Podcast Episodes

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/29/2026

This week we cover what’s making housing so expensive, the common good of the Constitution, and jawboning from the Federal Communications Commission. Our interview is...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 10/28/2026

Kevin Williamson is joined by Dominic Pino, an editorial writer at The Washington Post. They explore how the Post’s editorial board approaches the news through...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/22/2026

This week we cover global energy security, another tariff lawsuit, and new talent in the fight for a free economy. Our interview is with Chelsea...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/15/2026

This week we cover federal vs. state rules for prediction markets, the difference between Detroit and Pittsburgh, and a false solution for railway safety. Our...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/08/2026

This week we cover the case of Suncor v. Boulder County at the Supreme Court, the problems with the Los Angeles mansion tax, new polling...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/01/2026

This week we cover spiraling healthcare costs, reforming state-level regulations, and how to keep asset managers accountable to shareholders. Our interview is with Paul Mueller,...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 09/30/2026

Kevin Williamson is joined by Jon Meadows, a DC-area headshot photographer and former political staffer. They discuss Meadows’ unusual path from politics into photography, including...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/24/2026

This week we cover how data centers power our lives, how modern technology is fueling family togetherness, and the origins of America’s rebellious spirit. Our...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/17/2026

This week we cover Treasury yields, oil prices, U.S.-Taiwan security policy, and Trump’s $5,000 dividend checks. Our interview is with James Hohman, director of fiscal...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/10/2026

This week we cover the latest employment data, a new award for academic courage, free speech versus native land acknowledgements, and polling on data center...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/03/2026

This week we cover climate collusion between California and Quebec, how luxurious college campuses are breeding socialists, and government regulation’s protection paradox. Our interview is...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 08/26/2026

Kevin Williamson is joined by Jason Letkiewicz, a former Las Vegas police officer who spent two decades in law enforcement. They discuss Letkiewicz’s path from...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/06/2026

This week we cover auto tariffs, electricity supply and demand, and the future of the trucking workforce. Our interview is with Marc Wheat, General Counsel...

• By: Iain Murray, Richard Morrison
• 07/30/2026

This week we cover Social Security reform, what’s fueling state migration, and whether using prediction markets could impact your right to vote. This week Competitive...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 07/29/2026

Kevin Williamson is joined by Declan Garvey, publisher of The Dispatch. They discuss Garvey’s path from his early interest in politics and public affairs to...

• By: Sean Higgins, Richard Morrison
• 07/23/2026

This week we cover making home appliances great again, fighting price controls on healthcare, research on AI-fueled entrepreneurship, and a big new event on administrative...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/09/2026

Our guest this week is Richard Lorenc, formerly of the Foundation for Economic Education and Iron Light and now President & CEO of Lexandria, a...

• By: John Berlau, Richard Morrison
• 07/02/2026

This week we cover terrible advice on poverty from the United Nations, reforming the way we regulate banks, and possible new policy directions at the...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 06/24/2026

Kevin Williamson is joined by Leah Ashburn, CEO and family owner of Highland Brewing Company in Asheville, North Carolina. They discuss Ashburn’s path from journalism...

• By: Iain Murray, Richard Morrison
• 06/18/2026

This week we cover U.S. companies getting hammered by tariffs, jobs that are surprisingly not getting replaced by AI, and some good news for people...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/11/2026

This week we cover America’s low-income churn, reforms to civil asset forfeiture, changes to vehicle emissions testing, a shout out to the new podcast Everyday...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/04/2026

This week we cover promising new classroom technology, increasing productivity (and avoiding layoffs) with AI, and the repeal of the SEC’s climate disclosure rule. Our...

• By: Kent Lassman, Richard Morrison
• 05/28/2026

This week we cover bank privacy, SNAP benefits, a new study on tariffs, and a great new podcast about ideas and innovation. Our guest this...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 05/27/2026

Kevin Williamson is joined by Alex Danza, founder and CEO of the luxury bus company Vonlane. They discuss Danza’s unlikely path from delivering newspapers in...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/21/2026

This week we cover higher inflation numbers, a strike on the Long Island Railroad, and new disability tech from Meta. Our guest this week is...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/30/2026

This week we cover childcare in the 50 states, employers and health coverage, the new Institute for Consumer Financial Choice at George Mason University, and...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson, Clyde Wayne Crews
• 04/29/2026

Kevin Williamson is joined by Wayne Crews, a longtime policy expert on regulation and the administrative state. They discuss his career studying federal rules and...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/23/2026

This week we cover the dwindling number of U.S. public companies, a pro-consumer merger in California, and how to end the housing affordability crisis. Our...

• By: Joshua Bandoch, Richard Morrison
• 04/16/2026

This week we cover AI development in China, how large investors recycle homes, and the need for reform of the Clean Air Act. Our guest...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/09/2026

This week we cover economic growth in China, the political legacy of Viktor Orban in Hungary, and the one-year anniversary of President Trump’s “Liberation Day”...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 03/26/2026

This week we cover income inequality, myths about homelessness, First Amendment protections for AI, and reforming unfunded mandates. Our guest this week is Gale Pooley...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 03/25/2026

Kevin Williamson is joined by Jonathan Farber, an investor with experience in both the oil business and venture capital. They discuss Farber’s path into the...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 03/19/2026

This week we cover housing affordability, train safety, Paul Ehrlich (1932-2026), and Brian Doherty (1968-2026). Our guest this week is Richard Stern, Vice President of...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 03/12/2026

This week we cover the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, fighting fraud in broadband deployment, and cutting red tape to boost housing...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 03/05/2026

This week we cover housing abundance, capitalism’s approval rating, audits of state finances, and the consumer nostalgia of Stranger Things. Our guest this week is...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 02/26/2026

This week we cover the Supreme Court’s recent decision on tariff powers, myths of the Great Recession, and fiduciary duty for asset managers in Oklahoma....

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 02/25/2026

Kevin Williamson is joined by Brian Berberich, a veteran commercial filmmaker whose career has taken him from hands-on production roles to producing major commercial campaigns....

• By: Richard Morrison
• 02/19/2026

This week we cover the sneaky federal cause of high housing prices, record outflows from ESG investment funds, and why YouTube and Instagram shouldn’t be...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 02/12/2026

This week we talk about Consumer-Regulated Electricity, the amazing falling U.S. poverty rate, and how smart TVs are keeping us all connected. Our guest this...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 02/05/2026

This week we talk about satellite shot clocks at the Federal Communications Commission, Federal Reserve nominee Kevin Warsh’s digital-dollar beliefs, the burden of aluminum tariffs,...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 01/29/2026

This week we talk about the last 50 years of regulatory reform, a new study on climate adaptation, and reforms to Kentucky’s property tax system....

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 01/28/2026

Kevin Williamson is joined by Jason Samuels, a former train conductor and Marine Corps veteran now working in leadership within the American rail industry. They...