Rudy Havenstein is a writer and satirist known for his sharp critiques of America’s sprawling institutions and the elites who run them.
He joins the show to discuss the accountability crisis in America — how it manifests across political life and, most importantly, what we can do to fix it.
Important Links:
- Rudy’s Twitter - https://x.com/RudyHavenstein
- Rudy’s Substack - https://rudy.substack.com
Show Notes:
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:43 Why we should fear hyperinflation
0:07:48 “The Fed is Congress’ drug dealer”
0:14:57 The Great Financial Crash & America’s accountability crisis
0:29:11 How to disagree agreeably
0:42:26 How democracy REALLY works
0:49:00 Why we should bring back Glass-Steagall
0:54:41 The problem of cluelessness
1:00:26 Solutions to the accountability crisis
1:23:25 What has happened to investigative journalism?
1:25:33 Why partisanship is overstated
1:37:48 Rudy as World Emperor
Books Mentioned:
- Yellen: The Trailblazing Economist Who Navigated an Era of Upheaval; by Jon Hilsenrath
- Deterring Democracy; by Noam Chomsky
- The Rule of Nobody: Saving America from Dead Laws and Broken Government; by Philip K. Howard
