The Economics of a Pandemic – What makes for good economic policy in the age of COVID-19? - with Dr. Ed Lazear
It has been exactly two months since the first case of coronavirus was detected in the United States. As the stock market continues to fall and businesses temporarily close, questions are mounting as ...
20 Mar 202044min
Why Is College So Expensive? Myths and Facts about Tuition, Student Loan Debt, and the New Alternatives - with Beth Akers
We dive into the depths of the student loan debate with higher education expert Beth Akers, co-author of Game of Loans: The Rhetoric and Reality of Student Debt. Progressive politicians have made stud...
12 Mar 202046min
The Truth About Gun Bans, Violent Crime, and Universal Background Checks. What Really Happens When Firearms are Banned, with Dr. John Lott
Dr. John Lott is an economist and a world-recognized expert on guns and crime. What happens in communities where guns are banned? Do universal background checks really accomplish what advocates say - ...
5 Mar 202037min
What It's Like Being On a Committee with "The Squad" - with Rep. Patrick McHenry
Rep. Patrick McHenry is back to offer insight into the left's approach to governance and the broader implications for everything from your 401k to the cost of housing in California vs Texas. What are ...
1 Mar 202028min
The New Energy Frontier, with Nigel Jenvey
What is carbon capture? Can we really use this technology to turn CO2 into a commodity? It might sound like science fiction, but it's actually the New Energy Frontier in America. Nigel Jenvey is an in...
26 Feb 202034min
$23 T in Debt & Magic Monetary Theory, with Maya MacGuineas
Maya MacGuineas, head of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, stopped by to help us pick apart Modern Monetary Theory, which is trendy again among certain members of Congress and presidenti...
22 Feb 20201h
Inequality in America, What's True and What Isn't, with Ramesh Ponnuru
The issue of inequality isn't what many people think it is. Ramesh Ponnuru joins us to explain how to properly think about inequality and income mobility, and why tax increases and massive expansions ...
17 Feb 202053min
How Millennials Think, with Kristen Soltis Anderson
How have smart phones and social media shaped the political views of Millennials? What tricks do socialists like AOC and Bernie use to emotionally engage them into supporting programs like Medicare-fo...
15 Feb 20201h 32min
