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Liz Wolfe

Bob Murphy: Are We Flirting with Fascism?

What do you call it when the state takes partial ownership of a private company? Just asking questions.

Ten percent of Intel now belongs to the U.S. government. Today's guest says it's time to start using the "F word."

Economist Bob Murphy is no anti–Donald Trump #resistance fighter quick to shriek "fascism." In fact, he says he was relieved when Trump won the last election. But the Austrian school economist and host of the Human Action Podcast and The Bob Murphy Show tells us he's alarmed by the Intel news and the hints from Trump's chief economist that more companies are next.

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