Archive for Tag “inflation”


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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9 min. Is the Fed Destroying the Value of U.S. Currency?

Yaron Brook discusses the Federal Reserve’s recent purchase of $600 billion in bonds, and the inflation that could result. (Pajamas TV interview; 9 min.)

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