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The Fed’s Latest Move Shows Why the System Must Change

Affordability Is the Test—and Washington Keeps Failing It

7 Proposed New Year's Resolutions for Policymakers | This Week's Economy Ep. 144

Strong U.S. Economy for Some, Struggling One for Others

Christmas, Family, and Nothing Is Free

When Health Coverage Isn’t Care

GDP Growth Isn’t Prosperity

Here’s Why President Trump’s MFN Drug Pricing Scheme Hurts Americans

The Classical Liberal's Christmas Wishlist | This Week's Economy Ep. 143

2025 in Review: Progress, Principles, and Prosperity | Prosperity Pulse #25

From Hyperinflation to the Liberty Pipeline with Diogo Costa | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 179 🎙️

Banning Social Media Like Australia Isn’t Freedom

School Choice Is Winning—But Universality Is the Real Test

Why Everything Costs More: Your Econ 101 Inflation Explainer | This Week's Economy Ep. 142

Stop Blaming Data Centers. Start Fixing Government-Owned Utilities.

How Bad Zoning Broke the Housing Ladder with Dr. Emily Hamilton | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 178 🎙️

Stop Propping Up Obamacare

AI Is Improving Education and Health—Don’t Let Fear Regulate It Away

What December’s Headlines Mean for 2026 | This Week's Economy Ep. 141

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The GOP’s Obamacare Subsidy Hangover

Women and the West: Liberty, Strength & Progress with Dr. Meaghan Mobbs | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 177 🎙️

Why Texas Can Eliminate Property Taxes

Industrial Policy Isn’t Capitalism—It’s Corporate Socialism

The Truth About Tariffs: Who Pays and Why It Matters | This Week's Economy Ep. 140

Black Friday: The Real Cost of Overspending

The Quiet Power of Gratitude—Happy Thanksgiving!

Giving Thanks for Freedom: A Conversation with Dr. Jason Sorens | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 176 🎙️

America’s Confidence Crisis: Why Families Are Pulling Back—and How Policy Is Making Life Unaffordable

The Fight for AI Freedom with China and States

Tariffs on Trial and the Path to Pro-Growth Policy | This Week's Economy Ep. 139

America’s Biotech Future and Lives Are on the Line

The U.S. Jobs Report that Trump and DC Didn’t Want You to See

Debunking the Myths of Capitalism with Dr. Don Boudreaux | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 175🎙️

Meta’s Court Win Should Mark a Turning Point Toward More Competition and Less Government Control

Medicaid’s Ghost Networks Are Failing Families

Econ 101: The Hidden Cost of Corporate Welfare | This Week's Economy Ep. 138

The Fight for Economic Freedom Continues | Prosperity Pulse #25

Longest Federal Shutdown Ends — Washington Keeps Deficit Spending & Handing Cartels Gifts by Banning Hemp

Faith, Family, and Fiscal Responsibility with Robert Ordway | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 174🎙️

Spend Less, Prosper More: Texas Needs Bold Tax Reform, Not Tinkering

How to Take Back Our Healthcare Freedom

What the Shutdown and Tariffs Mean for Economic Growth | This Week's Economy Ep. 137

Texas Isn’t the HQ of Capitalism Yet — But It Could Be

The Power of Liberty: A Conversation with Dr. Tom Palmer | Let People Prosper Ep. 173🎙️

🇺🇸 SCOTUS Hearing Today: The Real Trade Threat Is Keeping Trump’s Tariffs

🏛️ The Tax Competition Race: Texas Stays Strong, But the Game Is Changing

Understanding the Fed: How Monetary Policy Hurts Americans | This Week's Economy Ep. 136

🎃 The Property Tax Monster That Refuses to Die

Harnessing AI for Human Flourishing with Kevin Frazier | Let People Prosper Ep. 172🎙️

The Real Cost of Washington’s Shutdown: When Politics Trumps Economics

Argentina’s President Milei Lesson for America’s President Trump

Econ 101: Why Creative Destruction Fuels Progress | This Week's Economy Ep. 135

$38 Trillion and Counting: America’s Debt Crisis Hits Home

From Prison to Philosophy: The Journey of Michael Liebowitz | Let People Prosper Ep. 171🎙️

Are Tariffs Why a Turkey Leg Costs $25 at the Texas State Fair?

Price Controls Won’t Fix America’s Insurance Crisis

Shutdown Standoff & States on the Brink of Recession | This Week's Economy Ep. 134

Will Texans Add 17 Constitutional Amendments on November 4?

Reimagining Social Security and Restoring Fiscal Sanity with Romina Boccia | Let People Prosper Ep. 170🎙️

Why Politicians Keep Failing Econ 101

Let Markets Build America’s Future

America’s Budget Crisis: Spending Cuts, Shutdowns, and a Better Way | This Week's Economy Ep. 133

What Really Affects Americans’ Futures (Hint: Not the Shutdown) | Prosperity Pulse #24

Tariffs Aren’t Paying the Bills—And Washington’s Spending Binge Is Out of Control

Rethinking Vaccine Policy: A Conversation with Dr. Monique Yohanan | Let People Prosper Ep. 169🎙️

Let Tech Compete — Don’t Let Politics Pick Winners

Farmers Don’t Need Trump Bailouts—They Need Free Markets

Shutdown Showdown: Why Fiscal Discipline Can’t Wait | This Week's Economy Ep. 132

Empowering Women Through Economic Opportunity with Patrice Onwuka | Let People Prosper 168🎙️

High Cost of Price Controls: Why Biotech Breakthroughs Are at Risk

Texas Hemp-Derived THC Debate: Prohibition or Freedom?

Econ 101: Do Markets Fail Us? | This Week's Economy Ep. 131

America’s Economic Freedom Is Slipping—And Trade Barriers Are to Blame

Stop Forced “Open Banking”: Reject the CFPB’s Section 1033 Rule

Reining in Federal Spending: A Conversation with David Ditch | Let People Prosper 167🎙️

President Milei’s Challenges in Argentina—and What It Shows America

Free Speech & Free Markets: The Case for Pro-Growth Policies | This Week's Economy Ep. 130

From Patients in Line to Patients in Charge

Navigating AI Policy with Jake Morabito | Let People Prosper 166🎙️

Capitalism Is Slipping — And So Is America’s Compass

Miran Confirmed, Cook Stays: Why the Fed’s Political Theater Shows Markets Should Set Rates

Empowering Students and Families Through School Choice | This Week's Economy Ep. 129

The Power of Courage & Conviction | Prosperity Pulse #23

Will Washington Hand the Future of Biotech to Beijing?

Fiscal Democracy in America with Kurt Couchman | Let People Prosper 165🎙️

America’s Jobs Mirage: Weak Growth, Fewer Workers, and the Wrong Kind of Healthcare Hiring

NIL and the SCORE Act: Good or Bad?

Washington Doesn’t Belong in the Boardroom | This Week's Economy Ep. 128

August Jobs Report Confirms a Weakening U.S. Labor Market

Defending Economic Liberty with Iain Murray | Let People Prosper 164🎙️

Texas House Rejects SB 10: Time for Real Property Tax Relief

Right Welfare Reform? From Dependency to Empowerment

Econ 101: Politicians Need to Know Free Markets Work Best | This Week's Economy Ep. 127

Trump’s Tariffs Ruled Unconstitutional—And Congress Must Reclaim Its Power

Q2 Growth Up 3.3%—But Is It Real or a Tariff Mirage?

Empowering Freedom: A Conversation with The Honorable Konni Burton | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 163🎙️

Texas Jobs Look Strong—But Government Growth Threatens Prosperity

Junk Food and Banking: Trust People, Not Bureaucrats

How to Secure America’s Energy Future | This Week's Economy Ep. 126

Ax the Tax: Is Eliminating Property Taxes the Next Frontier of Economic Freedom?

Is Bitcoin the Future Money? with Stewart Arthur Pelto | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 162🎙️

AI Freedom or Corporate Socialism? Trump’s Intel Bet Misses the Mark

Texas Democrats Return, Republicans Stall, and Taxpayers Lose

Is Trump Following China's Lead? | This Week's Economy Ep. 125

Living in Trump’s Economy — and Why Econ 101 Still Matters | Prosperity Pulse #22

Tax Reform Without Spending Restraint Is a Mirage

Trade Is Necessary for Prosperity with Bryan Riley | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 161🎙️

CPI Still Running Hot — The Fed Can’t Afford to Cut Rates

Getting Back to Basics: Economic Principles Everyone Should Know

Econ 101: Entrepreneurship, Wealth Creation, and Innovation | This Week's Economy Ep. 124

Debanking’s Real Culprit: Big Government, Not the Banks

Energy Abundance, Not Energy Alarmism with Gabriella Hoffman | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 160🎙️

Texas Democrats Fled—But Republican Leaders Let Them

Trump Fired the BLS Jobs Messenger—But Big Government Won’t Bring Jobs Back

What’s Going on with Trump, Fed, Economy, and Texas? | This Week's Economy Ep. 123

The July Jobs Report Signals Stagflation—And Failed Policy Is to Blame

Thank You, Milton Friedman!

Texas SB9 Isn’t Enough. People Deserve to Own Homes

Bold Reforms or Bureaucratic Drift in South Carolina? with Sam Aaron | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 159🎙️

U.S. GDP Report: Trump Tariff Whiplash and Growth Illusion

Stop Taxing Inflation: Trump-Congress Should Index Capital Gains for Inflation

Trump’s Trade Deals Are Tax Hikes on Americans—And the Damage Goes Deep

How to Empower Patients in U.S. Healthcare | This Week's Economy Ep. 122

Trump, Powell, and the Fed’s $3.1 Billion Monument to Failure

Empower Patients: A New Approach to Healthcare with Dr. Deane Waldman | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 158🎙️

Should Texas Ban THC—or Let Markets and People Decide?

Econ 101: Prices Are Information | This Week's Economy Ep. 121

Summer Dispatch: Conversations, Conferences, and Community | Prosperity Pulse #21

Diesel Markets Don’t Lie: Structural Shocks, Policy Mistakes, and What the Data Reveal

Faith, Disability, and the Fight for a Dignified Safety Net with Rachel Barkley | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 157🎙️

Backbreakers: How Trump, Powell, and Congress Stack the Pain on Americans

If the Fed Can’t Manage Its Own House, Why Should It Run the Economy?

How Will the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Affect You? | This Week's Economy Ep. 120

Finding Meaning in a Modern World with Rick Walker | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 156 🎙️

Will Trump's Tariffs Undermine OBBB’s “Wins”?

Econ 101: Free Trade = More Freedom | This Week's Economy Ep. 119

One Big Beautiful Bill, Many Big Errors?

School Choice Revolution Improves U.S. Education with Robert Enlow | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 155 🎙️

Summer Slowdown?: Policy Fights Heat Up in D.C. & Texas | This Week's Economy Ep. 118

Can New Mexico Find the Freedom to Prosper? With Paul Gessing | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 154🎙️

Banning PBMs Won’t Fix Third-Party Healthcare

Which States Are Winning on Spending, Taxes, and School Choice? | This Week's Economy Ep. 117

The end of the ‘winners and losers’ economy is good for America

Why Populist Policies Are Crushing Capitalism with Dr. Norbert Michel | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 153🎙️

From LA Riots to BBB: The Real Crisis Facing America | This Week's Economy Ep. 116

Legislative Wrap-Up, Family Time, and What's Next | Prosperity Pulse #20

Empowering Young Minds Through Economics with John Foster | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 152🎙️

Government Price Controls on Credit Cards Hurt People

Econ 101: How Do People and Markets Work? | This Week's Economy Ep. 115

Rethinking Housing Affordability with Dr. Emily Hamilton | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 151🎙️

Is Texas Losing Its Conservatism? | This Week's Economy Ep. 114

The Texas Budget Blowout

Exploring Freedom Conservatism with John Hood | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 150🎙️

Texas is Budgeting Like California

Econ 101: Institutions, Incentives & Property Rights | This Week's Economy Ep. 113

Celebrating Abundance and Calling for Restraint | Prosperity Pulse #19

Reclaiming Prosperity: Less Government, More Liberty (Commentary)

Wake Up to Liberty in America with Austin Petersen | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 149🎙️

America Needs a Moratorium on State AI Laws

Budget & Tariff "Uncertainty" Hits Americans | This Week's Economy Ep. 112

Spend Less, Prosper More: Sustainable Budgeting and Faster Growth Work Best

Consumer Regulated Energy with Glen Lyons | Let People Prosper Ep. 148🎙️

The Techno-Industrial Policy Playbook Is Disguised Progressivism

Will Congress Deliver a ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ for Americans? | This Week's Economy Ep. 111

Getting Honest About our Nation's Economic Situation | Prosperity Pulse #18

Opening the Books with John Hart | Let People Prosper Ep. 147🎙️

Texas Should Reject HB 149: AI Regulation Gone Too Far

Two Pots, One Problem: Will Texas School Choice Be Universal?

Can Trump Clean Up Biden's Financial Regulations? | This Week's Economy Ep. 110

Shrinking Output, Rising Prices

The Jobs Are Slowing—and the Tariffs Haven’t Even Hit Yet

Navigating Work-Based Self Reliance with Nic Dunn | Let People Prosper Ep. 146🎙️

Texas Spending Spree, School Choice Gaps & Federal Fiscal Failures | This Week's Economy Ep. 109

On the Road to Freedom: SC, PA, & More | Prosperity Pulse #17

Shrinking Government, Growing Prosperity with Richard Stern | Let People Prosper Ep. 145🎙️

Killing Credit Access With Price Controls on Interchange Fees and Interest Rates

Why is Housing So Expensive? | This Week's Economy Ep. 108

CFPB’s Data Grab Is Government Theft—And You’re Paying the Price

Texas Passes Historic (Non-Universal) School Choice—Much More to Do

Exposing Trade Myths and Defending Economic Liberty with Joel Griffith | Let People Prosper Ep. 144🎙️

Tax Day: How Much Do Americans Really Pay and Why It Must Change

Parents, Not Politicians, Should Raise Our Kids in Texas

Budget Talk Intensifies in DC, Texas, and Across States | This Week's Economy Ep. 107

$51 Billion in Property Tax Relief? How the Texas Budget Betrays Fiscal Conservatism

Approaching Tax Day Calls for Greater Tax Relief | Prosperity Pulse #16

Navigating Antitrust: A Consumer-Centric Approach with Tirzah Duren | Let People Prosper Ep. 143🎙️

Which States are Leading the Way? with Patrick Gleason | This Week's Economy Ep. 106

Trump’s Trade Wars Fuel Economic Uncertainty Amid Recession Fears

Anti-Innovation Energy Policy Could Short-circuit America’s future

Texas Steps Forward on School Choice—But Still Falls Short of Leading

Cutting Through Washington’s Red Tape with Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 142🎙️

Trump Tariffs Add to Tax Season Pressure | This Week's Economy Ep. 105

Springing into Action for a New Revolution | Prosperity Pulse #15

Restoring Our Republic: Federalism, Trade, & Growth with Adam Millsap | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 141🎙️

Trump Administration Must Shut Down Biden-Era CFPB Overdraft Power Grab

We Can't Keep This Up: Federal Spending 101 | This Week's Economy Ep. 104

Steering Texas in a Pro-Growth Direction

Motorhome Prophecies & Finding Freedom with Carrie Sheffield | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 140🎙️

The War on Institutional Investors in Housing

More Tariffs, More Problems? | This Week's Economy Ep. 103

The Case for TRULY Universal Education Savings Accounts

Trade War Theater and Important Texas Legislation | Prosperity Pulse #14

Tax Policy & Economic Growth with Ryan Ellis | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 139🎙️

Texas Must Lead on School Choice

Trump Says "America is Back!" | This Week's Economy Ep. 102

Sustainable Fiscal Policy with Grover Norquist | Let People Prosper Ep. 138🎙️

Can DOGEs Fix Fiscal Crises? | This Week's Economy Ep. 101

What's Clear on Welfare and Taxes | Prosperity Pulse #13

The Future of School Choice with Jenny Clark | Let People Prosper Ep. 137 🎙️

The “Texas Two-Step” is a Misstep for Improving Texas

Pro-Growth Efforts in States | This Week's Economy Ep. 100

Restoring Liberty in Texas with The Honorable Don Huffines | Let People Prosper Ep. 136 🎙️

Pulse Check on the U.S. Economy | This Week's Economy Ep. 99

Presidential Plans and Spending Restraint | Prosperity Pulse #12

Trump’s Path to Unleash the Tech Revolution

Defending Liberty with The Honorable Justin Amash | Let People Prosper Ep. 135 🎙️

Not Business As Usual in Washington | This Week's Economy Ep. 98

Navigating the AI Revolution with Dean Ball | Let People Prosper Ep. 134🎙️

Taxation Through Trump's Tariffs | This Week's Economy Ep. 97

Taxes in Texas and Tech Under Trump | Biweekly Prosperity Pulse #11

Reimagining American Healthcare with Joe Grogan | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 133 🎙️

How Trump and Congress Can Correct Biden’s Financial Policy Failures

Make American Tech Great Again | This Week's Economy Ep. 96

Trump could defund the health-care system to save money and lives

Freedom, Finances, and Federalism with Tom Savidge | Let People Prosper Ep. 132 🎙️

NEW REPORT: Trump's Opportunity to Unleash Technology By Replacing Biden's Antitrust Agenda

6 Priorities for Trump's First 100 Days in Office | This Week's Economy Ep. 95

Launching State Legislative Season | Biweekly Prosperity Pulse #10

Fiscal Discipline: Reduce Spending and Empower People

Faith, Freedom, and Texas Policy with Bill Peacock | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 131🎙️

Texas’ Path to Prosperity

Biden's Clock is Running Out | This Week's Economy Ep. 94

The Truth About Tariffs, Taxes, and State Reforms with Erica York | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 130🎙️

Kansas’s Economy: Regulations Choke Growth

Bold Goals for 2025: Economic Freedom Amid Challenges | This Week's Economy Ep. 93

New Year’s Resolution – To Cure Healthcare

Unlocking Prosperity: Stories of Freedom and Reform with Dr. Matt Mitchell | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 129🎙️