Peter St Onge Podcast

Patrick Newman, an economic historian, University of Tampa professor, and Mises Institute fellow, examines crony capitalism’s grip on business and government. They explore regulatory capture, tech and AI alliances, internet controls, failed spending cuts, and the political machinery behind soaring debt. The conversation turns to aging demographics, inflation, younger taxpayers, and whether radical reform can arrive before a fiscal crisis.

Larry Lepard, author of The Big Print and founder of Equity Management Associates, explores America’s looming sovereign debt crisis. They discuss permanent inflation, the Fed’s bailout role, AI and productivity, the debt doom loop, fiscal dominance, and why a Volcker-style cure may be impossible today. Lepard also examines yield-curve control and the case for gold, silver, and Bitcoin.

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Daniel Lacalle, Spanish economist and chief economist at Tressis, joins a wide-ranging discussion on Europe’s migrant crisis. They explore Ceuta, border control, welfare-state incentives, falling birth rates, and political backlash. The conversation also examines Europe’s productivity decline, the case for smaller government, Javier Milei’s reforms in Argentina, and whether social media is reshaping democratic populism.

Jim Iuorio, a veteran trader, market analyst, and author of the Unfiltered Investor newsletter, joins the conversation on rising bond yields, Treasury demand, war costs, and the Fed’s competing signals. They explore gold and silver positioning, reshoring, AI’s productivity promise and labor disruption, bank accountability, concentrated market risk, and lessons from four decades of trading.

Jeffrey Tucker, founder of the Brownstone Institute and author known for defending liberty, joins to unpack Fauci’s Covid diaries and the controversies around lockdown policy. He probes China, WHO ties, PCR test misuse, early Moderna signals and patent questions. The conversation follows FOIAs, indictments, and why accountability keeps slipping away.

Tho Bishop, former House Financial Services communications director and Mises Institute outreach lead, discusses media decentralization and shifting party coalitions. He explores rising socialist wins, GOP populist realignment, Gen Z economic anger, and how alternative platforms reshape political influence. Short, sharp takes on federal paralysis, state power, and the personality-driven politics of today.

Discussion of a city-run grocery program causing large taxpayer losses and rotten stores. Analysis of weak 1.5% GDP versus a surprising 5% Fed forecast. Coverage of a sudden surge of 60,000 migrants into Europe and its political fallout. Breakdown of the yen crash to 163 and Japan's monetary dilemma. Comparison of Scandinavian tax structures and shifting male political support.

Coverage of sweeping new tariffs targeting 60 countries and how trade leverage is being used. A surprising plunge into annualized deflation and what that means for monetary policy. Research claiming data centers can lower electricity prices. Sharp Manhattan rent jumps linked to recent affordability reforms. A spike in democratic socialist wins and worries about academic math errors and tax distribution.

A weekly roundup of big trends: widespread college illiteracy and hidden K-12 learning collapse. Legacy media facing massive audience loss as AI changes news distribution. Canadian manufacturers relocating to the U.S. amid policy shifts. Debates over whether AI will alter inflation dynamics. A provocative look at the economics of radical longevity.