What 'I, Pencil' Could Teach Joe Biden about Supply Chains (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews explains why plans to try to determine supply chains by government from the top down are doomed to fail, because they fail to apprehend the tremendous efficiency and complexity of supply chains formed by the voluntary cooperation of free people. With IPI President Tom Giovanetti.
IPI Policy Basics: Tax Competition is a Feature, Not a Bug (Audio: Podcast)
The Government Class may hate it, but tax competition is a feature, not a bug. What they call a “race to the bottom” is actually strategic pressure to hold governments in check. Attempts among state or national governments to coordinate tax policy should be seen for what it is—collusion to eliminate competition and unleash ever bigger government. With IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews.
States Should 'Just Say No' to Federal Unemployment Largess (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews explains how the federal government is competitively bidding against the private sector for the time of unemployed workers through its overgenerous and unnecessary $300/wk addition to state unemployment benefits. And IPI President Tom Giovanetti agrees.
IPI Policy Basics: Inflation Is the Most Miserable Tax of All (Audio: Podcast)
With the undeniable return of inflation, at least for now, IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews discuss the current causes of inflation and the return of the “Misery Index.”
Chinese Rockets Fall from the Sky, American Rockets Land on Robot Ships (Audio: Podcast)
Senior Research Fellow Dr. Merrill Matthews and IPI President Tom Giovanetti introduce Dan Garretson, new Research Fellow in Space and Technology Policy, and discuss current space policy topics.
IPI Policy Basics: Pro-Markets, not Pro-Business (Audio: Podcast)
There’s a reason we describe ourselves as pro-markets and not as pro-business, but too many times policymakers don’t seem to know the difference and think they are supposed to be representing the interests of businesses. But if consumer welfare is the goal, policymakers should defend markets rather than businesses. IPI president Tom Giovanetti rants about his recent experience testifying before the Texas Legislature, joined by Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews.
What's Happening During the Texas Legislative Session? (Audio: Podcast)
IPI’s Addie Crimmins, who has spent years in and around the Texas Legislature, updates us on the legislature’s priorities and accomplishments thus far, with less than a month remaining in its 120-days-every-two-years session.
IPI Policy Basics: Why Attempting to Regulate Speech on Social Media Platforms Is a Bad Idea (Audio: Podcast)
The Facebook Oversight Board released its decision supporting the suspension of Donald Trump’s Facebook account but chiding Facebook for inconsistency and demanding that Facebook come up with clear, equally enforceable rules. This seems like a good time to summarize all the reasons why conservatives should not be attempting to use government power to regulate speech on social media platforms. With helpful contributions from Addie Crimmins, IPI’s Director of Development and Events.
Are Social Media Platforms Ripe for Government Oversight? (Audio: Interview)
Tom Giovanetti and Mark Davis (660AM the Answer) discuss the philosophical complications over "Big Tech Censorship" and who truly are "common carriers."
Biden's First Speech to Congress Filled with Impossible Goals, Irresponsible Spending, and Green Delusions (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews analyzes some (but not all) of President Biden’s falsehoods, misrepresentations, impossible goals and irresponsible spending in his first speech to a joint session of Congress.
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