Free The Economy
Free The Economy is a weekly podcast hosted by Richard Morrison of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, examining the intersection of news, policy, and economics featuring guests that include writers, policymakers, explorers, contrarians, and free thinkers of all kinds.
Episodes
100 episodes
Big Tech, Antitrust, and the Courts with Patrick Hedger
This week we cover the DOGE effort to reform government spending, survey results about transportation choices, and a sad loss for the liberty movement. Our interview is with Patrick Hedger of NetChoice. We talk about legal troubles and disputes...
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Episode 100
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46:44
Political Drinking with Jarrett Dieterle
This week we cover student loans, revenue from tariffs, democracy in Hong Kong, and the impact of podcasts on the 2024 election. Our interview is with Jarrett Dieterle of the R Street Institute. We talk about beer, wine, tequila, and all the go...
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Episode 99
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46:27
Debt and Taxes with Jack Salmon
This week we cover the death of ESG investing, next moves on regulatory reform, Wall Street enthusiasm for a new administration, and Saudi Arabia’s new city in the desert. Our interview is with Jack Salmon of Philanthropy Roundtable. We talk ab...
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Episode 98
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1:02:13
Nuclear Renaissance with Nick Loris
This week we cover a new vision for the Securities and Exchange Commission, affordable housing in Hong Kong, and how Millennials are killing it financially. Our interview is with Nick Loris of C3 Solutions. We talk about renewables, fossil fuel...
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Episode 97
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49:23
Understanding the National Debt with Thomas Savidge
This week we cover whether Americans feel better off than they were four years ago, why we have more billion-dollar natural disasters than we used to, where tomorrow’s strategic minerals will come from, and why we shouldn’t subject new technolo...
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Episode 96
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52:55
Freedom to Farm with Bill Wirtz
This week we cover a new ranking of state governors, reforms to emergency powers, new research on working from home, misguided mining policy, and a podcast recommendation for people who like to have fun. Our interview is with Bill Wirtz of the ...
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Episode 95
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51:22
Removing Barriers to Abundance with Chris Koopman
This week we cover record-high budget deficits, green trade wars, and what U.S. adults are watching on TikTok. Our interview is with Abundance Institute CEO and co-founder Chris Koopman. We talk about technology, optimism, artificial intelligen...
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Episode 94
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1:00:37
Reforming Red Tape in the States with James Broughel
This week we cover striking dock workers at U.S. ports, free-market innovation in healthcare, and the changing pattern of federal transfer payments. Our interview this week is with James Broughel, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Ins...
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Episode 93
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47:57
How to Sue the SEC with Nick Morgan
This week we cover entrepreneurship in Africa, a lawsuit over affordable luxury handbags, and European deforestation rules. Our interview this week is with Nick Morgan, president of the Investor Choice Advocates Network. We talk about big gover...
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Episode 92
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48:38
Economic Mobility in the 50 States with Gonzalo Schwarz
This week we cover poll results on corporate social responsibility, the plight of California landlords, hard times for cable TV, and the democratic deficit of private-sector unions. Our interview this week is with Gonzalo Schwarz, president of ...
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Episode 91
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56:56
Why We Can’t Have Nice Things with Eric Boehm
This week we cover weaponized financial regulation, poverty policy beyond handouts, and Italy’s call to slow down the electric vehicle revolution. Our interview this week is with Eric Boehm, reporter at Reason magazine and host of the podcast s...
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Episode 90
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52:48
The Future of Streaming with Geoff Manne
This week we cover social media censorship, automation at U.S. ports, and the property market crash in China. Our interview this week is with Geoffrey Manne, president of the International Center for Law and Economics. We talk about movies, TV ...
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Episode 89
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55:42
Searching for Digital Privacy with Jen Huddleston
This week we cover the new book “What Went Wrong with Capitalism?,” the problem with price controls, Gen Z employees calling in sick, and an upcoming conference on financial privacy. Our interview this week is with Jennifer Huddleston, senior f...
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Episode 88
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41:08
AI and the Future of Work with Patrick Carroll
This week we report from the State Policy Network’s annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona and some of the great reform proposals being put forward by groups like the Property and Environment Research Center, the Institute for Justice, the Mountain...
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Episode 87
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50:14
Crypto Politics with Eric Peterson
This week we cover corporations playing politics, Florida’s ban on lab-grown meat, and a tale of two high-speed rail projects. Our interview this week is with Eric Peterson, policy director at Satoshi Action Fund. We talk about Bitcoin, banking...
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Episode 86
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45:40
Economic Trends and Subsidies with Andrew Stuttaford
This week we cover weaponization of banking rules, the massive cost of federal regulation, and politicized pension fund management. Our interview this week is with Andrew Stuttaford, editor of National Review’s Capital Matters. We talk about ma...
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Episode 85
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1:11:39
Paying for Mass Transit with Marc Scribner
This week we cover California’s minimum wage for fast-food workers, overturning the FCC’s universal service fee, and pushing back on rude customers in Japan. Our interview this week is with Marc Scribner, Senior Transportation Policy Analyst at...
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Episode 84
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42:00
Dead Malls and Retail Nostalgia with Sal Amadeo
This week we cover state-level regulatory reform, the opinions of Latino voters, Biden’s tax on stock buybacks, and another cool new podcast you should try. Our interview this week is with Sal Amadeo, documentary filmmaker, YouTuber, musician, ...
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Episode 83
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58:05
Inflation and Bidenomics with Kurt Couchman
This week we cover Capital One buying Discover, solutions for high housing prices, China’s soft-power investment strategy, and President Biden’s call for national rent control. Our interview this week is with Kurt Couchman, senior fellow at Ame...
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Episode 82
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44:10
The New Progress Movement with Ronald Bailey
This week we cover the end of Chevron deference at the Supreme Court, the economic impact of future Trump tariffs, the Federal Trade Commission’s effort to ban non-compete agreements, and evolving American attitudes toward the role and scope of...
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Episode 81
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40:05
Taxocracy with Scott Hodge
This week we cover how the SEC is going to spam investors with a deluge of low-quality disclosures, the Supreme Court’s decision on social media censorship in Murthy v. Missouri, and the massive scope of Covid-era tax fraud. Our interv...
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Episode 80
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43:00
Protecting Taxpayers with Timothy Sandefur
This week we cover the SEC’s new climate rule, the recent Supreme Court decision on income taxes, and why the Social Security Administration has finally updated its jobs list from 1977. Our interview this week is with Timothy Sandefur of the Go...
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Episode 79
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46:04
Up from Poverty with Josh Bandoch
This week we cover pork-barrel spending in Congress, reforming federal guidance documents, restaurants with minimum age requirements, and the most popular jobs for young workers. Our interview this week is with Josh Bandoch of the Illinois Poli...
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Episode 78
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59:02
Enlightened Capitalism with Siri Terjesen
This week we cover regulatory burdens on small businesses, common-sense solutions to poverty, a legal challenge to the TikTok ban, and American attitudes on the state of the middle class. Our interview this week is with Prof. Siri Terjesen of F...
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Episode 77
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53:59
Economic Facts and Vibes with Joey Politano
This week we cover advances in dentistry, the slow pace of EV charger deployment, a victory for free speech at the Supreme Court, and China’s disappearing Internet. Our interview this week is with Joey Politano, editor of Apricitas Economics. W...
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Episode 76
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1:10:46