Brink Lindsey, formerly of the Cato Institute, talks about governmental capacity and making it better. They discuss the negative effects of policies that redistribute wealth, occupational licensing, and intellectual property debate. They also explore the challenges of consolidating pension funds in Illinois and the consequences of ideologies on governing capacity.

Jonah Goldberg is joined by Brink Lindsey, senior vice president at the Niskanen Center and author. They discuss urgent social policy matters, challenges of modern capitalism, libertarian philosophy, and Thailand's problematic geography. Did the libertarian project fail? Do intellectuals shape the world? How can we make capitalism sustainable?