In this episode of Dollars and Sense Patrick Heller talks to Steve Horowitz, Economics Professor at St. Lawrence University and Sarah Skwire, Senior Editor at Liberty Fund They had recently both delivered speeches at the Hans and Mary Sennholz Memorial Lecture at James Madison College at Michigan State University.
Patrick A. Heller, Owner Emeritus and Communications Officer of Liberty Coin Service in Lansing, was honored during the Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA) Board of Directors meeting in Tampa, Florida, on January 6 as the first recipient of the newly created Diane Piret Memorial Outstanding Service Award.
Patrick concludes the September episode of Dollars & Sense with the state of the world economic markets. He gives his opinion on the governments' philosophy of dealing with falling markets, and on the state of the Chinese yuan and the U.S. dollar.
Patrick discusses CoinWeek.com, a free website, which posts an average of ten articles a day on developments in the numismatic hobby and industry, and in precious metals markets. Charles Morgan, the editor at CoinWeek.com, has some observations about current controversies that differ from the mainstream news that most are hearing about.
Patrick Heller speaks with James Taylor, Vice President of External Relations, Senior Fellow, Environment and Energy Policy of the Heartland Institute. They discuss energy and environmental issues, including problems with wind turbine technology, like cost vs. benefits and environmental risks.
Patrick Heller discusses the state of the current financial markets and the volatility that’s spreading across the globe. He speaks briefly about U.S. economic strategies during this period with U.S. trade partners.
Patrick Heller, host of Dollars and Sense, discusses the collapse in the Chinese composite index, and how China made it illegal to sell stock. He discusses the ramifications of the trouble in China.
Patrick Heller talks with Grover Norquist, American political advocate and founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform, an organization that opposes all tax increases, and a co-founder of the Islamic Free Market Institute. They discuss tax reform, and the American Tax Payer Protection Pledge, which Mr. Norquist asks all candidates to sign. He feels that the true fight for liberty is through the tax payer front.
Patrick Heller speaks with Alexander McCobin, founder and president of the Students for Liberty Organization. They discuss Alexander's journey to becoming a dedicated libertarian. It began in high school, where he read as much libertarian and objective literature as possible.
Patrick Heller introduces the guests and topics that he will be interviewing and discussing in the August 10 segments of Dollars and Sense. First up will be Alexander McCobin, Founder and President of Students for Liberty.
