Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCrisis of Conscience: Whistleblowing in an Age of Fraud
Daniel Ellsberg. Edward Snowden. Elin Baklid-Kunz. Lynn Stout. Diane Roark. Franz Gayl. They and others like them come from all across the country. S…
6 years, 7 months ago
Saving Lives from Opiate Overdoses
Naloxone—an opioid antagonist that reverses overdoses—is a safe, effective, critical tool for preventing opioid-overdose deaths. The U.S. Food and Dr…
6 years, 7 months ago
How to Be a Dictator
In his forthcoming book How to Be a Dictator, Frank Dikötter examines the cults and propaganda surrounding twentieth-century dictators, from Hitler a…
6 years, 7 months ago
The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America
Data are the lifeblood of public policy analysis. In criminal justice policy, crime data can be used to determine whether crime victimization is tren…
6 years, 7 months ago
Realistic Solutions to Big College Problems: Overhauling the Higher Education Act
American higher education is in a bad place: public confidence is dropping, prices are daunting, and presidential candidates are clamoring to fundame…
6 years, 7 months ago
Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian
James Grant’s new book,Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian, tells the story of Walter Bagehot — a 19th century banker, an essayist,…
6 years, 7 months ago
Introduction to Constitutional Law: 100 Supreme Court Cases Everyone Should Know
An Introduction to Constitutional Lawwill teach you the narrative of constitutional law as it has developed over the past two centuries. All readers …
6 years, 7 months ago
Does Capitalism Help or Harm Women? A Debate
Has the spread of capitalism been a net positive or a net negative for women around the world? Is capitalism an inherently exploitative, oppressive, …
6 years, 8 months ago
The Human Costs of War: Assessing Civilian Casualties since 9/11 Audio
On September 11, 2001, al Qaeda terrorists killed nearly 3,000 innocent men, women, and children in four coordinated attacks, the deadliest such inci…
6 years, 8 months ago
Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
Economist Emily Oster’s new book,Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool, cuts through the alarmist…
6 years, 8 months ago