250 Years of American Capitalism: Hamilton, the GFC, & the AI Boom | The Real Eisman Playbook Ep 71

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On episode 71 of The Real Eisman Playbook, Steve Eisman sits down with Adrian Wooldridge, journalist and co-author of Capitalism in America with Alan Greenspan, to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence with a sweeping tour of U.S. economic history, from the Hamilton vs. Jefferson debate that shaped the country's trajectory, to the causes of the Great Depression and the Great Financial Crisis.

You can purchase "Capitalism in America" here: https://www.amazon.com/Capitalism-America-History-Alan-Greenspan/dp/0735222444

00:00 - Intro

01:36 - Adrian's Background

04:58 - Writing with Alan Greenspan

07:21- The First Economic Debate of the United States

14:58 - The Impact of the Railroad & AI Parallels

22:56 - Crashes Before The Great Depression

25:58 - Robber Barons

34:26 - The Great Depression

37:56 - The Great Financial Crisis

46:00 - Major Lessons

49:16 - Outro

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