Conservatives Confusing Policy, Principles, Preferences, Technologies and Business Models (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Senior Research Fellow Bartlett Cleland discusses several examples of how conservatives can confuse principles with technological preferences and business models. Joined by IPI President Tom Giovanetti.
Does Senator Rick Scott Want to Raise Your Taxes? (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews and President Tom Giovanetti discuss Florida Senator Rick Scott’s confusing position on whether Republicans should raise taxes on low and middle income earners, and his even more confusing defense of his position.
IPI Policy Basics: When the Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates (Audio: Podcast)
To what degree does the Federal Reserve control interest rates on home mortgages, credit cards and bank savings accounts? Why does the Federal Reserve raise or lower rates? And what rate does the Federal Reserve actually control? The basics of Federal Reserve action with IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews.
Has Russia Been Funding Anti-Fracking, Anti-Nuclear Environmental Groups? (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews and President Tom Giovanetti discuss the likelihood that Russia has been engaging in soft power to make European countries as dependent as possible on Russian oil and gas.
IPI's Reactions to the State of the Union Address (Audio: Podcast)
On a special episode recorded the day after President Biden’s 2022 State of the Union Address, IPI President Tom Giovanetti, Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews, and Director of Development & Events Addie Crimmins discuss the speech, its tone, its connection to political reality, and other various hot takes.
Were the Protesting Canadian Truckers Heroes? (Audio: Podcast)
What red-blooded American doesn’t love a bit of rebellion and defiance of government every once in a while? But at what point does protest become civil disobedience, and when does civil disobedience become something else? Is consistency important? If it’s wrong for antifa and BLM to shut down highways, isn’t it also wrong for Canadian truckers? IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses the rights and wrongs of civil disobedience with IPI President Tom Giovanetti.
IPI Policy Basics: The Perils and Pitfalls of Modelling (Audio: Podcast)
No, not fashion modelling or Instagram modelling, though we’re sure there are perils and pitfalls there, too. This episode is about using mathematical models and computers to try to predict outcomes. Riffing off of IPI’s experience and knowledge of economic modelling, IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews draw some conclusions about climate change modelling as well. Hint: Models are just not very accurate.
Heritage's Big Tech Temper Tantrum (Audio: Podcast)
We’ve got SERIOUS problems with a paper released recently by our friends at the Heritage Foundation entitled “Combatting Big Tech’s Totalitarianism.” It’s a shocking departure from anything approaching normal policy analysis from a conservative, free-market standpoint, and would empower the genuine, proven dangers of Big Government as a counterpoint to anecdotal assertions against Big Tech that entirely overlook the consumer welfare delivered by these innovative platforms.
Unionizing Hill Staff Would Only Make Congress Even Worse (Audio: Podcast)
Unionizing government employees is a bad idea, but at least they can’t strike. IPI Resident Scholar Merrill Matthews explains a current proposal for allowing Capitol Hill Staff to unionize, and speculates on how that might playout. With reminiscences about Ronald Reagan and the PATCO strike by IPI President Tom Giovanetti.
Heritage Foundation Is Wrong on "Big Tech Totalitarianism" (Audio: Interview)
IPI President Tom Giovanetti joins 660AM The Answer's Mark Davis about the Heritage Foundation's recently published screed against "Big Tech," as well as a lightning round of topics.
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