We Live in Interesting Geopolitical Times (Audio: Podcast)
Ukraine, Russia, China oh my! So much for the “end of history.” IPI President Tom Giovanetti, Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews, and new Research Fellow Professor Daniel Ogden discuss the threats to the international order and U.S. responses. Link to Prof. Ogden’s recent paper for IPI on these topics to be found in the show notes.
IPI Policy Basics: What Is a Supply Chain? (Audio: Podcast)
Lots of chatter lately about supply chain problems, so the Institute for Policy Innovation is proud to host Research Fellow Prof. Daniel Ogden, (among other things) Adjunct Instructor of International Business at Baylor University, to explain the basics. In conversation with IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews.
Four Reasons Why Trump Should Not Run in 2024 (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews elaborates on his recent piece in The Hill about why Donald Trump should not run for president again in 2024. With IPI President Tom Giovanetti.
IPI Policy Basics: What Is a Recession and Why Does It Matter? (Audio: Podcast)
In this episode, IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews discuss the various definitions of recession, what causes recessions, what’s the harm of recession, and are there any possible silver linings to a recession? Are recessions always unintentional, or are they sometimes intentional?
Declining Numbers in the Government Workforce (Audio: Interview)
IPI’s Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses with Pratt on Texas the decline in the number of government workers, as well as gasoline prices and the Biden Administration.
Making Welfare Reform Great Again (Audio: Interview)
Institute for Policy Innovation’s Dr. Merrill Matthews joins Pratt on Texas to discuss his recent op/ed in The Hill titled: Rick Scott Wants to Make Welfare Reform Great Again.
Should the Federal Government Subsidize Domestic Microchip Manufacturing (Audio: Podcast)
Should national security interests trump free-market proponents’ usual anti-corporate welfare, no subsidy, no trade distortions approach to policy? What constitutes a genuine national security consideration, since using national security as an invalid excuse has been used in the past. IPI President Tom Giovanetti, Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews, and Senior Research Fellow Bartlett Cleland discuss the legitimacy of federal policies that favor domestic sourcing of critical products such as microchips, pharmaceutical ingredients, rare earth metals, etc. for national security considerations.
The Texas Energy Grid, Resiliance, Fragility, and Why We Need An All-of-the-Above Energy Strategy (Audio: Podcast)
During our current hotter-than-usual summer, the Texas grid has come close to overcapacity several times. In light of the 2021 Texas freeze and blackouts, the Texas electrical grid is the subject of increased scrutiny. IPI President Tom Giovanetti, Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews, and Senior Research Fellow Bartlett Cleland discuss electrical generation and transmission, solar, wind and thermal generation, and what Texas needs to do going forward.
Green New Deal RIP (Audio: Interview)
IPI Resident Scholar Merrill Matthews joins Matthews joins the Kim Munson Show to discuss his latest Hill op/ed, Green New Deal, RIP. Matthews and Kim discuss recent events that made it clear that the New Green Deal is deceased for all intents and purposes. Rising gas prices, the Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia vs. EPA, and the incoming red wave in November that will push out progressive legislators and replace them with conservative members who understand that affordable, sustainable energy policies are what the American people need and want.
It's Not Just Oil Companies--It Takes Pipelines and Refineries, Too
President Biden’s rhetoric on energy these days suggests that he doesn’t actually understand all the things his administration has done to not only discourage oil and gas exploration, but also the construction of necessary pipelines and refineries. It’s incoherent for an anti-fossil fuels administration to berate the industry for not producing more. With IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews.
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