
Episode 36
Austrian Economics with Rahim Taghizadegan - Freedom Footprint 36
The Bitcoin Infinity Show · Knut Svanholm and Luke de Wolf
June 13, 20231h 29m
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Show Notes
<p>In this episode we’re joined by Rahim Taghizadegan the last Austrian economist of the Austrian school. He has written more than a dozen books and is the founder of the private university scholarium in Vienna, where the Austrian School is kept alive.</p>
<p>In our conversation, among other things, we discuss the history of Austrian economics, we cover why Keynesian economics is a scam, and of course, the role of Bitcoin in enabling a future based on real trust.</p>
<p>Connect with Rahim on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/scholarium_at">https://twitter.com/scholarium_at</a></p>
<p>Information about Scholarium (in German): <a href="https://scholarium.at/">https://scholarium.at/</a></p>
<p>00:00:00 - Intro</p>
<p>00:02:26 - Introducing Rahim Taghizadegan</p>
<p>00:06:57 - Misconceptions About Economics</p>
<p>00:11:54 - Why Keynesian Economics Became Popular</p>
<p>00:15:14 - Money as an Adjective</p>
<p>00:18:52 - Bitcoin's Emergence</p>
<p>00:22:11 - Choice and Human Action</p>
<p>00:24:56 - Are Politicians Good for Bitcoin?</p>
<p>00:32:40 - KYC Policies</p>
<p>00:38:03 - Bitcoin and Trust</p>
<p>00:42:27 - Biological Competition vs Catallactic Competition</p>
<p>00:48:32 - The Origins of Austrian Economics</p>
<p>00:57:55 - The Praxeology Book</p>
<p>01:06:27 - Austrian Economics and Bitcoin</p>
<p>01:13:26 - Scholarium and Traditional Universities</p>
<p>01:20:08 - Wrapping Up - Where to Find Rahim and More on Scholarium</p>
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