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William Darity
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Jeffrey Sachs
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Yanis Varoufakis
Economist

Tyler Cowen
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Laura Huang
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Robin Hanson
Economist

Richard D. Wolff
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Peter St. Onge
Economist

Melissa Kearney
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Donald Boudreaux
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Michael Munger
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Joseph Stiglitz
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Why 2 Parents Are Better Than One with Melissa Kearney
Kids who grow up in stable, two-parent homes are less likely to live in poverty, have behavioral problems, and get in trouble at school. They’re more likely to go to college, attain stable employment, achieve higher earnings, and to get married themselves. So reports Melissa Kearney in her new book The Two-Parent Privi

The Backwards Law: Stop Chasing Happiness. Become Anti-fragile Instead | Gad Saad PT 2
Welcome back to the final part of our two-part episode with Gad Saad. In this segment, we delve deeper into Gad's unique perspectives on life, happiness and truth. He shares the evolutionary reasons for religion, the dangers of confusing equality of opportunities with equality of outcomes, and the high price of persona

US efforts to strangle China & reassert hegemony - Jeffrey Sachs, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen
US efforts to strangle China & reassert hegemony - Jeffrey Sachs, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen
Michael Munger on How Adam Smith Solved the Trolley Problem
In the original version of a now classic thought experiment, five people are about to be killed by a runaway trolley. Would you divert the trolley knowing that your choice will kill a single innocent bystander? Listen as Michael Munger of Duke University argues that Adam Smith gave an answer to this challenge a few hun

William Darity et al., "The Black Reparations Project: A Handbook for Racial Justice" (U California Press, 2023)
A surge in interest in black reparations is taking place in America on a scale not seen since the Reconstruction Era. The Black Reparations Project: A Handbook for Racial Justice (U California Press, 2023) gathers an accomplished interdisciplinary team of scholars--members of the Reparations Planning Committee--who hav

"All Progress Comes From Deviating From The Norm" Featuring Dr. Pippa Malmgren, Economist and Author
Today we were delighted to host Dr. Pippa Malmgren. Pippa is an experienced economist, author, and speaker, served as an advisor to President George W. Bush, and has advised the British Cabinet and the Cabinets of several Asian nations on economic policy. She has held several significant positions throughout her career