David Beckworth: Our guest today is Robert Samuelson. Robert is an economics columnist for The Washington Post, and spent several decades also working at Newsweek writing on economics. Robert is the author of several books, including The Good Life and Its Discontent: The American Dream in the Age of Entitlement 1945 to 1995. More recently, he had another book called The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath. Robert joins us today to discuss this book and its implications for today.
Beckworth: Robert, welcome to the show.
Robert Samuelson: Nice to be with you.
Beckworth: Robert, you're