Free The Economy

This week we cover potential changes to quarterly reporting for public companies, state-level AI regulations, spiking gas prices in California, and cosmetology licenses for sale in D.C. Our interview this week is with Vance Ginn, host of the Let People Prosper podcast, economist at Americans for Tax Reform, and co-author of the new book on health care policy, Empower Patients: Two Doctor's Cure for Healthcare. We’ll talk about third-part payments, employer tax deductions, Medicare, Medicaid, Health Savings Accounts, and how Americans can take back more control over their own medical treatment and health outcomes. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Keep up with new episodes by following us on Twitter at @freethe_economy and read our episode summaries, with links to the stories we cover, at cei.org/blog.

This week we cover the latest jobs numbers, the emergent community of abundance fans, the limits to taxing billionaires, and eliminating an illegal federal agency. Our interview this week is with Matt Mitchell, senior fellow in the Centre for Human Freedom at the Fraser Institute. We’ll talk about tariffs, prosperity, international comparisons, and the best policy for a global economy. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Keep up with new episodes by following us on Twitter at @freethe_economy and read our episode summaries, with links to the stories we cover, at cei.org/blog.

This week we cover the Trump tariffs being struck down, Biden’s competition order being vacated, and new research on housing affordability. Our interview this week is with Kevin Williamson, national correspondent at The Dispatch and host of the How the World Works podcast. We’ll have a wide-ranging discussion covering everything from restaurant food waste to tariffs, wealth disparities, economic development, marginal costs and benefits, and the perpetual delusion that government can solve all of our problems for us.Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Keep up with new episodes by following us on Twitter at @freethe_economy and read our episode summaries, with links to the stories we cover, at cei.org/blog.

This week we cover Ray Dalio’s Big Debt Cycle, scandal in climate finance, jobs destroyed by tariffs, why AI can’t replace free markets, and the debut of the new publication "The Argument." Our interview this week is with Peter Lipsett, Vice President of DonorsTrust and host of the Giving Ventures podcast. We’ll talk about the right side of the modern political spectrum and the diversity it contains, looking at the differences between traditionalists, libertarians, fusionists, Catholic and Jewish and conservatives, and everything in between. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Keep up with new episodes by following us on Twitter at @freethe_economy and read our episode summaries, with links to the stories we cover, at cei.org/blog.

This week we cover White House intervention in corporate ownership, the nation’s falling economic freedom ranking, and welcome new reforms to the Endangered Species Act. Our interview this week is with David McGarry, Research Director at the Taxpayers Protection Alliance. We’ll talk about stadium subsidies, special interests, labor union favoritism, municipal zoning, and who should have to pay for infrastructure projects in big cities.Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Keep up with new episodes by following us on Twitter at @freethe_economy and read our episode summaries, with links to the stories we cover, at cei.org/blog.

This week we cover new inflation data, public attitudes about Social Security, and California’s self-inflicted energy crisis. Our interview this week is with Kevin Corinth, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility at the American Enterprise Institute. We’ll talk about social welfare spending, early childhood development, economic mobility, the Earned Income Tax Credit, benefits fraud, and proposals for a universal basic income. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Keep up with new episodes by following us on Twitter at @freethe_economy and read our episode summaries, with links to the stories we cover, at cei.org/blog.

This week we cover controversy at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, myths of the auto industry, and a new SPAC from the Trump kids. Our interview this week is with Emma Camp, associate editor at Reason magazine and author of the forthcoming book "Good Boundaries: Essays on the Age of Risk-Aversion." We’ll talk about Zoomers, online culture, college campuses, tradwives and girlbosses, the discourse-industrial complex, and how AI is changing modern society. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Keep up with new episodes by following us on Twitter at @freethe_economy and read our episode summaries, with links to the stories we cover, at cei.org/blog.

This week we cover the Trump administration’s AI action plan, Detroit’s unlikely rebirth, pushing back on EU tech regulation, and why the golden age of air travel is now. Our interview this week is with Norbert Michel, vice president at the Cato Institute, director of the Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, and the author of the excellent book Crushing Capitalism: How the Stagnation Narrative is Threatening the American Dream. We’ll talk about populism, tariffs, rising wages, industrial policy, and economic freedom. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Keep up with new episodes by following us on Twitter at @freethe_economy and read our episode summaries, with links to the stories we cover, at cei.org/blog.

This week we cover Dodd-Frank’s 15th anniversary, a victory for homeowners in Oregon, and an alternative to socialist grocery stores in New York City. Our interview this week is with John Charles, president of the Cascade Policy Institute in Portland, Oregon. We’ll talk about public transit, taxes, budgets, declining ridership, and what comes next for America’s bus and rail networks. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Keep up with new episodes by following us on Twitter at @freethe_economy and read our episode summaries, with links to the stories we cover, at cei.org/blog.

This week we cover Trump tariffs, Obama’s endorsement of housing abundance, and why the green energy industry needs more market discipline. Our interview this week is with John Mozena, president of the Center for Economic Accountability. We’ll talk about the new study by John and our host Richard Morrison, titled “Corporate Social Irresponsibility: After ESG, activist investors should side with taxpayers.” We’ll cover subsidies, tax abatements, cronyism, the Ferguson Riots, Amazon HQ2, and the path forward for responsible business practice. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Keep up with new episodes by following us on Twitter at @freethe_economy and read our episode summaries, with links to the stories we cover, at cei.org/blog.