Chelsea Follett's new history shows how wretched life was before the industrial revolution, but our escape from it began long before the steam engine.

Fed Independence, SEC Reform, Credit Card Interest Rates, and More

This week we cover spiraling healthcare costs, reforming state-level regulations, and how to keep asset managers accountable to shareholders. Our interview is with Paul Mueller, senior research fellow...

This week we cover how data centers power our lives, how modern technology is fueling family togetherness, and the origins of America’s rebellious spirit. Our interview is with Sam Raus, the David Boa...

This week we cover climate collusion between California and Quebec, how luxurious college campuses are breeding socialists, and government regulation’s protection paradox. Our interview is with Daniel...

This week we cover the status of occupational licensing in the fifty states, the coming crack-up over entitlement spending, and how to bring supersonic flights back to the U.S. Our interview is with T...

The movement that turned industrial spaces into artist studios offers insights for reviving today’s downtowns.

This week we cover unemployment data, stadium subsidies, and how Americans feel about the U.S. economy right now. Our interview is with climate scientist and American Enterprise Institute senior fello...

This week we cover reforming the SEC’s stock trading database, banning AI exports, a climate lawsuit from Boulder, Colorado, and the latest episode of the American Institute for Economic Research’s Th...

The SEC has received an earful of comments explaining why the Consolidated Audit Trail should be shuttered.

This week we cover America’s low-income churn, reforms to civil asset forfeiture, changes to vehicle emissions testing, a shout out to the new podcast Everyday Abundance. Our guest this week is Jared ...

This week we cover promising new classroom technology, increasing productivity (and avoiding layoffs) with AI, and the repeal of the SEC’s climate disclosure rule. Our guest this week is Thomas Savidg...

Please Don't Outsource Your Immortal Soul to the Government

This week we cover higher inflation numbers, a strike on the Long Island Railroad, and new disability tech from Meta. Our guest this week is Parker Thayer, investigative researcher at the Capital Rese...

ALT: Get Em! Two Men React

Ben Appel Confronts the Anti-Capitalist Left

YouTube video by From Ideas to Innovation with Justin Callais

Tariffs Are Not Making America Great Again After All

Can We Make Legislating Great Again?

Finance, Climate, Tech, and More

What Can New York Learn from Wyoming and Montana?

YouTube video by Competitive Enterprise Institute

China is becoming more authoritarian, not less

Do we need a new dashboard (or Busy Box) of alternate measures?

A true modern intellectual

This week we cover the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, fighting fraud in broadband deployment, and cutting red tape to boost housing affordability. Our guest this week is James Co...

That Feeling When Every Profit Opportunity Has a Tax, Subsidy, or Tariff Angle

William Easterly traces three centuries of Western expansion, examining the moral and political justifications used to dominate other peoples.

This week we cover the sneaky federal cause of high housing prices, record outflows from ESG investment funds, and why YouTube and Instagram shouldn’t be legally liable for the emotional problems of a...

Should We Be Taxing Young Adults to Pay for Elder Amenities?

This week we talk about the last 50 years of regulatory reform, a new study on climate adaptation, and reforms to Kentucky’s property tax system. Our guest this week is Brian Albrecht, chief economist...

Roosevelt's reputation as one of the Great Presidents continues to slide