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Season 2 Episode 131
Lina Khan recently concluded her term as one of the Biden administration’s most controversial leaders. Her tenure as chair of the Federal Trade Commi…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The 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 corporat…
1 year 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 nonprofi…
1 year 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 tax…
1 year, 1 month 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, …
1 year, 1 month 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 d…
1 year, 2 months 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, acc…
1 year, 2 months 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…
1 year, 2 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 tha…
1 year, 3 months 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 b…
1 year, 3 months ago