The Great Antidote
Juliette Sellgren
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.
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May 27, 2021 • 1h 2min
Nick Gillespie on Independents
Send us Fan MailNick 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 showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
May 20, 2021 • 60min
Sally Satel on Addiction
Send us Fan MailSally 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 showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
May 13, 2021 • 1h 4min
Tim Carney on Cronyism
Send us Fan MailTim 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 showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
May 6, 2021 • 1h 10min
Matt Welch on Teachers Unions
Send us Fan MailMatt 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 showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Apr 29, 2021 • 57min
Michelle Minton on Vaping
Send us Fan MailMichelle 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 showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Apr 22, 2021 • 45min
Chris Edwards on "Infrastructure"
Send us Fan MailChris 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 showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Apr 15, 2021 • 55min
Colin Grabow on the Jones Act
Send us Fan MailColin 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 showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Apr 8, 2021 • 55min
Liya Palagashvili on The Future Economy
Send us Fan MailLiya 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 showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Apr 1, 2021 • 41min
Jason Riley on Black America
Send us Fan MailJason 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 showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Mar 25, 2021 • 56min
Will Rinehart on Broadband Internet
Send us Fan MailWill 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 showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
