Free the Economy podcast: Able Americans with Rachel Barkley
In this week’s episode we cover Trump’s executive orders, the demographics of the 119th Congress, our nation’s narrowing fiscal space, reforms to ESG investing, and a new White House appointee in the healthcare space. Our interview this week is with Rachel Barkley, director of Able Americans, a program of the National Center for Public Policy Research. We talk about disability accommodation, family formation, occupational therapy, caregiver responsibilities, and healthcare resources for the differently abled.
Read Rachel’s op-ed for The Hill (with Megan Burke), “Americans with disabilities are at a breaking point. Are politicians listening?” here. Rachel’s Substack newsletter, co-written with her husband Taylor, is Radical Optimism.
Recent episodes:
- Free the Economy Episode 106: Welfare Costs and Benefits with Scott Winship
- Free the Economy Episode 105: Draining the Swamp with Jim Bovard
- Free the Economy Episode 104: Changes in Financial Regulation and ESG with Hester Peirce
- Free the Economy Episode 103: Mortgage Market Analysis with Mark Calabria
- Free the Economy Episode 102: Tax and Budget Showdown 2025 with Erica York
- Free the Economy Episode 101: The Value of Work with David Bahnsen
- Free the Economy Episode 100: Big Tech, Antitrust, and the Courts with Patrick Hedger
- Free the Economy Episode 99: Political Drinking with Jarrett Dieterle
- Free the Economy Episode 98: Debt and Taxes with Jack Salmon
- Free the Economy Episode 97: Nuclear Renaissance with Nick Loris
Join us next week when our guest will be Susan Dudley, Distinguished Professor of Practice at the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration at George Washington University.