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.

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.

Connect with Rahim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/scholarium_at
Information about Scholarium (in German): https://scholarium.at/

00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:26 - Introducing Rahim Taghizadegan
00:06:57 - Misconceptions About Economics
00:11:54 - Why Keynesian Economics Became Popular
00:15:14 - Money as an Adjective
00:18:52 - Bitcoin's Emergence
00:22:11 - Choice and Human Action
00:24:56 - Are Politicians Good for Bitcoin?
00:32:40 - KYC Policies
00:38:03 - Bitcoin and Trust
00:42:27 - Biological Competition vs Catallactic Competition
00:48:32 - The Origins of Austrian Economics
00:57:55 - The Praxeology Book
01:06:27 - Austrian Economics and Bitcoin
01:13:26 - Scholarium and Traditional Universities
01:20:08 - Wrapping Up - Where to Find Rahim and More on Scholarium

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