Free The Economy

March 2, 2023 - Free the Economy is about how we all can become happier, healthier, and wealthier in a world with less government control. We believe in a voluntary society, where consent rather than force governs human interactions. And while the economy we have now offers many opportunities for financial success and self-fulfillment, we know we can do even better. This week we talk about the Mercatus Center’s Michael Farren and his case for the abundance agenda, a Washington Post report on social media “deinfluencers,” the House Financial Services Committee and its agenda on ESG investing, the effect of protectionism on the blue-collar workforce, and the need to manage coastal flooding with insurance markets. Our interview this week is with policy analyst and sloth enthusiast Shoshana Weissmann of the R Street Institute. We discuss the problem with state occupational licenses and make the case for why it should be legal to get a job without permission from the government. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Our producers are Scooter Schaefer, Phoebe Gersten, and Ryan Kracinski. Keep up with the show by following us on Twitter: @freethe_economy. 

This week we talk about Adam Smith’s 300th birthday, new research on state government responses to Covid, the real problem behind baby formula bottlenecks, and insights on college-educated women in the workforce. Our interview this week is with Competitive Enterprise Institute general counsel Dan Greenberg. We talk about how small-time investors Charles and Kathleen Moore are challenging an unconstitutional tax created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017, and are taking their case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Our producers are Scooter Schaefer, Phoebe Gersten, and Ryan Kracinski. Keep up with the show by following us on Twitter: @freethe_economy. 

This week we talk about the cultural impact of Super Bowl ads, worries over “slack-filling” in food packages, politicized finance in Congress’ crosshairs, and the future of electric vehicles and lithium mining. Our interview this week is with Cato Institute Director of Financial Regulation Studies Jennifer Schulp. We cover FINRA, the Securities and Exchange Commission, SBF and the FTX meltdown, the accredited investor rule, public markets, growth investing, and the politics of ESG. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Our producers are Scooter Schaefer, Phoebe Gersten, and Ryan Kracinski. Keep up with the show by following us on Twitter.

Free the Economy is a podcast focused on how we all can become happier, healthier, and wealthier in a world with less government control.This week we talk about encouraging abundance with a new world’s fair, not hating on stock buybacks, the decline of corporate virtue signaling, and the failures of nationalist economic policy. Our interview this week is with Competitive Enterprise Institute senior economist Ryan Young. We cover unemployment, economic growth, income inequality, and how to actually raise living standards for regular Americans.Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Our producers are Scooter Schaefer, Phoebe Gersten, and Ryan Kracinski. Keep up with the show by following us on Twitter.

Free the Economy is a podcast focused on how we all can become happier, healthier, and wealthier in a world with less government control.This week we talk about the myth of overpopulation, the problem with ESG investing and pensions, the resilience of American car culture, and how Millennial and Gen Z workers aren’t actually that different from previous generations. Our interview this week is with Javier Hernandez, Communications and Public Affairs Manager at YouTube. We discuss how millions of people are learning skills and building business opportunities on the platform as well as YouTube’s wider cultural impact.Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Our producers are Scooter Schaefer, Phoebe Gersten, and Ryan Kracinski. Keep up with the show by following us on Twitter.

Free the Economy is a podcast focused on how we all can become happier, healthier, and wealthier in a world with less government control.This week we talk about the economic and cultural impact of online video, Dominic Pino on the SEC’s political agenda, Alfredo Ortiz on the problems with occupational licensing, and Alex Trembath and Sarah Constantin on the ongoing debate over gas stoves and health. Our interview this week is with Russell Greene, Senior Fellow at Stand Together, about stakeholder capitalism, the purpose of a corporation, and the influence of environmental, social and governance (ESG) management theory. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Our producers are Scooter Schaefer and Phoebe Gersten. Keep up with the show by following us on Twitter.

Free the Economy is a podcast focused on how we all can become happier, healthier, and wealthier in a world with less government control.This week we talk about the new social media app Seabird, how to create an abundance agenda, Ben Lieberman’s latest on the debate over gas stoves, and Samuel Gregg’s verdict on Davos Man. Our interview this week is with Alfredo Ortiz, president of the Job Creators Network and author of the new book “The Real Race Revolutionaries: How Minority Entrepreneurship Can Overcome America's Racial and Economic Divides.”Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Our producers are Scooter Schaefer and Phoebe Gersten. Keep up with the show by following us on Twitter.

Free the Economy is a podcast focused on how we all can become happier, healthier, and wealthier in a world with less government control.This week we talk about the people who want to ban gas stoves, how U.S. energy is keeping the lights on in Europe, passive income scams, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s climate disclosure rule, and the educational entrepreneurs who are changing the way our children learn. Our interview this week is with Wayne Crews, the Fred L. Smith, Jr. Fellow in Regulatory Studies at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. We talk about the costs of federal regulation (now $2 trillion a year) and how Congress can help bring transparency and accountability back to the federal government. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Our producers are Scooter Schaefer and Phoebe Gersten. Keep up with the show by following us on Twitter.

Free the Economy is a podcast focused on how we all can become happier, healthier, and wealthier in a world with less government control. This week we talk about investigating the Southwest Airlines holidays delays, the emerging  problems with the electric vehicle revolution, the attack on Airbnb in New York City, a legal victory for home chefs in Wisconsin, and the winner of the Worst Economic Development Deal of the Year for 2022. Our interview this week is with the American Enterprise Institute’s Michael Strain. Michael is the author of The American Dream Is Not Dead: (But Populism Could Kill It), and we talk about how real blue-collar wages in America have not been stagnant for decades, despite what you might have heard.  Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Our producers are Scooter Schaefer and Phoebe Gersten. Keep up with the show by following us on Twitter. 

Free the Economy is a new podcast from the Competitive Enterprise Institute focused on how we all can become happier, healthier, and wealthier in a world with less government control. We believe in a voluntary society, where consent rather than force governs human interactions. And while the economy we have now offers many opportunities for financial success and self-fulfillment, we know we can do even better. This week we talk about creating a free-market agenda for Congress in 2023, the myth of stagnating wages, debates over ESG investing, and the future of the Federal Trade Commission. This week’s interview is with Institute for Progress co-founder and co-CEO Alec Stapp. Alec joins us to discuss energy, environmental policy, housing, and how regulatory reform can help create an “abundance agenda” for the United States. Thanks for listening - you can also follow and interact with the show on Twitter. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Our producers are Scooter Schaefer and Phoebe Gersten. Our technical advisor is Ryan Lynch. Our music was designed Taiga Sound Production and our logo was created by Scorpion 6. Free the Economy will be off the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, so Episode 2 will be coming to you in January. We’ll see you then.