https://simplecast.com Capital Record American prosperity was built on a foundation of free markets and free people. But, with inflation on the rise and a struggling market, many in America’s political class are attempting to recycle failed socialist ideas and calling for government intervention in nearly every aspect of American life. In this National Review Capital Matters podcast, presented by the National Review Institute, financier David Bahnsen hosts interviews with the nation’s top business leaders, entrepreneurs, and financial commentators. Tune in to hear guests such as Larry Kudlow, Steve Forbes, and Art Laffer present a practical and moral vindication of America’s capitalist way of life. National Review en Tue, 3 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Tue, 3 Nov 2026 14:03:17 +0000 https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/capital-record/ Capital Record https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9177600e-ec9a-4e08-9abf-fc6944792667/0c7018e1-b2f6-4d1e-9dca-3c85ed3f39d2/3000x3000/capital-record-cover.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/capital-record/ episodic American prosperity was built on a foundation of free markets and free people. But, with inflation on the rise and a struggling market, many in America’s political class are attempting to recycle failed socialist ideas and calling for government intervention in nearly every aspect of American life. In this National Review Capital Matters podcast, presented by the National Review Institute, financier David Bahnsen hosts interviews with the nation’s top business leaders, entrepreneurs, and financial commentators. Tune in to hear guests such as Larry Kudlow, Steve Forbes, and Art Laffer present a practical and moral vindication of America’s capitalist way of life. National Review false https://feeds.simplecast.com/ETNmx9BY conservatism, fiscal conservatism, capitalism, business, conservative economics, fiscal conservative, conservative, economy, david bahnsen, finance, free markets, economics, national review National Review studio@nationalreview.com 32f683fb-8bb1-4671-ae3a-096d5b683e0d Episode 331: Selling a House How You Want to Sell It In recent weeks, I have heard surprising criticism of the idea of people selling their homes without listing it (so-called “private listings”) and of the MLS system that so many in the residential real estate world rely on. Naturally, I had no idea these were problematic, but when a professional in an industry asks the government to regulate something happening in that industry, I usually suspect some good old-fashioned crony rent-seeking is going on. It turns out, I wasn’t wrong.


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]]> Tue, 3 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0000 studio@nationalreview.com (David L. Bahnsen) https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/capital-record/ In recent weeks, I have heard surprising criticism of the idea of people selling their homes without listing it (so-called “private listings”) and of the MLS system that so many in the residential real estate world rely on. Naturally, I had no idea these were problematic, but when a professional in an industry asks the government to regulate something happening in that industry, I usually suspect some good old-fashioned crony rent-seeking is going on. It turns out, I wasn’t wrong.


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]]> Episode 331: Selling a House How You Want to Sell It David L. Bahnsen 00:12:57 housing market, first principles, conservative economics, national review false full 334 18ef0cc2-ca95-46c7-a7bb-2a7a518572f2 Episode 330: Is Business School Bad? A recent op-ed in the New York Times by a Cambridge University business professor argues that it is time to get rid of business schools. His arguments do not center around the need to root business education to first principles or moral philosophy or a cogent sense of wealth creation; rather, they center around a contempt for profits and a basic inability to appreciate the social good of producing goods and services that enhance our quality of life. Where have we seen this mistake before? Find out on today’s Capital Record. 

Show Notes: 


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]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 studio@nationalreview.com (David L. Bahnsen) https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/capital-record/ A recent op-ed in the New York Times by a Cambridge University business professor argues that it is time to get rid of business schools. His arguments do not center around the need to root business education to first principles or moral philosophy or a cogent sense of wealth creation; rather, they center around a contempt for profits and a basic inability to appreciate the social good of producing goods and services that enhance our quality of life. Where have we seen this mistake before? Find out on today’s Capital Record. 

Show Notes: 


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]]> Episode 330: Is Business School Bad? David L. Bahnsen 00:12:37 first principles, conservative economics, capital record, national review, business false full 333 1d0658b7-b3df-4e7a-879d-5e4d25d854e5 Episode 329: Hopelessness and Social Unrest The images that came out of France over the weekend created a real test of how one views the world—whether the violent riots and looting are the by-product of economic desperation and hopelessness, or the by-product of a crisis of responsibility run amok. In the rather revelatory moment of chaos and barbarism, one worldview is exposed for the reductio ad absurdum it is, and the opportunity presents itself to offer the vision for a free and virtuous society, even to a country like France.


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]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 studio@nationalreview.com (David L. Bahnsen) https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/capital-record/ The images that came out of France over the weekend created a real test of how one views the world—whether the violent riots and looting are the by-product of economic desperation and hopelessness, or the by-product of a crisis of responsibility run amok. In the rather revelatory moment of chaos and barbarism, one worldview is exposed for the reductio ad absurdum it is, and the opportunity presents itself to offer the vision for a free and virtuous society, even to a country like France.


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]]> Episode 329: Hopelessness and Social Unrest David L. Bahnsen 00:10:23 virtuous society, protests, first principles, france false full 332 89f9f459-bed3-44d4-8b05-8c06471c7d7b Episode 328: The Crisis of Responsibility on the Right Whether it is woke-right groypers or “conservative” media pundits like Steve Deace who are supposed to know better, a movement is afoot to say that Gen-Z white men have been dealt a bad hand—and a spirit of victimhood is the way to reckon with it. But a free and virtuous society is not built by asking a politician to keep you off porn, and it is not built by blaming others for your problems. This episode of Capital Record is ground zero for how we think about society, and how we think of our own peace, joy, and opportunity within it.


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]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 studio@nationalreview.com (David L. Bahnsen) https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/capital-record/ Whether it is woke-right groypers or “conservative” media pundits like Steve Deace who are supposed to know better, a movement is afoot to say that Gen-Z white men have been dealt a bad hand—and a spirit of victimhood is the way to reckon with it. But a free and virtuous society is not built by asking a politician to keep you off porn, and it is not built by blaming others for your problems. This episode of Capital Record is ground zero for how we think about society, and how we think of our own peace, joy, and opportunity within it.


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]]> Episode 328: The Crisis of Responsibility on the Right David L. Bahnsen 00:15:03 first principles, conservative economics, capital record, groypers, national review false full 331 76a7f8e2-720a-4400-b6db-8e30b3e64b63 Episode 327: You Have to Earn It, Baby! Today’s short Capital Record is a simple refresher on the difference between capital formation and capital allocation, and why entrepreneurs bemoaning the challenges of having capital allocated to them get it all wrong.


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]]> Tue, 6 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 studio@nationalreview.com (David L. Bahnsen) https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/capital-record/ Today’s short Capital Record is a simple refresher on the difference between capital formation and capital allocation, and why entrepreneurs bemoaning the challenges of having capital allocated to them get it all wrong.


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]]> Episode 327: You Have to Earn It, Baby! David L. Bahnsen 00:05:47 capital markets, first principles, conservative economics, capital record, national review false full 330 5ab4cb82-e22f-4991-984a-f7e507e464ba Episode 326: The American Dream, Human Flourishing, and The Bahnsen Group Those who hate the financial sector and demonize the activity of capital markets will never understand that beneath it all is the story of the human spirit. Dealing with the aspirations embedded in financial markets has to be avoided, because it gets in the way of their narrative of grievance and victimhood. On today’s Capital Record, David has a highly personal story to tell that gets to the essence of all of this.


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]]> Thu, 1 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 studio@nationalreview.com (David L. Bahnsen) https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/capital-record/ Those who hate the financial sector and demonize the activity of capital markets will never understand that beneath it all is the story of the human spirit. Dealing with the aspirations embedded in financial markets has to be avoided, because it gets in the way of their narrative of grievance and victimhood. On today’s Capital Record, David has a highly personal story to tell that gets to the essence of all of this.


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]]> Episode 326: The American Dream, Human Flourishing, and The Bahnsen Group David L. Bahnsen 00:20:23 capital markets, conservative economics, capital record, national review false full 329 e904a953-dd56-4616-9597-587e04ac8606 Episode 325: Being Trained to Be an Entrepreneur... by the Government?? The United States federal government currently has an aggressive agenda, and it has now added to its portfolio… training workers in technology, energy, and defense. Several universities are creating the materials, and the government is organizing the national training program known as the Foundry School. Is this the retraining and investment in work-and-business dynamism we have been waiting for, or is it another government overreach where inexperienced bureaucrats are way out of their lane, feeling good about saying the right things? A balanced and nuanced discussion in today’s Capital Record.


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]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:30:49 +0000 studio@nationalreview.com (David L. Bahnsen) https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/capital-record/ The United States federal government currently has an aggressive agenda, and it has now added to its portfolio… training workers in technology, energy, and defense. Several universities are creating the materials, and the government is organizing the national training program known as the Foundry School. Is this the retraining and investment in work-and-business dynamism we have been waiting for, or is it another government overreach where inexperienced bureaucrats are way out of their lane, feeling good about saying the right things? A balanced and nuanced discussion in today’s Capital Record.


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]]> Episode 325: Being Trained to Be an Entrepreneur... by the Government?? David L. Bahnsen 00:12:42 first principles, education, conservative economics, capital record, national review false full 328 b34ed520-ddbd-457f-a763-da003cc99bb6 Episode 324: A Choice, Not a Socialist Echo We are living in a period when the greatest political opportunity I have ever seen for either party is being squandered. For the Democrats, it is understandable. For the Republicans, it is unforgivable. In today’s Capital Record, David looks at this current moment, where true conservatives have a chance to present an actual contrast – a choice – to the left-wing socialist nonsense of our day. 


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]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 studio@nationalreview.com (David L. Bahnsen) https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/capital-record/ We are living in a period when the greatest political opportunity I have ever seen for either party is being squandered. For the Democrats, it is understandable. For the Republicans, it is unforgivable. In today’s Capital Record, David looks at this current moment, where true conservatives have a chance to present an actual contrast – a choice – to the left-wing socialist nonsense of our day. 


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]]> Episode 324: A Choice, Not a Socialist Echo David L. Bahnsen 00:17:03 socialism, first principles, conservative economics, capital record false full 327 04e5bf57-d61b-4d85-b182-5a4733d8ecb3 Episode 323: No One is a Libertarian Now One of the craziest things that has worked its way into the folklore of our age is that the new-found appreciation for a heavy role of government in our personal and economic lives is replacing what was previously this broad moment of “libertarianism,” wherein society ran off of a very limited role of government in matters of economic regulation. Not only did I miss the memo on when that period was to have taken place, but today, some of yesterday’s loudest proponents of a small government are actually screaming for the government to tell you what you can eat. My, how the tea party has fallen. Come tread on me, in today’s Capital Record.


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]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 studio@nationalreview.com (David L. Bahnsen) https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/capital-record/ One of the craziest things that has worked its way into the folklore of our age is that the new-found appreciation for a heavy role of government in our personal and economic lives is replacing what was previously this broad moment of “libertarianism,” wherein society ran off of a very limited role of government in matters of economic regulation. Not only did I miss the memo on when that period was to have taken place, but today, some of yesterday’s loudest proponents of a small government are actually screaming for the government to tell you what you can eat. My, how the tea party has fallen. Come tread on me, in today’s Capital Record.


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]]> Episode 323: No One is a Libertarian Now David L. Bahnsen 00:13:35 conservative news, libertarian, national review false full 326 0218b02d-e34b-490e-afce-a6daeea6b1b0 Episode 322: AI Is Slowing Down to Find Itself The internet and social media were aghast over the weekend as Anthropic founder and CEO Dario Amodei penned a “Jerry Maguire” screed about the AI labs “slowing down” due to the risks of “losing control” and giving way to “bioterrorism” and “serious economic disruption” … Other AI lab heads from Sam Altman to Elon Musk chimed in with agreement. You may read his letter as a call for prudent, selfless moderation, or you may read his call as rent-seeking, cronyist, "pull the ladder up" corporatism at its worst. Today, we will unpack it all.

Show Notes:
Dario Amodei's Letter
David Sacks' Response



 


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]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 studio@nationalreview.com (David L. Bahnsen) https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/capital-record/ The internet and social media were aghast over the weekend as Anthropic founder and CEO Dario Amodei penned a “Jerry Maguire” screed about the AI labs “slowing down” due to the risks of “losing control” and giving way to “bioterrorism” and “serious economic disruption” … Other AI lab heads from Sam Altman to Elon Musk chimed in with agreement. You may read his letter as a call for prudent, selfless moderation, or you may read his call as rent-seeking, cronyist, "pull the ladder up" corporatism at its worst. Today, we will unpack it all.

Show Notes:
Dario Amodei's Letter
David Sacks' Response



 


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]]> Episode 322: AI Is Slowing Down to Find Itself David L. Bahnsen 00:14:55 conservative news, free market, ai, anthropic, capital record, national review false full 325