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The Great Antidote

Juliette Sellgrenwww.adamsmithworks.org

Adam Smith said, "Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition." So join us for interviews with the leading experts on today's biggest issues to learn more about economics, policy, and much more.

Episodes

Clark Neily on Police Abuse and What to do About It

Send us a text In this special episode, Clark Neily, vice president for criminal justice at Cato Institute, talks to us about recent police abuse events, how we got here, and what to do about it. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....

Jun 04, 202035 minSeason 1Ep. 17

Ed Glaeser on the Unseen Beauty of Cities

Send us a text Ed Glaeser, economics professor at Harvard University, talks to us about the housing crisis and the advantages brought on by urban life. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....

Jun 02, 202042 minSeason 1Ep. 16

Randy Barnett on Constitutional Law

Send us a text Randy Barnett , professor of legal theory at Georgetown University and the legal mind behind the legal challenge against Obamacare's individual mandate, talks to us about constitutional law, originalism, and his new book with Josh Blackman, An Introduction to Constitutional Law: 100 Supreme Court Cases Everyone Should Know. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....

May 26, 202042 minSeason 1Ep. 15

David French on the First Amendment

Send us a text David French, attorney, fellow at the National Review Institute, and senior editor of The Dispatch, talks to us about freedom of speech, especially on college campuses, and the freedom of religion. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....

May 23, 202036 minSeason 1Ep. 14

Michael Strain on the American Dream

Send us a text Michael Strain, director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and author of the book The American Dream is not Dead (but Populism Could Kill it), talks to us about the American Dream today and everything about populism! Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....

May 19, 202030 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Matt Mitchell on CON laws and Occupational Licensing

Send us a text Matt Mitchell, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, talks to us about cronyism, Certificate Of Needs legislation, and occupational licensing. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....

May 17, 202045 minSeason 1Ep. 12

Sarah Skwire on Pro Market Literature and Feminism

Send us a text Sarah Skwire, author and senior fellow at Liberty Fund, is the first woman to be interviewed on the podcast! She talks to us about how literature and its relation to markets and about feminism. She gives lots of good book recommendations! Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....

May 10, 202033 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Bryan Caplan on Open Borders

Send us a text Bryan Caplan, economics professor at George Mason University, regular blogger at EconLog, and author of Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration, talks to us about different aspects of immigration. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....

May 05, 202043 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Chris Edwards on What You Didn't Know About Wealth Inequality

Send us a text Chris Edwards, director of tax policy studies at Cato and editor of www.downsizinggovernment.org , talks to us about common misconceptions of wealth inequality (and income inequality) Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....

Apr 29, 202028 minSeason 1Ep. 9

David Henderson on Liberation from Lockdown Now

Send us a text David Henderson, author of multiple books and fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, talks to us about why the COVID-19 lockdown should end now. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....

Apr 28, 202035 minSeason 1Ep. 8

John Stossel on the Nanny State

Send us a text John Stossel, author and journalist who was been on ABC, Fox Business Channel, and is now partnering with Reason, talks to us about consumer protection, the nanny state, and ridiculous ways the government wastes your money. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....

Apr 20, 202033 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Johan Norberg on Dead Wrong Ideas

Send us a text Johan Norberg, author of several books and Executive Director of Free To Choose Media, talks to us about his video series Dead Wrong, Sweden, globalization, and organic farming. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....

Apr 20, 202037 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Trevor Burrus on the Drug War

Send us a text Trevor Burrus, research fellow at Cato Institute's Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies and editor-in-chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review, talks to us about the war on drugs. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....

Apr 20, 202043 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Vernon Smith on Experimental Economics, the Nobel Prize, and Life

Send us a text Vernon Smith, Nobel Prize winning economics professor at Chapman University, talks to us about experimental economics, intellectual influences, the value of mistakes, and the Nobel Prize. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....

Apr 20, 202056 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Don Boudreaux on Bad Policies People Love

Send us a text In this interview with Don Boudreaux, GMU economics professor and blogger at Cafe Hayek, we explore policies that are loved by the public but are actually bad: price gouging, rent control, minimum wage, and tariffs. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....

Apr 20, 202047 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Matt Ridley on Ideas Having Sex

Send us a text Matt Ridley, former science and technology editor for The Economist magazine and best-selling author, talks to us about his book The Rational Optimist and the exchange of ideas and the importance of science. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....

Apr 20, 202047 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Tyler Cowen on His Love Letter to Big Biz

Send us a text In this interview with Tyler Cowen, economics professor at GMU and blogger at the Marginal Revolution, we talk about his book Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-hero . Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....

Apr 20, 202029 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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