Our guest this week is entrepreneur, economist, air force veteran and latterly candidate for the US Congress, Tim Kane. 

Tim is also the co-author with Glenn Hubbard of the acclaimed book ‘Balance: the Economics of Great powers from ancient Rome to modern America’ – I started by asking him about the thesis behind the book and why it is that great powers end up falling on hard times. 

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