Richard Morrison

1 week ago | cei.org | Richard Morrison

In this week’s episode we cover teaching with AI, clearing the way for new nuclear development, and eliminating soda and candy from government food aid programs. Our interview this week is with Ryan Young, Senior Economist at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. He has plenty of problems with where economic, trade, and tariff policy is going right now, so we’ll talk about what we should do instead. • Free the Economy Episode 118: Trade Myths (and Facts) with Prof.

2 weeks ago | cei.org | Richard Morrison

In this week’s episode we cover smartphones for kids, insomnia and anxiety in pre-industrial times, and a blueprint for modernizing the Environmental Protection Agency. Our interview this week is with Michael Coon, Associate Professor of Economics in the Sykes College of Business at the University of Tampa. We talk about everything tariff-related, including comparative advantage, global supply chains, exemptions and subsidies, and why we care more about steel than plastic.

3 weeks ago | cei.org | Richard Morrison

In this week’s episode we cover Republicans for the Green New Deal, diminishing returns from industrial policy in China, and the bottleneck on nuclear development in the United States. Our interview this week is with Gabriella Hoffman, Director of the Center for Energy & Conservation at the Independent Women’s Forum and the host of the District of Conservation podcast.

4 weeks ago | cei.org | Richard Morrison

In this week’s episode 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 egg prices in historical perspective. Our interview this week is with Vinnie Vernuccio of the Institute for the American Worker. We talk about labor unions, independent contractors, right-to-work laws, port automation, and the future of the American workforce.

1 month ago | cei.org | Richard Morrison

In this week’s episode we cover retirement investing, pivoting to India for global trade, new housing on federal land, and priorities (from Wayne Crews) for slashing federal spending. Our interview this week is with Dominic Pino, Thomas L. Rhodes Journalism Fellow at National Review and host of the Econception podcast. We talk about tariffs, labor unions, tax cuts, pensions, congressional politics, and how much we love our nation’s hard-working farmers.