Podcast Episodes

• 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...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 01/22/2026

This week we talk about making a living in podcasting, confronting our mounting national debt, and assessing President Trump’s new healthcare plan. Our guest this...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 01/15/2026

This week we talk about Trump’s 10% credit card interest proposal (and the dangers of populist economics in general), a new report on debanking from...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 01/08/2026

This week we talk about communist housing policy in New York City, the best economics and history books to read in 2026, a legal setback...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 01/01/2026

This week we talk about corporate real estate investing, woke pension funds, changing fuel economy rules, and questions about a possible Trump Federal Reserve nominee....

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 12/24/2025

Kevin Williamson is joined by Scott Jones, a resident at UVA Emergency Medicine with a diverse background including law, military service, and emergency medicine. Scott...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 12/11/2025

This week we talk about the economic impact of net-zero policies in blue states and Europe, top targets for environmental policy reform in 2026, a...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 12/04/2025

This week we talk about our 150th episode anniversary party, the documentary "Dear Mr. President: The Letters of Julia Sand," the new $140,000-a-year poverty level,...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 11/26/2025

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Professor James Otteson of Notre Dame. They discuss the meaning of work, Adam Smith’s moral philosophy, and how Smith’s...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/20/2025

This week we celebrate the show’s sesquicentennial anniversary – that is, our 150th episode. We look back at the dozens of smart, funny, passionate, and...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/13/2025

This week we talk about changes in consumer credit, disappearing fast-food jobs in California, and six things the climate movement gets wrong about China. Our...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/06/2025

This week we talk about Social Security’s cost of living, conserving rare earth minerals, and why California keeps losing tech jobs. Our guest this week...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 10/31/2025

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Steve DelBianco, president and CEO of NetChoice, a trade association that works to make the Internet safe for free...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/09/2025

This week we talk about the need to build more infrastructure in the UK, an award for public finance leadership in Oklahoma, teaching students to...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/02/2025

This week we cover a new study on pharmaceutical tariffs, whether to expect a new Great Depression (via Phil Magness and Marc Wheat in National...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/25/2025

This week we cover the future of financial regulation, the end of the left vs. right distinction in politics, and how we all just dodged...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 09/24/2025

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Tyler Griffin, founder of SwiftPro, a successful family-owned HVAC and plumbing business located in Northern Virginia. They discuss the...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/18/2025

This week we cover potential changes to quarterly reporting for public companies, state-level AI regulations, spiking gas prices in California, and cosmetology licenses for sale...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/11/2025

This week we cover the latest jobs numbers, the emergent community of abundance fans, the limits to taxing billionaires, and eliminating an illegal federal agency....

• By: Kevin D. Williamson, Richard Morrison
• 09/04/2025

This week we cover the Trump tariffs being struck down, Biden’s competition order being vacated, and new research on housing affordability. Our interview this week...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/28/2025

This week we cover Ray Dalio’s Big Debt Cycle, scandal in climate finance, jobs destroyed by tariffs, why AI can’t replace free markets, and the...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 08/27/2025

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Rachel Barkley, Director of Able Americans, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank project dedicated to advancing innovative, free-market solutions that...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/14/2025

This week we cover new inflation data, public attitudes about Social Security, and California’s self-inflicted energy crisis. Our interview this week is with Kevin Corinth,...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/07/2025

This week we cover controversy at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, myths of the auto industry, and a new SPAC from the Trump kids. Our...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/31/2025

This week we cover the Trump administration’s AI action plan, Detroit’s unlikely rebirth, pushing back on EU tech regulation, and why the golden age of...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/24/2025

This week we cover Dodd-Frank’s 15th anniversary, a victory for homeowners in Oregon, and an alternative to socialist grocery stores in New York City. Our...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/17/2025

This week we cover Trump tariffs, Obama’s endorsement of housing abundance, and why the green energy industry needs more market discipline. Our interview this week...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/10/2025

This week’s episode features Corbin Barthold, Internet Policy Counsel at TechFreedom and host of the Tech Policy Podcast. This is a special dual episode of...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/03/2025

This week we cover housing abundance in California, the meaning of a market economy, union privileges for government workers, and the decline in heart attack...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/26/2025

This week we cover the failure of postal banking, Trump (again) pausing the TikTok ban, and the political crack-up between unions and the Democratic party....

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 06/26/2025

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Matthew Polstein, owner and operator of the New England Outdoor Center in Millinocket, Maine. The NEOC, founded in 1982,...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/19/2025

This week we cover FreedomFest 2025, the FDA’s block on effective sunblock, good news about critical minerals, and Walmart’s expanding drone fleet. Our interview this...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/12/2025

This week we cover reforms to the Endangered Species Act, attacks on U.S. tech firms, nuclear power innovation, and an exciting new book on environmental,...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 06/05/2025

This week we cover donor privacy, the DOGE legacy, and the impact of import taxes on the auto industry. Our interview this week is...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/29/2025

This week we cover new research on trade and tariffs, how to understand market forces, and good news for coral reefs. Our interview this week...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 05/28/2025

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Mike Masnick, founder and editor of Techdirt. They discuss the evolving challenges of content moderation, the day-to-day realities of...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/22/2025

This week we cover Jamie Dimon on tariff jitters, the Tax Foundation on the One Big Beautiful Bill, Jesse Walker on Biden cheapfake accusations, and...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/15/2025

This week we cover farm tariffs, the decline in green investing, and the effort to stop state governments from regulating AI. Our interview this week...

• By: Destry Edwards, Richard Morrison
• 05/08/2025

This week we cover the economic slowdown from tariffs, more accountability for independent agencies in the federal government, and riding the rails with the Department...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 05/01/2025

This week we cover workplace injuries, MAGA antitrust in theory and practice, portable benefits for gig workers, and the new book Crushing Capitalism: How Populist...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 04/30/2025

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Miranda Rinaldi, owner and head baker of Nino’s Bakery in Washington, D.C., and a former Foreign Service Officer who...

• By: Richard Morrison, Clyde Wayne Crews
• 04/24/2025

This week we cover the political roots of totalitarianism, why we should put Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out to pasture, the World Bank’s pivot...

• By: Ryan Young, Richard Morrison
• 04/17/2025

This week we cover teaching with AI, clearing the way for new nuclear development, and eliminating soda and candy from government food aid programs. Our...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/10/2025

This week we cover smartphones for kids, insomnia and anxiety in pre-industrial times, and a blueprint for modernizing the Environmental Protection Agency. Our interview this...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 04/03/2025

This week we cover Republicans for the Green New Deal, diminishing returns from industrial policy in China, and the bottleneck on nuclear development in the...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 03/27/2025

This week we cover America’s founding principles, the Cato Institute’s recommendations for reforming financial regulation, why Republicans shouldn’t be busting the SALT cap, and declining...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 03/20/2025

This week we cover retirement investing, pivoting to India, housing on federal land, and priorities for slashing federal spending. Our interview this week is with...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 03/13/2025

This week we cover Trump tariffs, the death of the climate hawks, and California’s experiment with fast food wages. Our interview this week is with...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 03/06/2025

This week we cover executive branch powers at the Supreme Court, BP’s pivot back to being an oil and gas company, and the trials and...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 02/27/2025

This week we cover poverty in Illinois, J.D. Vance on AI, the future of the Jones Act and the limits of the president’s impoundment powers....

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 02/26/2025

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Marian L. Tupy, the founder and editor of Human​Progress​.org, and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 02/20/2025

This week we cover public confidence in the economy, California’s electric vehicle mandate, the prospect of a sovereign wealth fund for the U.S., and what...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 02/13/2025

This week we cover DEI mandates, financial surveillance at the Securities and Exchange Commission, medical fraud among Alzheimer's researchers, and why Congress should defund green...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 02/06/2025

Our interview this week is with OJ Oleka, CEO of the State Financial Officers Foundation. We’ll talk about how the new administration will affect state...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson, Jessica Melugin
• 01/29/2025

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Jessica Melugin, director of the Center for Technology & Innovation at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. They discuss training horses,...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 01/23/2025

This week 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...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 01/16/2025

This week we cover the Los Angeles wildfires, reforms to high-skilled immigration, new leadership at the Department of Energy, legal peril for ESG investing, and...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 01/09/2025

This week we cover fake endangered species, Pennsylvania’s climate policy showdown, a robust defense of property rights in New York, and Biden’s lame-duck attack on...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 12/26/2024

This week we cover how Americans feel about their jobs, the minerals we’ll need to build the future, and lingering inflation fears. Our interview this...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 12/19/2024

This week we cover weaponization of financial regulation, the Kroger-Albertsons merger, and a spirited defense of ultra-processed foods. Our interview this week is with Mark...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 12/12/2024

This week we cover new climate disclosure rules for public companies, the case against price controls on credit card networks, and why tariffs can’t pay...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 12/05/2024

This week we cover new leadership at the SEC, China’s ban on critical mineral exports, conservative fiscal reform ideas, and the health toll of not...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/28/2024

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...

• By: Kevin D. Williamson
• 11/27/2024

Kevin D. Williamson is joined by Fr. Dominic Legge, Director of the Thomistic Institute and Associate Professor in Systematic Theology at the Pontifical Faculty of...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/21/2024

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...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/14/2024

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...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 11/07/2024

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....

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/31/2024

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...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 10/17/2024

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...

• By: Chris Koopman, Richard Morrison
• 10/10/2024

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...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/26/2024

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,...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/12/2024

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...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 09/05/2024

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...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/29/2024

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...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/22/2024

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...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/15/2024

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...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/08/2024

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...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 08/01/2024

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...

• By: Richard Morrison
• 07/25/2024

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....