

The Great Antidote
Juliette Sellgren
Adam Smith said, "Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition." So join us for interviews with the leading experts on today's biggest issues to learn more about economics, policy, and much more.
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Jul 30, 2020 • 45min
Aaron Ross Powell on the Libertarian Vision
Send us a textAaron Ross Powell, director and editor of Libertarianism.org and the cohost of the Free Thoughts podcast, talks to us about his new book with Paul Matzko called Visions of Liberty.Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jul 7, 2020 • 52min
Ben Jones on the death penalty
Send us a textBen Jones, assistant director of the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State University, talks to us about the history of the death penalty, the evidence against the death penalty, and the philosophical case against the death penalty. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jul 5, 2020 • 37min
Dan McLaughlin on DC statehood and the alternatives
Send us a textDan McLaughlin, senior writer a the National Review and a former attorney, talks to us about DC statehood and the history of DC, and alternatives. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jun 30, 2020 • 44min
Brent Skorup on Drones
Send us a textBrent Skorup, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at GMU, talks to us about the future of technology, specifically drones, flying cars, and self driving cars. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jun 29, 2020 • 51min
Peter Van Doren on The Value of Life
Send us a textPeter Van Doren, editor of Regulation, talks to us about the value of life and other science-y things. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jun 24, 2020 • 43min
Matthew Feeney on Section 230
Send us a textMatthew Feeney, director of Cato Institute's Project on Emerging Technologies, talks to us about section 230 of the communications decency act and many common misunderstandings about it from all sides of the political spectrum. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jun 21, 2020 • 1h 2min
Thomas Hazlett on the FCC
Send us a textThomas Hazlett, former economic director of the Federal Communications Commission and Hugh Macaulay endowed professor of economics at Clemson, talks to us about the FCC, section 230, and the ways the government intervenes in technology. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jun 16, 2020 • 38min
George Will on Conservatism and Baseball
Send us a textGeorge Will, columnist for the Washington Post, talks to us about conservatism, the current state of congress, the importance of a dynamic economy, and baseball. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jun 14, 2020 • 45min
Baylen Linnekin on food regulation
Send us a textBaylen Linnekin, food lawyer and author, talks to us about the different silly ways the government regulates food. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jun 9, 2020 • 44min
Deirdre McCloskey on How We Got Rich
Send us a textDeirdre McCloskey, author of many books, a professor of many topics, and columnist, talks to us about how we got rich, liberalism, and her sex change. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.