Episodes

  • Is Free Speech Being Chilled in the Classroom – and Beyond?

    Is Free Speech Being Chilled in the Classroom – and Beyond?
    Jul 10 2024

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    29 mins
  • Government Debt and Spending

    Government Debt and Spending
    Jun 2 2024
    When it comes to the government’s budget, it seems clear that our approval and appropriation processes don’t work. As of May 2024, the U.S. Treasury reported that the current national debt is $34.58 trillion—and this staggering sum keeps growing. Is all this debt driving us toward a crisis or not? And what, if anything, should be done about it? In this episode, Romina Boccia, Director of Budget and Entitlement Policy at the Cato Institute, Molly Reynolds, Senior Fellow in Governance Policy at the Brookings Institution, and Veronique de Rugy, George Gibbs Chair in Political Economy and Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center discuss government debt and spending.

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    26 mins
  • How Should We Address the Challenges around A.I.?

    How Should We Address the Challenges around A.I.?
    May 19 2024

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    26 mins
  • Should We Be Optimistic About Technology, Online Access and Connectivity?

    Should We Be Optimistic About Technology, Online Access and Connectivity?
    May 8 2024

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    22 mins
  • Which Policy Most Effectively Prevents Harm: Prohibition or Legalization?

    Which Policy Most Effectively Prevents Harm: Prohibition or Legalization?
    Apr 26 2022

    The war on drugs is America’s longest war, and it continues to this day. Most agree the War on Drugs has been a failure and public sentiment is shifting. Today, state legislatures in the U.S. are passing laws legalizing and decriminalizing drugs. Regarding harm reduction, what public policy on drugs will help people the most? In this episode, John Hudak, senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution; Jeffrey Miron, vice president for research at the Cato Institute; and Sally Satel, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute discuss: which public policy on drugs most effectively prevents harm: prohibition or legalization?


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    30 mins
  • What Should U.S. Immigration Policy Be?

    What Should U.S. Immigration Policy Be?
    Mar 2 2021

    Immigration policy has become something of a political football. Some are proposing more open pathways to citizenship. While others have been more concerned about protecting people, who are already in the United States. In this episode, Dany Bahar, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, at the Brookings Institution; Alex Nowrasteh, Director of Immigration Studies at the Cato Institute; and Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies discuss: what should the United States’ immigration policy be?

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    47 mins
  • What Has 2020 Taught Us about Democracy?

    What Has 2020 Taught Us about Democracy?
    Dec 11 2020

    What has the election revealed about the country? And what does this say about who Americans really are, what they want and where we are headed? In this episode, Elaine Kamarck, Founding Director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution; P. J. O’Rourke, bestselling author and H. L. Mencken Research Fellow at the Cato Institute; and Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for National Review and visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute discuss: what has 2020 taught us about democracy?

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    33 mins
  • What Would Meaningful Police Reform Look Like?

    What Would Meaningful Police Reform Look Like?
    Nov 13 2020

    Police are supposed to preserve and protect, but problems in policing have begun to dominate the national debate. And what will the resulting policy changes look like? And will these reforms address what is going on? In this episode, Clark Neily, vice president for criminal justice at the Cato Institute; Arthur Rizer, director of criminal justice and civil liberties at R Street; and Rashawn Ray, David M. Rubenstein Fellow – Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution discuss: what would meaningful police reform look like?

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    43 mins