Russ Roberts

Russell David "Russ" Roberts (born September 19, 1954) is an American-born Israeli economist. He is currently a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and president of Shalem College in Jerusalem. He is known for communicating economic ideas in understandable terms as host of the ''EconTalk'' podcast.

Roberts describes himself as a classical liberal, stating, "I believe in limited government combined with personal responsibility. So I am something of a libertarian, but ... that term comes with some baggage and some confusion." Provided by Wikipedia