Why the Economy Is Failing Generation Z: Mises Student Circlehttp://mises.org/podcasts/why-economy-failing-generation-z-mises-student-circleThe Mises Institute visits Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to shed light on the looming economic issues affecting Generation Z. Why does the economy seem so tilted to benefit Baby Boomers at the expense of future generations? Is capitalism broken, or is the root cause something else? What is the key to a civilization that fosters advancement, prosperity, cultural sanity, and intergenerational harmony? Mises Senior Fellow Alex. J. Pollock, Fellows Mark Brandly and Jeffery L. Degner, and Mises media and content producer Connor O'Keeffe will address these questions and more.This student-only event was presented on November 1, 2025.enMises InstituteSerialnoCornerstone University Event 2025https://cdn.mises.org/images/2025-12/Cornerstone-2400x2400-20251202.jpghttp://mises.orgMises Institutemisesmedia@gmail.comThe Causes and Cures for Gen Z's Economic Illnesshttp://mises.org/podcasts/why-economy-failing-generation-z-mises-student-circle/causes-and-cures-gen-zs-economic-illness01Jeffrey L. DegnerTue, 09 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -0600143442Dr. Jeffery L. Degner explains how an “inflation culture” reshapes marriage, adulthood, and family life for Gen Z and contrasts it with a path of courageous independence, sound saving, and earlier family formation.

Recorded at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on November 1, 2025.

 

]]>noInflation, Paternalism, Unemployment1Gen Z's Economic Disadvantage and What They Can Do About Ithttp://mises.org/podcasts/why-economy-failing-generation-z-mises-student-circle/gen-zs-economic-disadvantage-and-what-they-can-do-about-it02Mark BrandlyTue, 09 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -0600143443Dr. Mark Brandly examines what’s genuinely hard and what’s overstated about Gen Z’s economic situation, arguing that inflation, regulation, and a bloated welfare–bureaucratic state are driving their struggles, and urging students to learn economics and join the fight for liberty.

Recorded at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on November 1, 2025.

 

]]>noInflation, Taxes and Spending2The Siren Call of Right-Wing Progressivismhttp://mises.org/podcasts/why-economy-failing-generation-z-mises-student-circle/siren-call-right-wing-progressivism03Connor O'KeeffeTue, 09 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -0600143444Connor O’Keeffe explains why the New Right’s economic populists have adopted a progressive myth of “laissez-faire gone wrong,” and instead shows how a century of inflation, bailouts, regulation, and managed trade has rigged the system against younger Americans.

Recorded at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on November 1, 2025.

 

]]>noFree Markets, Other Schools of Thought, Politics3What Does the Fed Mean To You?http://mises.org/podcasts/why-economy-failing-generation-z-mises-student-circle/what-does-fed-mean-you04Alex J. PollockTue, 09 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -0600143447Mises Senior Fellow Alex J. Pollock explains how the post-1971 “Nixonian” paper-money world makes the Fed both the engine of inflation and a prop for an oversized state, urging students to see central banking as the hidden arsonist behind booms, busts, and the erosion of their future purchasing power.

Recorded at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on November 1, 2025.

 

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