Episode 11: Will China Take the Lead?
Ahead of President Trump's meeting with President Xi Jinping, Simon and Gary tackle the economic and technological race between the U.S. and China. What are the numbers behind China's economic success...
11 Maj 44min
Episode 10: Why Does the Rule of Law Matter?
Simon and Gary have a wide-ranging discussion about the rule of law, tackling, among other topics, the causes of democratic backsliding, current threats to the rule of law, and the economic ramificati...
4 Maj 45min
Episode 9: Tariffs
Simon and Gary provide a primer on how to understand the current tariffs, discuss the history of free trade in the 20th century, and investigate what the effects of these new tariffs might be.For bonu...
27 Apr 45min
Episode 8: Why Don't the Wealthy Pay More Taxes?
It may be true that nothing is certain except death and taxes. But our tax system hasn't always looked the same. How did we get to this current system? Who's winning and who's losing? And can that be ...
20 Apr 44min
Episode 7: Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence may be the most talked-about issue of our times. Simon and Gary bring the policy dimension of this issue to life, discussing historical analogues, how responsible AI might be b...
14 Apr 46min
Episode 6: Private Credit Under Pressure
Simon and Gary provide a primer on private credit, a topic that's been in the news lately as investors seek to withdraw their money. They discuss what private credit is, why it developed, and whether ...
6 Apr 45min
Episode 5: Prediction Markets
Simon and Gary discuss prediction markets, where users can make bets on, well, just about anything. How do these markets work? Should they be regulated, and if so, under whose authority? What might ha...
30 Mars 45min
Episode 4: Is Greenland Next?
Simon and Gary unpack an issue that may have fallen off the radar of many: Greenland. They discuss what factors are shaping the U.S.'s approach to Greenland, how actions related to Greenland could aff...
23 Mars 43min
