Matt Kibbe sits down with Patrick Mardini, founder of the Lebanese Institute for Market Studies, to talk about the recent explosion that rocked the port of Beirut, killing hundreds. It turns out that a big part of the problem was mismanagement by the Lebanese government, which at the same time has created a massive recession, incurred huge amounts of debt, a ... Show More
Aug 26
Ep 401 | California Is Failing the Homeless | Guest: Mary Theroux
For decades, California has been pouring government money into the homelessness problem, insisting that the issue can be solved by simply giving people free housing. Today, the situation is worse than ever, because the housing-first approach neglects the full picture of what caus ... Show More
48m 56s
Aug 19
Ep 400 | Socialism Still Kills | Guest: Matt Kibbe
For the 400th episode of “Kibbe on Liberty,” Matt Kibbe takes a look back at the history of the show, which had its humble beginnings a decade ago. Those earliest videos were largely focused on debunking the folksy populism of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), pointing out that his so ... Show More
1h 13m
May 2021
Episode 20 - Anatomy of a Crisis: Controlling Hyperinflation in Lebanon
<p>Dr. Patrick Mardini, the founder and president of the Lebanese Institute for Market Studies, explains to Bilal El-Amine Lebanon's multilayered economic and financial crisis, focusing on the decline of the national currency and the role of the Lebanese Central Bank before and a ... Show More
29m 51s
Jun 2023
How Lebanon’s economy collapsed
Protests, power cuts and bank hold-ups – Lebanon was already struggling before the 2020 port explosion that devasted its capital, Beirut, but now it’s in a desperate economic collapse. The Lebanese people are struggling to buy basic food and medicine. And the country also hosts t ... Show More
18m 56s
Jan 2023
Episode 33: Crisis Without End: Lebanon's Elusive Recovery
Three years into Lebanon's economic and financial meltdown, Founder and President of the Lebanese Institute for Market Studies Patrick Mardini says that the economy has not hit bottom yet, and although the government has taken some preliminary steps to implement reforms, there ar ... Show More
20m 59s