David Bahnsen is one of America’s most successful financial advisors and also one of our most prominent economic thought leaders. The combination of deep intellectual knowledge and practical skin-in-the-game experience as a portfolio manager places him in an unusual category of thinkers, those who think about big ideas but also live with the consequences of their ideas. In this episode of Meeting of Minds we see Bahnsen at his best, going deep into the Bible and applying those deep insights to economics. Bahnsen’s newest book ( https://www.nofreeluncheconomics.com/) is accessible to neophytes, but still contains insights which those who are already well advanced in the knowledge of markets will welcome.

Timestamps:  
0:00 – Intro
1:18 – Genesis 1 versus the labor theory of value
7:20 – Origins of Marxist and Keynesian economics
13:39 – Christianity and economic freedom
17:56 – Marx’s biggest mistake
21:53 – Utopian education
27:10 – Creational theology
32:48 – Sound money and credit

David Bahnsen is one of America&rsquo;s most successful financial advisors and also one of our most prominent economic thought leaders. The combination of deep intellectual knowledge and practical skin-in-the-game experience as a portfolio manager places him in an unusual category of thinkers, those who think about big ideas but also live with the consequences of their ideas. In this episode of Meeting of Minds we see Bahnsen at his best, going deep into the Bible and applying those deep insights to economics. Bahnsen&rsquo;s newest book ( <a href="https://www.nofreeluncheconomics.com/">https://www.nofreeluncheconomics.com/</a>) is accessible to neophytes, but still contains insights which those who are already well advanced in the knowledge of markets will welcome.
Timestamps: &nbsp; 0:00 &ndash; Intro 1:18 &ndash; Genesis 1 versus the labor theory of value 7:20 &ndash; Origins of Marxist and Keynesian economics 13:39 &ndash; Christianity and economic freedom 17:56 &ndash; Marx&rsquo;s biggest mistake 21:53 &ndash; Utopian education 27:10 &ndash; Creational theology 32:48 &ndash; Sound money and credit

Meeting of Minds brings together the top minds in history, theology, finance, economics, language, mathematics and science. Host Jerry Bowyer invites guests to be both intelligent and clear and to follow truth wherever it leads.

Meeting of Minds brings together the top minds in history, theology, finance, economics, language, mathematics and science. Host Jerry Bowyer invites guests to be both intelligent and clear and to follow truth wherever it leads.

Meeting of Minds Podcast

I talk to the smartest people in the world about the wisest people who have ever lived, and I ask them not to dumb it down and not to follow any party line.

I talk to the smartest people in the world about the wisest people who have ever lived, and I ask them not to dumb it down and not to follow any party line.

Meeting of Minds

A Deep Dive on the Theology of Wealth with A Top Financial Advisor

The battle between red states and ESG is raging in Oklahoma right now.  The pro-energy Treasurer Todd Russ is suffering massive backlash for attempting to enforce a law which calls upon the state to not do business with asset managers such as Blackrock that boycott or seek to harm the fossil fuel industry. Russ found himself on the receiving end of a lawsuit from a union boss and attacks from numerous directions, including the Republican Attorney General of the state. Jerry talks in this episode with Tom Jones, President of the American Accountability Foundation (American Accountability Foundation), who has used Freedom of Information Requests to demonstrate the secretive and cozy relationship between various public officials who have been attacking Russ and an influential Blackrock lobbyist. AAF uncovers a disturbing pattern of public officials coordinating strategy with a company blacklisted by the state for acting against the interests of the state’s energy industry. This interview should be a wake-up call to conservative Oklahomans to see that the swamp isn’t just in Washington DC, but everyplace where special interests work against the interests of the people.

The battle between red states and ESG is raging in Oklahoma right now.  The pro-energy Treasurer Todd Russ is suffering massive backlash for attempting to enforce a law which calls upon the state to not do business with asset managers such as Blackrock that boycott or seek to harm the fossil fuel industry. Russ found himself on the receiving end of a lawsuit from a union boss and attacks from numerous directions, including the Republican Attorney General of the state. Jerry talks in this episode with Tom Jones, President of the American Accountability Foundation (<a href="https://americanaccountabilityfoundation.com/">American Accountability Foundation</a>), who has used Freedom of Information Requests to demonstrate the secretive and cozy relationship between various public officials who have been attacking Russ and an influential Blackrock lobbyist. AAF uncovers a disturbing pattern of public officials coordinating strategy with a company blacklisted by the state for acting against the interests of the state’s energy industry. This interview should be a wake-up call to conservative Oklahomans to see that the swamp isn’t just in Washington DC, but everyplace where special interests work against the interests of the people.

Oklahoma and the Battle of Blackrock

Over twenty states have passed legislation that prohibits the state entrusting the management of state assets to companies that seek to harm the fossil fuel industry. Many of these states have been under attack by mysterious, well-funded, coordinated efforts to discredit those laws and the financial officials who are enforcing them. Right now that backlash is falling hardest against Oklahoma, it's anti-ESG law, and Treasurer Todd Russ, whose job it is to enforce it. Russ talks with Jerry and brings the goods on how Blackrock works against his state's principal industry. He details how, when he attempted to fire Blackrock from managing state assets, out-of-towners with "large briefcases of money" showed up and suddenly there were lawsuits, mysteriously funded studies supportive of Blackrock, and media campaigns launched against the law and himself. Russ explains why it's not just Oklahoma jobs at stake, but the whole world, which needs Oklahoma's energy to stay warm and fed. 

Over twenty states have passed legislation that prohibits the state entrusting the management of state assets to companies that seek to harm the fossil fuel industry. Many of these states have been under attack by mysterious, well-funded, coordinated efforts to discredit those laws and the financial officials who are enforcing them. Right now that backlash is falling hardest against Oklahoma, it's anti-ESG law, and Treasurer Todd Russ, whose job it is to enforce it. Russ talks with Jerry and brings the goods on how Blackrock works against his state's principal industry. He details how, when he attempted to fire Blackrock from managing state assets, out-of-towners with "large briefcases of money" showed up and suddenly there were lawsuits, mysteriously funded studies supportive of Blackrock, and media campaigns launched against the law and himself. Russ explains why it's not just Oklahoma jobs at stake, but the whole world, which needs Oklahoma's energy to stay warm and fed.

The Battle of Blackrock's Front Moves to Oklahoma

Continuing our series about the battle between Texas and Blackrock (as well as other anti-energy financial entities), we talk in this episode with the chief financial officer of the state of Texas, Comptroller Glenn Hegar. He defends the Texas law which forbids the state from doing business with financial companies that boycott or otherwise seek to harm oil and gas companies. Comptroller Hegar also explains exactly why Blackrock deserves to be on that list and why the $53 billion school fund was right to divest from Blackrock as an enforcement of the law. Comptroller Hegar and other Texas officials are leading the country in fighting for the economic prosperity of energy producing states. But Texas is also saving short-sighted Wall Street firms headquartered in energy dependent states from themselves, because in the long run, all of America is going to need energy from Texas.

Continuing our series about the battle between Texas and Blackrock (as well as other anti-energy financial entities), we talk in this episode with the chief financial officer of the state of Texas, Comptroller Glenn Hegar. He defends the Texas law which forbids the state from doing business with financial companies that boycott or otherwise seek to harm oil and gas companies. Comptroller Hegar also explains exactly why Blackrock deserves to be on that list and why the $53 billion school fund was right to divest from Blackrock as an enforcement of the law. Comptroller Hegar and other Texas officials are leading the country in fighting for the economic prosperity of energy producing states. But Texas is also saving short-sighted Wall Street firms headquartered in energy dependent states from themselves, because in the long run, all of America is going to need energy from Texas.

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