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I am your host, Michael Covel, not filtered, raw, honest.

That's my passion.

My guest today is Peter Beckie.

He's an American economist of the Austrian school.

Currently, a university professor of economics and philosophy at George Mason University.

Yes, that's my alma mater.

And yes, I keep dipping into the well to bring on the very, very Austrian, libertarian,

Hayek, Friedman, et cetera, influenced economist from my

alma mater. Because George Mason University in the United States of America is the leader

right now for this style of thinking, this style of economics. Today, Peter and I cover a wide scope in his world

with a special focus on F.A. Hayek.

In fact, his newest book titled F.A. Hayek is out now.

And worth checking out.

You know, every generation has to relearn or to understand for the first time how things should work, how things really do work.

Because if we don't, we end up with all of the young people in America running around saying they want socialism

and they want government handouts and all this other nonsense.

So I love the fact that I get the chance to bring on people like Peter and his associates

at George Mason and many of his associates that are

not at George Mason University. I love to bring them on to this show because you know what?

They talk so straight, so clear, so pure, so logical. You just walk away and you say, my gosh,

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