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Free The Economy is a weekly podcast hosted by Richard Morrison of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, examining the intersection of news, policy, and economics featuring guests that include writers, policymakers, explorers, contrarians, and free thinkers of all kinds.

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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 interview is with Stephanie Slade, senior editor at Reason magazine and author of the new b... more

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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 on tariffs, and the latest job-creation numbers. Our interview is with Jack Nicastro, antitrust policy analyst at... more

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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, senior research fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research. ... more

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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 interview is with Sam Raus, the David Boaz Resident Writing Fellow at Young Voices. We’ll t... more

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Jack Nicastro
Antitrust Policy Analyst at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Episode: Competition and Innovation with Jack Nicastro
Paul Mueller
Senior Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research; Host of The Economist Next Door
American Institute for Economic Research
Episode: Real-World Economics with Paul Mueller
Sam Raus
David Boaz Resident Writing Fellow at Young Voices
Young Voices
Episode: Gen Z Capitalism with Sam Raus
James Hohman
Director of Fiscal Policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Episode: The Overton Window with James Hohman
Seaver Wang
Director of the Climate Energy Program at the Breakthrough Institute
Breakthrough Institute
Episode: The Search for Critical Minerals with Seaver Wang
Daniel Golliher
Cities and AI Policy Fellow at the Manhattan Institute; founder of the Civics Academy and Maximum New York
Manhattan Institute; Civics Academy; Maximum New York
Episode: Maximum New York with Daniel Golliher
Thomas Hoenig
Distinguished Senior Fellow, Mercatus Center, GMU; former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City; former FDIC Vice Chairman
Mercatus Center, George Mason University
Episode: The Future of Financial Regulation with Thomas Hoenig
Luca Gattoni-Celli
Senior Fellow for Housing Policy, Freopp; Founder of Yimby's of Northern Virginia
Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (Freopp)
Episode: Housing Abundance and Affordability with Luca Gattoni-Celli
Roger Pielke, Jr.
Climate Scientist and Senior Fellow at American Enterprise Institute
American Enterprise Institute
Episode: The Future of Climate Science with Roger Pielke, Jr.

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Richard Morrison
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Competition and Innovation with Jack Nicastro
Q: How should antitrust policy balance present consumer welfare with future growth?
By incorporating dynamic efficiency into analysis, recognizing that today's investments and market power can fund tomorrow's breakthroughs, while ensuring that countervailing forces, interoperability, and consumer access remain.
Competition and Innovation with Jack Nicastro
Q: Why might a moderate level of market concentration be better for innovation than hyper-competitive markets?
Oligopolistic or monopolistically competitive structures can sustain higher investments in R&D and allows for product differentiation, leading to more meaningful innovation than a pure perfect competition scenario where margins are razor-thin.
Competition and Innovation with Jack Nicastro
Q: What inspired the Schumpeter Project naming, and how does Schumpeter relate to today's tech economy?
The project centers on innovation as the core, with creative destruction driving the economy forward; Schumpeter's ideas still explain why competition prompts ongoing technological advances and why we should value dynamic efficiency over static welfare in many cases.
The Future of Financial Regulation with Thomas Hoenig
Q: There's a lot of discussion about consumer credit policy, including caps on interest rates and swipe fees. How should policymakers balance consumer protection with market dynamism and access to credit?
Price caps can distort demand and push borrowers toward worse, unregulated alternatives. A careful approach preserves consumer choice, avoids unintended consequences, and relies on competitive dynamics rather than heavy-handed regulation to address issues like pricing transparency and network competition.
The Future of Financial Regulation with Thomas Hoenig
Q: You advocate simplifying the banking regulatory framework, starting with Dodd-Frank. Could you outline the core steps you'd take to make regulation more effective without sacrificing safety?
Begin by eliminating or drastically scaling back complex provisions, replace with a clear leverage ratio, and allow supervisory adjustments based on actual bank performance. This keeps rules comprehensible, reduces entry barriers, and keeps regulators focused on material risks rather than overbroad prescriptive regimes.

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A weekly program at the intersection of policy, economics, and current events, featuring guests from think tanks, policy institutes, and academia. Conversations center on free-market ideas, regulatory reform, public budgets, and the economic consequences of policy choices, with a recurring emphasis on accountability, constitutional principles, and pragmatic market-based solutions. Noteworthy traits include a bias toward small-government perspectives, data-driven critique of government programs, and a penchant for exploring how policy shapes business, technology, and everyday life.

Listeners are likely policy-minded professionals—analysts, executives, lawyers, and academics—who value clear economic reasoning, credible advocacy, and practica... more

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