Send us a text Todd Zywicki is a professor of Law at George Mason University, Senior Fellow of the Cato Institute, and former Executive Director of the GMU Law and Economics Center. He has been on The Great Antidote previously to discuss the field of law and economics, and today we discuss the importance of federalism, the original structure of the legislative branch, and how the 17th amendment changed that structure. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebo...
Jan 27, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Send us a text Katherine Mangu-Ward , Editor in Chief of Reason Magazine , joins us in the first episode of season three to discuss libertarianism, Reason Magazine , and voting. Want to explore more? Bob Ewing on Communicating Well, a Great Antidote podcast. Kevin Corcoran, The Economics of Activism , at EconLog. Arnold Kling, Libertarian as Logician: The True Essence of Libertarianism , at Econlib. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and ...
Jan 20, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Send us a text The tables are turned for the Season 2 Finale of the Great antidote, and Juliette is the one being interviewed by her podcast producer Ian Nemelka. Thank you to everyone for listening. We will be back in 2022! Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Aug 19, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Send us a text Ike Brannon, former economic advisor to the U.S. Treasury and Senior Fellow at the Jack Kemp Foundation, joins us this week to discuss disaster relief, FEMA, insurance, and the future of disaster policy in the United States. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Jul 29, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Send us a text Dr. Samuel Gregg, research director at the Acton Institute, joins us this week to discuss culture, the origins of morality, and the intersectionality between liberalism and christianity. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Jul 22, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Send us a text Tim Sandefur, vice president for litigation at the Goldwater Institute, joins us this week to discuss right-to-privacy, disclosure, and anonymity of donations. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Jul 15, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Send us a text Trevor Burrus, research fellow in the Cato Institute’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies and editor-in-chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review, returns once again to the show to discuss campaign finance, the first amendment, and what the Supreme Court has to say about it. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Jul 08, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Send us a text Scott Winship, resident scholar and the director of poverty studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), joins us this week to discuss the United States' "War on Poverty", the welfare state, and the future of anti-poverty policy. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Jul 01, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Send us a text Nadine Strossen, civil liberties activist and former president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), joins us this week to discuss hate speech, its policy implications, and if we should be protecting it. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Jun 24, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Send us a text Randy E. Barnett , professor of constitutional law and Georgetown University and Director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution, joins us this week to discuss (what else?) The Constitution of the United States, the 14th Amendment, the controversial 'Privileges and Immunities" clause, and what constitutional law might look like in the future. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Jun 17, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Send us a text Shikha Dalmia, columnist at the Week, and former senior analyst at Reason, joins us this week to discuss Nationalism, its history, and its rise in the modern world. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Jun 10, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Send us a text Megan McArdle, economic columnist at the Washington Post, joins us this week to discuss her ideas on personal failure, and why it is such an important and crucial part of development and growth. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Jun 03, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Send us a text Nick Gillespie, author, journalist, and former editor-in-chief at Reason joins us this week to discuss libertarianism, elections, voting, and his book Declaration of Independents. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
May 27, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Send us a text Sally Satel, M.D., psychiatrist, lecturer at the Yale University School of Medicine, and Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, joins us this week to discuss the misguided perception of addiction, policies aimed at fighting addiction, and the future of public health. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
May 20, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 64
Send us a text Tim Carney, columnist at the Washington Examiner and Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, joins us this week to discuss the Export-Import Bank (EXIM), corporate welfare, and all the forms of cronyism in the United States. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
May 13, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Send us a text Matt Welch, author, blogger, and journalist, joins us this week to discuss libertarianism, teachers unions, and the future of education in the United States. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
May 06, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Send us a text Michelle Minton, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, joins us this week to discuss vaping, tobacco use, sodium intake, and regulations for consumer products and practices viewed as "immoral." Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Apr 29, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Send us a text Chris Edwards, director of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute, joins us this week to discuss the Biden administration's latest infrastructure endeavor, similar undertakings from US history, and what infrastructure actually means. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Apr 22, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Send us a text Colin Grabow, policy analyst at the Cato Institute’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, joins us this week to discuss foreign trade, protectionism, and the Jones Act. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Apr 15, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Send us a text Liya Palagashvili, Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, joins us this week to discuss the gig and sharing economy, independent contractors vs, employees, and the future of work regulation. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Apr 08, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Send us a text Jason Riley, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, journalist, and author joins us this week to discuss the history of black America, the civil rights era, and the future of black empowerment. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Apr 01, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Send us a text Will Rinehart, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Growth and Opportunity, joins us this week to discuss broadband access, broadband adaption, and plans to connect the "unconnected" and rural communities. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Mar 25, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Send us a text Lisa Snell, the director of K-12 education policy partnerships at the Charles Koch Institute, joins us this week to discuss funding for schools, the current state of education, and school choice. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Send us a text Happy tax season! Adam Michel, Senior Policy Analyst at the Heritage Foundation, joins us this week to discuss the federal tax system, expenditures, and potential tax policy improvements. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Mar 11, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Send us a text Shoshana Weissmann, Senior Manager of Digital Communications and Policy Fellow at R-Street, joins us this week to discuss occupational licensing reform, quiet research, Section 230, and how to Twitter. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Mar 04, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Send us a text Lenore Skenazy, co-founder and President of Let Grow and author of "Free-Range Kids" , joins us this week to discuss modern parenting, the nanny state, and the revolutionary free-range kids movement. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Send us a text Todd Zywicki, Professor of Law at George Mason University, Senior Fellow of the Cato Institute, and former Executive Director of the GMU Law and Economics Center , joins us this week to discuss the national debt, financial regulation, minimum wage, and Law & Economics. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Feb 18, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Send us a text Brian Riedl, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and former staff director of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth , joins us this week to discuss the federal budget, tax reform, the national debt, and the future of U.S. economic policy. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Feb 11, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Send us a text Radley Balko, journalist, author, and criminal justice blogger , joins us this week to discuss the U.S. criminal justice system as a whole, the problems with crime labs, the militarization of the police, and the future of enforcement. Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Feb 04, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Send us a text Welcome to Season 2 of the Great Antidote! Ron Bailey, the science correspondent for Reason Magazine , joins us this week to discuss human progress, the supposed impending apocalypse, COVID-19 innovations, and his new book "The End of Doom: Environmental Renewal in the Twenty-first Century." Support the show Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram ....
Jan 28, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 48
