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Universal Basic Income: Why and How?
Season 1 Episode 45
If you've been paying attention to Andrew Yang's Democratic presidential campaign, you're probably familiar with the concept of universal basic income. On this episode, Kate and Luigi give the econom…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
The Student Debt Crisis: There's No Such Thing As A Free College
Season 1 Episode 44
With Democratic presidential candidates making the student debt crisis one of the central issues of the 2020 race, Kate and Luigi give an in-depth economics look at the ideas of free college tuition …
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
The Mickey Mouse Monopoly Club
Season 1 Episode 43
Last episode, Kate and Luigi discussed how the patent system creates a temporary monopoly designed to make the incentives to innovate. But the real question is does the patent system, and our entire …
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
Luigi Submits A Patent
Season 1 Episode 42
After our series about the dangers of monopolies, we're going to investigate a situation in which the government actually works to create monopolies on purpose: the patent system. On the first of two…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
Regulating Facebook and Google Pt 3: Tyler Cowen Rebuttals
Season 1 Episode 41
In part three of our series investigating how digital platforms like Facebook and Google should be regulated, Tyler Cowen from George Mason University argues to Kate and Luigi that more regulation ma…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Regulating Facebook and Google Pt 2: Politics
Season 1 Episode 40
In part two of our series investigating how digital platforms like Facebook and Google should be regulated, Kate and Luigi dissect the ways these companies interact with our political system by speak…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
Regulating Facebook and Google Pt 1: Markets
Season 1 Episode 39
As digital platforms like Facebook and Google become globally powerful, some countries are investigating and even proposing legislation to regulate these companies. Building off a conference happenin…
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago
The Morality or Immorality of A Wealth Tax
Season 1 Episode 38
With Democrats like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren proposing wealth taxes, Kate and Luigi break down how these taxes have or haven't worked in other countries an…
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago
The Ups and Downs of IPOs
Season 1 Episode 37
There’s an acronym you’ve probably heard in the news a lot lately: IPO. With companies like Pinterest, Airbnb and UBER all considering going public this year, Kate and Luigi break down why these comp…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
Codetermination: A Seat At The Table
Season 1 Episode 36
Last year Elizabeth Warren proposed the controversial Accountable Capitalism Act. One of its most talked about proposals was focused on "codetermination." Kate & Luigi explain how it works, its effec…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago