The WallBuilders Show
The WallBuilders Show
Tim Barton, David Barton & Rick Green
What Freedom Costs When Government Sets Prices - with Bob McEwen
26 minutes Posted May 6, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Welcome And Listener Questions
Why Oil Prices Rise Globally
Price Caps And Socialist Shortages
Price Gouging Claims Tested
Futures Markets And Risk Takers
Federalism And Business Friendly States
Patriot Academy Leadership Message
Government’s Proper Role In Markets
Morality, God, Life, And Liberty
Final Thanks And Resources
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Gas prices spike and the first instinct is to blame “greedy oil companies,” but that explanation falls apart once you follow the math of a global commodities market. We sit down with former Congressman Bob McEwen to untangle a listener’s question: if America has so much oil, why do Americans still feel the pain at the pump? The answer runs straight through supply and demand, worldwide buyers, disruptions in major producers, and the reality that prices are signals, not slogans. From there, we...