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May 2021
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56. Free Private Cities and Bitcoin with...

Dr. Saifedean Ammous
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In this episode Saifedean talks to Rahim Taghizadegan, the president of the Free Private Cities Foundation, and one of the few Austrian School economists still operating in Austria. They discuss the history of the Austrian School, the problems of modern fiat academia and why Rahim sees Bitcoin as an essential part of the monetary infrastructure that would su ... Show More
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