Words & Numbers

This week, James & Antony experiment with a slightly longer format, and get into the issue of government funding for the arts.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Antony & James take on the idea of "victimless crimes" and discuss the odd and growing trend of governments regulating some private activities such as pornography, while others like smoking marijuana are increasingly allowed. People imposing their values on others seems to boil down to an inability to appreciate that others have different preferences, but it all results in Americans losing freedom and instead becoming a nation of pets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, James & Antony discuss the case of Connecticut's budget shortfall. The state hopes to solve their financial problems by raiding the retirement accounts of previous Connecticut government employees who have moved out of the state, and take 30% of those savings. This plan would hurt retirees, break promises, and trap many people in the state based on a policy that may be illegal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, in honor of International Women's Day, Antony & James discuss the strong correlation between economic freedom and gender equality found across the world. They argue that if you want to see a world of increasing equality and opportunity for women, you also want to free the economy from central planning and control.      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode, Antony & James talk about alternative facts and how false, partisan data skews important discussions about public policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Dr. Antony Davies, Professor of Economics of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, and Dr. James R. Harrigan, Senior Research Fellow at Strata, in Logan, Utah discuss the way the Congressional Budget Office works, and outline its history of failure at accurately forecasting increases in the national debt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're really excited to present the first episode of what will be an on-going podcast featuring Dr. Antony Davies, Professor of Economics of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, and Dr. James R. Harrigan, CEO of FreedomTrust Each Wednesday we'll be sharing a new podcast featuring Antony and James talking about the economics and political science of current events. We hope you enjoy the show and look forward to your input on what topics Antony and James should cover in the future. Today's episode is about everybody's favorite subject: Taxes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices