Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike welcomes back to the show George Mason University economist Bryan Caplan to discuss his book, Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation. Topics Mike and Bryan discuss include: – why housing prices are so high – bipartisan agreement on housing…
Mike and Jay on evaluations of Trump and Harris’ economic plans, the latest on the FY25 budget, and one of the reasons Jay isn’t a Democrat.
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike and Jay open with a discussion of the first (and possibly only) debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Jay agrees with the conventional wisdom about the debate hurting Trump, and Mike agrees that it’s not likely to make a huge difference. But…
Slavery, Citizenship, and Privileges and Immunities
Russian election interference, Montana’s Senatorial election, how slimy is Hunter Biden, the Hatch Act, and the SAVE Act
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Trey is again joined by Ken and they start the show looking at the U.S. Justice Department’s recent indictment of, presumably, Tenet Media. Ken argues this demonstrates the Justice Department is taking Russian election interference seriously, while Trey suggests this kind of revelation can…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Travis talks with political scientist and the CEO of PRRI, Dr. Melissa Deckman about her new book, The Politics of Gen Z: How the Youngest Voters Will Shape our Democracy, in which she explores the political activities of American Zoomers, especially among Gen Z women,…
The LGBTQ+ community, Donald Trump and democracy, the best books on politics
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Trey and May begin by analyzing Harris’s CNN interview. Trey posits we have entered a new post-position political age. Both discuss the evolution of Harris and whether she has stayed true to her values while shifting her policies. The pair delve into the respective…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Castbox | PocketCasts | Overcast Mike talks with Josh Cowen, a professor of education policy at Michigan State University about his recently released book, The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers. Topics Mike & Josh Cover Include: – how vouchers work – Milton Friedman’s…