Who today sets the world price of gold? It is not the United States and not Europe. The concept of the marginal purchaser becomes germane, here. It is a bit complicated, but it means the party who at a given time, at a given price, is always a buyer, but at a higher price is not. Some will want to debate that definition, but put simply we are talking about the prime, dominant buyer. And that, today, is the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Chris Stirewalt is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and contributing editor for The Dispatch, where he focuses on American politics, voting trends, public opinion, and the media. He has worked for a variety of media outlets as a political editor, including Fox News Channel and the Washington Examiner. He joined CEO Jennifer Grossman on October 4, 2023 to discuss “post-journalism” and the current state of media coverage as explored in his latest book, "Broken News: Why the Media Rage Machine Divides America and How to Fight Back."
Peter Copses has had a storied career in finance and investment. Though recently retired, Peter was a founding senior partner of Apollo Management, which is a leading global alternative asset manager with over $300 billion of assets under management. Over his 30-year career at Apollo, he's played a part in countless business turnarounds in a wide variety of sectors, serving on boards ranging from Ralph's to GNC and serving as Chairman of the Board of CKE Restaurants, which includes brands such as Carl's Jr. and Hardee's. As a trustee of The Atlas Society, he joined CEO Jennifer Grossman for one of our earliest episodes of The Atlas Society Asks to discuss the impact of an educational system that teaches students to hate America along with the government’s role in sacrificing our rights in the name of “safety” during the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Jack Carr is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and a former Navy SEAL sniper, with his The Terminal List series having been adapted as an Amazon video series starring Chris Pratt. Carr is also the host of the Danger Close Podcast, where he interviews former soldiers, tactical experts, and fellow authors about books, real-world conflicts, and more. He joined CEO Jennifer Grossman, on July 12, 2022 to discuss his journey as a writer, the inspiration behind his books, and his appreciation for Ayn Rand’s literature.
Are we ready to embrace and pursue progress—and what is holding us back? A lot of answers to that have just been provided by Marc Andreessen, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist and, long ago, co-author of the first Web browser. Some of the answers are in his “Techno-Optimist Manifesto”—and a lot of them are in the response he got.
Who today sets the world price of gold? It is not the United States and not Europe. The concept of the marginal purchaser becomes germane, here. It is a bit complicated, but it means the party who at a given time, at a given price, is always a buyer, but at a higher price is not. Some will want to debate that definition, but put simply we are talking about the prime, dominant buyer. And that, today, is the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Chris Stirewalt is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and contributing editor for The Dispatch, where he focuses on American politics, voting trends, public opinion, and the media. He has worked for a variety of media outlets as a political editor, including Fox News Channel and the Washington Examiner. He joined CEO Jennifer Grossman on October 4, 2023 to discuss “post-journalism” and the current state of media coverage as explored in his latest book, "Broken News: Why the Media Rage Machine Divides America and How to Fight Back."
Peter Copses has had a storied career in finance and investment. Though recently retired, Peter was a founding senior partner of Apollo Management, which is a leading global alternative asset manager with over $300 billion of assets under management. Over his 30-year career at Apollo, he's played a part in countless business turnarounds in a wide variety of sectors, serving on boards ranging from Ralph's to GNC and serving as Chairman of the Board of CKE Restaurants, which includes brands such as Carl's Jr. and Hardee's. As a trustee of The Atlas Society, he joined CEO Jennifer Grossman for one of our earliest episodes of The Atlas Society Asks to discuss the impact of an educational system that teaches students to hate America along with the government’s role in sacrificing our rights in the name of “safety” during the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Jack Carr is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and a former Navy SEAL sniper, with his The Terminal List series having been adapted as an Amazon video series starring Chris Pratt. Carr is also the host of the Danger Close Podcast, where he interviews former soldiers, tactical experts, and fellow authors about books, real-world conflicts, and more. He joined CEO Jennifer Grossman, on July 12, 2022 to discuss his journey as a writer, the inspiration behind his books, and his appreciation for Ayn Rand’s literature.
Are we ready to embrace and pursue progress—and what is holding us back? A lot of answers to that have just been provided by Marc Andreessen, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist and, long ago, co-author of the first Web browser. Some of the answers are in his “Techno-Optimist Manifesto”—and a lot of them are in the response he got.