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Back to SearchThe Economics of Law Firms’ Resistance to Trump, with John Morley
Season 2 Episode 130
The rule of law is essential to the flourishing of liberal democracy and capitalism. Yet, it is now under pressure in the United States, and corporate law firms are in the eye of the storm. Over the …
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Profit or Purpose? OpenAI's $300 Billion Question, with Rose Chan Loui
Season 2 Episode 129
All too often, capitalism is identified with the for-profit sector. However, one organizational form whose importance is often overlooked is nonprofits. Roughly 4% of the American economy, including …
Published on 5 months ago
Is Silicon Valley Turning Fascist?
Season 2 Episode 128
Silicon Valley’s traditionally Democratic tech leaders are turning toward President Donald Trump, but are the reasons as straightforward as lower taxes and favorable regulations? Perhaps not, if we c…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Trump Is Deregulating In The Wrong Way, with Sam Peltzman
Season 2 Episode 127
In President Donald Trump's recent joint address to Congress, he said, "To unshackle our economy, I have directed that for every one new regulation, ten old regulations must be eliminated." Elon Musk…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Trump’s War on Universities, with Nicholas Dirks
Season 2 Episode 126
Skyrocketing costs of attendance, declining enrollment, the advent of artificial intelligence, campus debates about free speech, and a crackdown on diversity initiatives: Today's universities are in …
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Did NIMBYs Kill the American Dream?, with Yoni Appelbaum
Season 2 Episode 125
“Homeownership is the American Dream.” This saying is so ingrained in our zeitgeist that most Americans don't even pause to question it. However, according to the Black Knights Home Price Index, the …
Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago
Can AI Even Be Regulated?, with Sendhil Mullainathan
Season 2 Episode 124
This week, Elon Musk—amidst his other duties of gutting United States federal government agencies as head of the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE)—announced a hostile bid alongside a conso…
Published on 7 months ago
Why This Nobel Economist Thinks Bitcoin Is Going to Zero, with Eugene Fama
Season 2 Episode 123
In December 2024, Bitcoin, one of the earliest cryptocurrencies and undoubtedly the most famous, hit $2 trillion in market capitalization, bigger than Tesla, Meta, and Saudi Aramco. In this episode, …
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Should Companies Have A Social Responsibility To Be “Great Businesses”?, with John Kay
Season 2 Episode 122
The public often imagines corporations as self-contained actors that provide a set of goods and services to consumers. Underpinning this image have been ideas of ownership, rights to capital and inte…
Published on 8 months ago
How Big Money Changed The Democratic Game, with Daniel Ziblatt
Season 2 Episode 121
Daniel Ziblatt is an American political scientist, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University, and the co-author (with Steven Levitsky) of several bestselling books, including…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago