The Independent with Scott Atlas

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Dr. Scott Atlas is a world-renowned expert in health care policy and frequent policy advisor to policymakers and government officials. He investigates the role of government and the private sector in health care quality and access, global trends in health care innovation, and the key economic and civil liberty issues related to health policy. Sponsored by the Independent Institute, the show features Dr. Atlas in conversation with high profile, news-making guests around public health policy, science, civil liberties, censorship and free speech, higher education, the media, and more.

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John Yoo: Is America's DOJ a Political Weapon? | Ep. 17

Dr. Atlas interviews John Yoo, the Emanuel Heller Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley, and Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. They discuss the investigations of Presidents Biden and Trump, the appropriateness of criminal trials vs. political processes to adjudicate alleged misconduct by sitting presidents and ex-presidents, as well as broader concepts including separation of powers, and "threats to democracy."

Sep 05, 2023•49 min

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone: COVID Lockdowns and Religious Freedom | Ep. 16

Dr. Atlas interviews Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of the San Francisco Archdiocese. He is outspoken on traditional issues relevant to Catholicism including abortion, the definition of marriage, and religious freedom particularly during the pandemic. They discuss how COVID restrictions and lockdowns impacted the church, the importance to society of religion today, and where we go from here in a time of relative crisis where there has been a loss of anchor in the culture....

Aug 16, 2023•37 min

Riley Gaines: Preserving the Integrity of Women's Sports | Ep. 15

Dr. Atlas interviews competitive swimmer Riley Gaines, one of the leading voices for women’s rights, most notably in preserving women’s sports for biological females. She graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2022 as one of the most decorated swimmers in history. They discuss the challenges she has faced, pushing back against the singular focus of many in power to push the unlimited rights of trans athletes in women’s sports without regard for the impacts on the rights of women athletes t...

Jul 28, 2023•37 min

Wilfred Reilly: Where Mainstream Narratives on Race and Racism Go Wrong | Ep. 14

Dr. Atlas interviews Kentucky State University Political Science Professor Wilfred Reilly, a leading voice in challenging popular mainstream narratives with an empirical analysis of the data that exposes the truth about some of America's most controversial topics. They discuss what we're witnessing in the United States including divisive narratives about race in this country that have led to a lack of civility among our fellow Americans, and where we go from here to unify our nation. Dr. Scott A...

Jul 17, 2023•44 min

Todd Zywicki: "Wokism" Defined and Deconstructed | Ep. 13

Dr. Atlas interviews George Mason University Professor of Law Todd J. Zywicki. They discuss the philosophical basis for the modern concept of “wokism”, why it's a fundamentally flawed worldview, how it came to infiltrate and harm American culture, and where we can go from here to restore our nation's values. Dr. Scott Atlas is a world-renowned expert in health care policy and frequent policy advisor to policymakers and government officials. He investigates the role of government and the private ...

Jun 29, 2023•49 min

John Etchemendy: Free Speech and Critical Thinking in America’s Universities | Ep. 12

Dr. Atlas interviews John Etchemendy, former Provost at Stanford University and the Patrick Suppes Professor at Stanford's School of Humanities & Science and co-director of Stanford's Human Centered Artificial Intelligence Center. They have an insightful conversation about the environment for the free exchange of ideas and critical thinking in academia today....

Jun 06, 2023•44 min

Heather Mac Donald: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence | Ep. 11

Dr. Atlas interviews Heather Mac Donald. Heather is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor at City Journal, and a New York Times bestselling author. Her new book "When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives" argues that lowering standards in an attempt to achieve racially equal outcomes is harmful to society....

May 23, 2023•45 min

Todd Zywicki: Abuse of Power and the Law by the Public Health Establishment | Ep. 10

Dr. Atlas interviews George Mason University Professor of Law Todd J. Zywicki. They discuss how pandemic policies relate to the law and Constitution, how the public health establishment pushed anti-science policies such as denial of natural immunity, and more.

Apr 27, 2023•50 min

Glenn Loury: Race Relations in America Today | Ep. 9

Dr. Atlas talks with economist and social scientist Dr. Glenn Loury of Brown University. Dr. Loury has worked for years on the impact of affirmative action, the black family, and is an outspoken advocate for black patriotism in the United States. He speaks with unique experience and nuance on these very complex issues. They have an enlightening conversation about race, cancel culture, and where the country goes from here.

Apr 14, 2023•45 min

Jennifer Sey: The Rise of New Corporate Wokism | Ep. 8

Dr. Atlas interviews author and businesswoman Jennifer Sey, former chief marketing officer and brand president of Levi Strauss and Company. They discuss her courageous stand in facing the new corporate wokism, an unprecedented movement in private sector companies that makes it very difficult for young people to enter the job market and navigate their careers, and is a movement that threatens some of the most foundational values of a free-thinking ethical society....

Mar 30, 2023•36 min

Victor Davis Hanson: How Covid Enabled Draconian Restrictions on Civil Liberties | Ep. 7

Dr. Atlas interviews Victor Davis Hanson, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and world-renowned historian and scholar of classics and military history. They have a fascinating conversation about many critical issues that were exposed by the pandemic, including the historical context of when government has interposed draconian restrictions on civil liberties as well as the ideological takeover of America's universities and campuses....

Mar 20, 2023•56 min

Martin Kulldorff: The Dangers of Scientific Groupthink and Herd Mentality | Ep. 6

Dr. Atlas interviews Martin Kulldorff, biostatistician, epidemiologist, and professor in the Department of Medicine at Harvard Medical School on leave. He is a founding fellow at Hillsdale College's Academy for Science and Freedom. They have an illuminating conversation on many aspects of the pandemic including bigger issues like groupthink and herd mentality and the solutions to preventing such thinking for future crises....

Mar 04, 2023•41 min

A Pandemic of Failed Leadership: Will Trust Return? | Ep. 5 Special Presentation

In this special presentation, Dr. Atlas covers in great detail the pandemic data on mortality rates, natural immunity, lockdowns, and much more, and how to restore trust and repair some of the damage that was done....

Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 1 min

John Yoo: Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties, and Censorship under the Pandemic | Ep. 4

Dr. Atlas interviews John Yoo, the Emanuel Heller Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley, and Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. They have an illuminating conversation about the many legal issues such as civil liberties, censorship, and freedom that have been exposed by the pandemic and management of the pandemic....

Feb 14, 2023•37 min

John Ioannidis: How Experts Got the Pandemic Science Wrong from the Beginning | Ep. 3

Scott Atlas and Dr. John Ioannidis have an illuminating conversation about the pandemic, what happened in the early days, how our experts failed the American people, what was revealed and how to fix science itself. Dr. Ioannidis is a professor of medicine in the Stanford Prevention Research Center, Professor of Epidemiology at Stanford, and co-director of the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford.

Feb 03, 2023•30 min

Jay Bhattacharya: How Science Was Politicized at Stanford During the Pandemic | Ep. 2

Dr. Atlas welcomes Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Health Policy and Economics at Stanford University's School of Medicine. Jay and Scott have an illuminating conversation about Dr. Bhattacharya's experience as a voice of reason during the COVID pandemic, and how we move forward as a society to restore trust and ethics in science and public health.

Jan 20, 2023•36 min

Origins of My New Podcast: Interview with Mary Theroux | Ep. 1

Dr. Atlas welcomes his first ever guest to the program, Mary Theroux, Chairman and CEO of the Independent Institute. Together, they discuss why they wanted to start this podcast, what they hope to accomplish, and why they felt it was important to do at this moment.

Jan 10, 2023•19 min•Ep. 1

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