Mary Theroux delivered a speech at the university’s graduation, and expressed deep gratitude towards the university for giving her the honor of speaking at an institution renowned worldwide. She starts her speech by paying tribute to Manuel Ayau, the visionary founder of Francisco Marroquin University, and she says Manuel’s dedication inspired generations, especially in advancing classical liberalism. Following this, Mary highlights the privilege the graduates have had in studying under the principles of liberty and human rights.

During a distinguished ceremony at Universidad Francisco Marroquín’s annual awards event, Mary Theroux was presented with an Honorary Doctorate, acknowledging her dedication to promoting liberty and ethical principles throughout her career. In her acceptance speech, Theroux addressed graduating students and their families, reflecting on the importance of integrity, hard work, and finding personal satisfaction in both life and career. Rather than simply following a singular passion, she encouraged graduates to embrace every opportunity with dedication, curiosity, and a willingness to grow.

In this episode Scott welcomes Steve Hilton, author, news commentator, entrepreneur, and policy expert. He was born in London to Hungarian parents who escaped communism, graduated from Oxford University and served as the director of strategy and senior advisor to then-UK Prime Minister David Cameron. After coming to rhe US and writing for Fox News, he hosted his own popular show The Next Revolution until 2023 as a proponent of what he called "positive populism." Since then he's increased his focus on California, forming an organization called Golden Together and rumored to be seeking the governorship of California. They have a wide-ranging conversation about the role of the media in the wake of the election, censorship, and what happens next both politically and as American media evolves.

President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on some goods imported to the US. Economists are not a fan of tariffs, says Whaples, who has surveyed economists on the subject. Customers end up paying for tariffs, especially for automobiles and parts, he says

Senior Fellow Judy Shelton, author of Good as Gold: How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money was interviewed on the Larry Kudlow radio show. They discuss her recent Op-Ed in The Wall Street Journal, in which Shelton questioned why the Fed, an independent agency, has such enormous power to skew financial outcomes.

Who will be the new US Treasury Secretary? Independent Institute Senior Fellow Judy Shelton, author of Good as Gold: How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money discusses the importance of the position and how it might affect the economy under incoming US President Donald Trump.

Independent Institute Senior Fellow Judy Shelton, atuhor of Good as Gold: How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money, speaks on the importance of the selection of a new US Treasury Secretary. She also discusses how access to sound money for entrepreneurs will boost growth, lower interest rates, and curb inflation in the US economy.

In the second part of this two part episode, Scott welcomes back Michael Shellenberger, bestselling author of San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities and Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All. As an award-winning investigative journalist, he has broken major stories in crime and drug policy, homelessness, climate change, and most recently exposing the role of government and intelligence agencies in collusion with Big Tech censorship or Americans.