Our talk is hosted by Ed Dodson, a long-time faculty member here at the Henry George School and was recorded in May of 2025.

Today’s episode is part one of a two-part series on the state of the US economy. This is a long-running series Ed does here at the school to inform listeners of the status of everyday Americans.

Mr. Dodson attended Shippensburg University and Temple University, where he received an economics degree. Ed worked for Fannie Mae, a public-private partnership to help distribute home mortgage loans. During his time at Fannie Mae, Mr. Dodson held numerous management and analyst positions within the Housing & Community Development group, helping revitalize neighborhoods and local communities. This gives him an interesting perspective on land use and reform, and how it can reduce inequality. He also has extensive experience as a history lecturer at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and the Learning is For Everyone program at Burlington County College. Edward has written many papers on history and the political economy and is the author of a three-volume book series titled The Discovery of First Principles.

Ed joined the Henry George School to discuss monetary policy, why public policy has been ineffective in tackling homelessness, and why the Trump administration’s tariffs could cause stagflation. 

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