Podcast Episodes

Jawboning over Social Media's Handling of Hunter Biden

The Hunter Biden laptop story was suppressed by Facebook and other social media over a general request regarding “election disinformation” from the F…

4 years, 1 month ago

U.S. Policy amid Pakistan's Uncertain Future

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imram Khan is touring the country assailing what he believes is U.S. intervention in domestic affairs as he seeks new…

4 years, 1 month ago

Mainstream Islam and Freedom of Expression

Following an assault on author Salman Rushdie, it's worth remembering that even mainstream Muslims defend laws against blasphemy. Mustafa Akyol makes…

4 years, 1 month ago

Biden Announces Big Student Loan Bailout

President Biden aims to cancel a large piece of outstanding student loans in the United States. Neal McCluskey explains the numerous ways that's a ba…

4 years, 1 month ago

The Inflation Reduction Act Won't Quell Inflation, but It Will Boost Debt

The Inflation Reduction Act has a lot of new spending in it. Big spending rarely does much to reduce inflation, but it does increase debt. And the U.…

4 years, 1 month ago

Are Cryptocurrencies Securities? Should It Matter?

Regulators are fighting over which of them get to regulate cryptocurrencies. A core question remains: Are cryptos securities? Jennifer Schulp and Jac…

4 years, 1 month ago

The 1619 Project Deserves Consideration and Criticism

The 1619 Project aims to deepen our understand of American slavery, while also attempting to reframe current debate about it. Despite its laudable go…

4 years, 1 month ago

The Feds Are in No Danger of Making a Profit from Student Loans

Concerns from Senator Elizabeth Warren and others about the federal government earning a profit from student lending are substantially misguided. Nea…

4 years, 1 month ago

A Gay Bar and Some Polygamists Had a Fight over Zoning …

Ryan Yonk of the American Institute for Economic Research details some of the perverse and costly incentives built into our systems of zoning land fo…

4 years, 1 month ago

That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy

Lou Perez is a comedian and author of the new book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy.

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