the U.S. from abroad, and what this means for the unemployment crisis and the economy. This PJTV interview was posted on February 10, 2012.

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6 min. Economic Self-Defense

Yaron Brook discusses how a young person can protect himself from the government’s destructive economic policies. This is an excerpt from the Q&A at a talk delivered at George Mason University on November 3, 2011. The talk was titled “Wall Street or Washington: Who’s to Blame?”

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11 min. Inflating the Truth?

Don Watkins comments on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s claims that unemployment is a bigger threat than inflation. (PJTV interview; November 4, 2011; 11 min.)

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6 min. Gold Hits Record Price: Will a Weak Dollar Drive It Higher?

Yaron Brook discusses record gold prices. This PJTV interview was posted to YouTube on August 12, 2001.

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81 min. Egalitarianism and Inflation

Ayn Rand explains how the preconceptual epistemology of primitives is the fundamental source of inflation. A stunning analysis of how production—requiring a grasp of the link between time and savings—evolved. Delivered at the Ford Hall Forum in 1974.

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10 min. Federal Reserve Press Conference

Thomas A. Bowden discusses a recent press conference held by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, and the threat of inflation. (Pajamas TV interview; May 2, 2011; 10 min.)

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10 min. Divesting in America: PIMCO Dumps U.S. Treasury Bonds from Portfolio

Yaron Brook discusses the devaluation of U.S. Treasury debt. (Pajamas TV interview; March 14, 2011; 10 min.)

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16 min. How Bureaucrats Use Numbers to Manipulate the Truth

Yaron Brook analyzes revised economic growth numbers from the Commerce Department. (Pajamas TV interview; March 4, 2011; 16 min.)

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12 min. The Rising Cost of Everything: Are We in the Grip of Inflation?

Yaron Brook comments on rising prices of food and oil. (Pajamas TV interview; January 17, 2011; 12 min.)

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6 min. Disappointing Unemployment Numbers

Don Watkins discusses the latest unemployment numbers. (Pajamas TV interview hosted on Facebook; January 7, 2011; 6 min.)

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