InFi: the Future of Finance

Murphy samples from two recent debates on Trump's tariffs to explain why the protectionists are wrong in their view of international trade. Specifically, Murpy rebuts claims made by Abraham Lincoln (quoted by Spencer Morrison in a recent ZeroHedge debate) and Breitbart's John Carney (in a recent debate on the Tom Woods Show). Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/_imXxm1KpVM Related: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUTLCDBONok - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ve87--hEys - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3U-7knTliQ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Murphy first dissects the dubious constitutional and economic justifications for Trump's new tariff regime. Then he explains why the US decision to leave the gold standard has more to do with trade deficits than foreign barriers. Finally, he critiques the "Triffin paradox" defense of US trade deficits. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/7WWbvmjKa3o Related: - https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/regulating-imports-with-a-reciprocal-tariff-to-rectify-trade-practices-that-contribute-to-large-and-persistent-annual-united-states-goods-trade-deficits - https://www.mauldineconomics.com/frontlinethoughts/do-trade-deficits-matter#triffin - https://equitablegrowth.org/lunchtime-must-read-when-someone-says-paul-krugman-called-for-greenspan-to-create-a-housing-bubble-back-in-2002-they-are-trying-to-say-that-they-are-either-a-fool-or-a-liar-beat-the-press Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Bob dissects a recent appearance of former Trump trade representative Robert Lighthizer on the Tucker Carlson show. While agreeing with the description of US economic problems, Bob disagrees with Lighthizer's blame on foreign governments, but instead says the problem is Made in the USA. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/bAupkcLAtPY Related: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0IUh8kNSqY - https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2024-03/59711-Long-Term-Outlook-2024.pdf Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

In light of President Trump's recent Executive Order abolishing (though it has no teeth) the Department of Education, Bob presents statistics for 3 separate federal initiatives—namely the Clean Air Act/EPA, the so-called War on Poverty, and the Department of Education—to show that they should not be given credit for improving US life in their respective areas. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/bSIBOMkAlu8 Related: - https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/uncategorized/federal-government-give-americans-clean-air - https://poverty.ucdavis.edu/faq/what-current-poverty-rate-united-states - https://www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/dps/pdfs/dp99893.pdf - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25349724-medrich-and-griffiths-1992 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Having just been interviewed for a documentary on the topic, Bob gives some of the details on the trial of Ross Ulbricht. Even if one endorses the Drug War, there were many absurdities in Ulbricht's trial that helps to justify President Trump's decision to pardon him as one of his first acts in office. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/QhPDqbOibvk Related: - https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/perfecting-libertarian-argument-dealing-drug-cartels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhucyn3iZwc - https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/corrupt-silk-road-dea-agent-carl-force-gets-over-6-n447466 - https://ksltv.com/local-news/twists-turns-fake-death-darknet/404643 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Bob goes solo to explain why the libertarian objections to a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve are overblown. He then comments on the recent $1.4bn ETH heist, and explains how private organizations could help organize boycotts of stolen coins without State-sponsored regulations. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azp1D4RWHas Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Bob elaborates and defends Elon Musk's recent claims that (1) Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time and (2) government spending distorts GDP calculations. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTUNNA1ZYNM Related: - https://x.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1895655463255248904 - https://infineo.ai/77 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Bob addressees the recent tweets from Elon Musk, indicating that there are millions of people who have been long dead receiving Social Security. Although Bob agrees with the critics that Musk was misleading with his tweets, there is nonetheless extensive fraud associate with the poorly maintained SS database. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPIhwlRBuvM Related: https://x.com/JustinWolfers/status/1890836472174924143 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1891350795452654076 https://oig-files.ssa.gov/audits/full/A-06-14-34030_0.pdf https://oig.ssa.gov/assets/uploads/a-06-21-51022.pdf https://www.ssa.gov/oact/TR/2024/tr2024.pdf Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Jack Farley is host of the podcast "Monetary Matters," and was recently the moderator of Bob's debate on ZeroHedge against Nathan Tankus. Farley sticks up for the MMT camp and forces Bob to drill down to the essential differences between the Austrians and MMTers. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MzQ3vyYZU4 Related: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF1JIT9kcpw - https://www.youtube.com/@Monetary-Matters - https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/murphy-and-newman-do-postgame-analysis-zerohedge-mmt-debate Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

Alex Tabarrok is an economics professor at George Mason University and (with Tyler Cowen) co-host of a popular podcast. He and Tyler recently discussed the history and economics of life insurance, and in addition Alex has written extensively on blockchain finance. He was thus an obvious guest for Bob to interview. Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z24Z0eo9IEI Related: - https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2025/02/the-licensing-racket.html - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsbvHcX_Ilk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIpBpGQ0XTI - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10134440 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com