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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 ec…
6 years, 11 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 q…
7 years 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 …
7 years 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 Universit…
7 years, 1 month 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 com…
7 years, 1 month 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 t…
7 years, 2 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 …
7 years, 2 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 t…
7 years, 3 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 "codeterminat…
7 years, 3 months ago
Is Global Antitrust Off the Rails?
Season 1 Episode 35
In the wake of a blocked merger between the German and French rail giants Siemens and Alstom, Kate & Luigi debate the role of global antitrust regula…
7 years, 4 months ago