Free The Economy

This week we cover the war on prices, the great un-wokening of corporate America, the attack on credit card points and miles, and why maternal health in the U.S. is doing just fine. Our interview this week is with Claire Kittle Dixon, executive director of the non-profit recruiting and staffing agency Talent Market. We’ll talk about finding the right job when you’re looking, choosing the right person when you’re hiring, making a career in the non-profit world, and leaving corporate America to follow your passion. Free the Economy is produced and hosted by Richard Morrison and edited and co-produced by Ryan Kracinski.

This week we cover bringing your parents to a job interview, the case against a universal basic income, and why we shouldn’t use science fiction to regulate AI. Our interview this week is with Corbin Barthold, Internet Policy Counsel at TechFreedom and host of the Tech Policy Podcast. We talk about the history of podcasting, how consumer tech impacts political alliances, how people build virtual communities, and why the pessimists are usually wrong. Free the Economy is produced and hosted by Richard Morrison and edited and co-produced by Ryan Kracinski. 

This week we cover nuclear radiation, luxury handbags, rent control, net neutrality, and malaria. Our interview this week is with Will Rinehart, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. We talk about nature vs. human creation, anxiety over social change, how the government is going to regulate AI, and the future of techno-optimism. Free the Economy is produced and hosted by Richard Morrison and edited and co-produced by Ryan Kracinski. 

This week we cover the diamond jubilee of the Philadelphia Society, the cost of government regulation in the UK, the birth of the Abundance Institute, and the attempt to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s latest rule on credit card late fees. Our interview this week is with Kendall Cotton, president of the Frontier Institute. We talk about affordable housing, red versus blue in state politics, the glories of federalism, and how Montana can reclaim its crown as king of minerals and mining. Free the Economy is produced and hosted by Richard Morrison and edited and co-produced by Ryan Kracinski. 

This week we cover venture capitalists fighting red tape, challenges to electric vehicle adoption, Americans sleeping on the job, a possible vaccine for chlamydia, and political bias at National Public radio. Our interview this week is with Alexander Hammond, author of Heroes of Progress: 65 People Who Changed the World. We talk about the men and woman who improved life for millions of their fellow human beings, from Johannes Gutenberg and James Madison to Frederick Douglass and Norman Borlaug. Free the Economy is produced and hosted by Richard Morrison and edited and co-produced by Ryan Kracinski. 

This week we cover Gen Z job satisfaction, dumb biotech policy in the European Union, and figuring out how little the average American knows about taxes. Our interview this week is with Jenin Younes of the New Civil Liberties Alliance. We talk about social media, shadow banning, Covid-19, jawboning, and the limits of the First Amendment. Free the Economy is produced and hosted by Richard Morrison and edited and co-produced by Ryan Kracinski.

This week we cover how honeybees came back from colony collapse disorder, why you shouldn’t believe the government’s nutrition advice, and surprising new research on corporate profits and diverse management teams. Our interview this week is with Brad Polumbo of Based Politics and the Damage Control podcast. We talk about the wild world of online politics, including trolls, polarization, disinformation, and whether Congress should ban TikTok. Free the Economy is produced and hosted by Richard Morrison and edited and co-produced by Ryan Kracinski. 

This week we cover how to rebuild after the Baltimore bridge collapse, legal challenges to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new climate disclosure rule, and how China gets an edge by continuing to identify as a developing country. Our interview this week is with Liya Palagashvili of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. We’ll talk about jobs, full time vs. part time, contractors and gig work, California’s experiment with Assembly Bill 5, recent action from the Department of Labor, and why working mothers could really use more career flexibility. Free the Economy is produced and hosted by Richard Morrison and edited and co-produced by Ryan Kracinski. 

This week we cover the future of AI and employment, why we shouldn’t trust Chinese economic statistics, and how the Biden administration is sticking its nose into the global steel industry. Our interview this week is with Prof. Peter Jaworski of Georgetown University. We’ll talk about his new study about the ethics of organ and plasma donation, how compensating donors helps save lives, his book “Markets without Limits,” why you should go out and donate plasma right away, and what a world with more transplantable kidneys would look like. Free the Economy is produced and hosted by Richard Morrison and edited and co-produced by Ryan Kracinski. 

This week we cover the Securities and Exchange Commission’s controversial new rule on climate change, federal science policy and indigenous knowledge, and California’s curious Panera loophole to paying the state minimum wage. Our interview this week is with Walter Olson, senior fellow at the Cato Institute. We’ll talk about his new study about election integrity, “Efficient, Timely and Reliable: A Framework for Election Law.” We cover voter ID requirements, voter registration rules, Trump’s 2020 election lawsuits, and what individual states can do to make elections run smoother and count votes faster.