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How The World Works

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Feb 21, 2024 • 56min

Sally Satel

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Sally Satel, American Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow of mental health policy, domestic drug policy, political trends in medicine, transplant policy, and a practicing psychiatrist and lecturer at the Yale University School of Medicine.  Kevin and Sally discuss the ambition behind working as a career medical professional, diversion program policies, addictive behaviors, and organ transplants. 
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Jan 17, 2024 • 59min

Jonah Goldberg

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Jonah Goldberg, current Editor-in-Chief at The Dispatch, Columnist at the Los Angeles Times,  American Enterprise Institute Fellow, and host of Remnant Podcast.  The two discuss Jonah's professional life path that got him to where he is today. 
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Dec 19, 2023 • 59min

Mark Mix

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Committee and National Right to Work Foundation. Mark shares his work experience from the days when he was a young staff member at a local paper to the organization that he serves with now.
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Nov 28, 2023 • 59min

Klon Kitchen

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Klon Kitchen, Nonresident Senior Fellow at American Enterprise Institute. Klon's research areas include national security and defense technology, defense innovation, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, quantum sciences, and robotics. 
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Oct 24, 2023 • 58min

George Weigel

In this podcast, Kevin D. Williamson interviews George Weigel, an author, political analyst, and social activist. They discuss his career as an author, his friendship with Pope John Paul II, the inspiration behind characters in novels and movies, the impact of a right-of-center think tank, rethinking work as a spiritual activity, education and career paths, and the joys and challenges of editing and travel.
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Sep 26, 2023 • 1h 3min

Bryan Caplan

Author, economist, and professor Bryan Caplan discusses the low standards in academia, finding fulfillment in work, alternative pathways to becoming a lawyer, Murray Rothbard's 'craziness,' and the rise of blue-collar celebrities.
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Aug 29, 2023 • 1h 7min

Veronique De Rugy

Veronique De Rugy, Mercatus Center Senior Research Fellow, discusses populism and economic policies, the undervaluing of non-traditional career paths, rethinking unemployment benefits, fighting cronyism, analyzing influence, and examining government size and vaping in an engaging interview.

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