Liberty MavenRon Paul, Peter Schiff, And Now Martenson For Economics 101
September 29th, 2008 2:40 am | by Marc Gallagher | Published in Banking, Debt, Economics, Education, Free Market, Investing, Liberty, Media, Money, Ron Paul | 4 Responses
I like to say that Harry Browne made me a libertarian and Ron Paul made me an economist. Ron Paul lead me to Peter Schiff’s doomy and gloomy words of truth, but now I’ve found a new true professor of economics. He can take complicated economics topics and make them simple to understand. His name is Chris Martenson and if you truly want to understand the inner workings of the U.S. economy his “Crash Course” is indispensable.
Martenson’s “Crash Course” is a series of freely available short (longest is around 17 minutes) online videos walking you through the daunting task of where we’ve been, where we are now, and where we are headed as it relates to America’s economy. He clearly explains how money is created, how inflation is a necessary function of our flawed system, and how the government’s numbers are more than fuzzy. They are downright hairy.
To put it bluntly, if you are reading this article right now stop what you are doing, go over to ChrisMartenson.com and start learning. You will thank us later.
Why are you still reading this? Well, if you’d like an introduction first, listen to his appearance on a Pittsburgh radio station from Saturday night.
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September 29th, 2008 at 3:58 am (#)
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September 29th, 2008 at 10:52 am (#)
Hi Marc,
Remember me? It’s been a long time!
Your recent post is nothing short of enlightening. So profound, yet simple to understand anyone who may still be in any doubt about the trouble we’re in will quickly [2-1/2 hours] have their minds changed.
Though we haven’t always agreed, thank you for all your hard work.
Regards,
Donna
September 29th, 2008 at 12:43 pm (#)
Hi Donna,
Nice to see you commenting again. I know we haven’t always agreed, but I still appreciate your feedback and your views.
Thanks for the kind words.
-Marc
November 25th, 2008 at 3:53 pm (#)
[...] Martenson, creator of the Economics Crash Course, was quick to analyze the Citigroup bailout and point out that not only was the money handed over [...]