Tho Bishop -Anatomy of the Nation | #148

In this week's episode, the Gwartney team welcomes Tho Bishop on the show. Tho is an assistant editor for the Mises Wire, and can assist with questions from the press. Prior to working for the Mises Institute, he served as Deputy Communications Director for the House Financial Services Committee. His articles have been featured in The Federalist, the Daily Caller, and Business Insider. We look back at our team's Dangers of Democracy podcast to hear the thoughts of Tho Bishop's cure for the nation. Tho dissects what is currently wrong in the nation and provides us with potential actions to prevent the overstretch of big government. 

Timeline: 

• Improving Politics- 1:50
• Ron Paul Movement- 6:35
• Working on a Local Level- 8:50
• What Events Can Activate People Politically- 13:22
• Is the Fed too Big?- 19:35
• What role does the Christian Faith Play in Political Unfoldings and Personal Lifes- 25:40
• One Size Does Not Fit All- 34:00

Quotes of the Cast: 

"When you have 70% of supporters questioning an election, it erodes the fabric of legitimacy. That combined with an energetic Federal government historically ends in chaos." - Tho

"A powerful regime motivated by bad ideas" - Tho

Important Links: 

https://mises.org/forms/get-your-free-economics-one-lesson-book

https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Crash-Financial-Crisis-2020/dp/1610167228#:~:text=Anatomy%20of%20the%20Crash%3A%20The,9781610167222%3A%20Amazon.com%3A%20Books