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The Political Orphanage

May 7, 2025

Rebecca Allensworth is the Associate Dean of Research at Vanderbilt Law, where she focuses on anti-trust and licensing.
She is the author of "The Licensing Racket: How We Decide Who Is Allowed to Work, and Why It Goes Wrong."
 
She joins to discuss licensing, and alternatives.
 
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May 1, 2025

Marc Beckman is a Senior Fellow of Emerging Technology at NYU, adjunct professor Stern, and the author of "Some Future Day: how AI is going to Change Everything." He joins to discuss practical implications of the unfolding AI Revolution.


Apr 24, 2025

Why do some people determine an action is racist, and others say nah? What are the mental protocols people use to exonerate or convict someone accused of beings sexist?  Jessi Streib is the author of "Is it Racist? Is it Sexist? Why Red and Blue White People Disagree, and How to Decide in the Gray Areas."


Apr 16, 2025

Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson are the authors of “Abundance” a book about removing artificial scarcity and embracing a worldview that focuses on end goals, building, growth, and increasing the supply of everything we need and want. He joins to discuss the book, zoning, why America can’t have nice trains, and how...


Apr 10, 2025

Just what the hell is happening with tariffs? Are we entering a trade war? Are we negotiating? In today's show:

A) An extended introduction about Napoleon III and Otto von Bismarck

B) Austin Padgett, co-host of "History 102" on YouTube joins to discuss Trump's tariffs from the pro-Trump perspective

C) Scott Lincicome of...