Great lecture on the Christmas story in Western art: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zh4...

Episode 153 of the Free the Economy podcast is here! We talk about electric vehicles, home appliances, the failure of tariffs, & the rise of climate realism. Our guest this week is James Erwin, who tells us about what the CFPB is doing wrt bank privacy: www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

I think about this issue every time I walk past Massachusetts & Rhode Island Aves in D.C., where there's a monument to Samuel Hahnemann, the creator of homeopathy. His system was popular and influential when the memorial was created in 1900. (Its dedication was attended by President McKinley.)

From my latest book review for AIER: "Americans, both as citizens and policymakers, will need to step up to compete with the machinations of the Communist mandarins in Beijing. We should, however, be careful not to copy their worst policies along the way." thedailyeconomy.org/article/brea...

Did you know that government regulators require your bank to share your private financial data with other companies without your knowledge or consent? Find out more in my interview with ATR's James Erwin for Episode 153 of the Free the Economy podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh4-...

I had a great conversation with Neil Bradley, EVP at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, for Episode 152 of the Free the Economy podcast. We talked about taxes, regulation, free enterprise, innovation, and how we can create an economy where everyone can prosper: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3z0...

something that is hard to get my head around as an adult is that titanium is relatively inexpensive (like $100/kg, depending on grade etc), when I was a kid i learned it was like unobtanium

Debanking flows downhill from progressive policymakers: cei.org/blog/debanki...

Getting into the Advent season with a Baroque orchestra performing Messiah in our local cathedral.

Merry Bellagio Atrium Christmas, everyone!

Modern opera in Pittsburgh!

Excited to release Episode 148 of Free the Economy, "Truth, Lies, and Economics w/ Jeremy Horpendahl." I cover Social Security, rare earth minerals, CA losing tech jobs & have a great conversation w/ Prof. Horpendahl about how to understand economic statistics: www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

New from Episode 147 of the Free the Economy podcast: I had a great conversation with American Nuclear Society CEO Craig Piercy about power abundance, reliability, and affordability. Turns out America's nuclear future is already up and running: www.youtube.com/watch?v=czVQ...

This week on the Free the Economy podcast we talk about the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics, eliminating the CFPB, BLS jobs data, social capital, and Boomer environmentalism. Our interview this week is Stephen Perkins of the American Conservation Coalition: www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

Thanks to futurist and tech expert Ed Hudgins of the Human Achievement Alliance for being my guest on Episode 144 of the Free the Economy podcast. We talk about innovation, optimism, technological development, and the future of *upwing* thinking: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvBE...

This week on the Free the Economy podcast we cover drug tariffs, whether to expect a new Great Depression, and the decline of EVs in the auto industry. Our interview is w/ @rominaboccia.bsky.social of the Cato Institute on Social Security reform and her new book: www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

Me, when people claim to be in a persistent caloric deficit but still not losing weight:

In Ep 142 of Free the Economy we cover financial regulation, the left vs. right distinction in politics, and alcohol and public health. Our interview is with Alex Trembath of the Breakthrough Institute. We talk about energy, housing, and the abundance movement: www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

--Corporation stands up for itself --Asks you to trust the traditional ways --Our values will never change The world is upside down. And more and more, I'm here for it.

As I've observed many times, it's impossible to "get" RFK Jr.'s career without focusing on the decades he's spent on the payroll of contingency fee law firms whose business plan is to stimulate a flood of mass-tort claims and then settle in bulk, whether causation be strong, weak, or nonexistent.

John Waters was once asked whether he was worried about living in a high-crime Baltimore neighborhood, given that he had a very valuable modern art collection. He replied that the average local burglar would likely steal his old VCR before he would notice the $1 million Cy Twombly on the wall.

The even more unbelievable crime fact (which I learned relatively recently) is that burglary has fallen by more than 90% since the 1990s. Did anyone notice? Nope. Does anyone believe it? Nope. But is is true? It is!

In Episode 141 of the Free the Economy podcast, we cover potential changes to quarterly reporting for public companies, state-level AI regulations, spiking gas prices in California, cosmetology licenses for sale in D.C., and patient-centered healthcare reform: www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

Episode 140 of the Free the Economy podcast is here! We cover the latest jobs numbers, the emergent community of abundance fans, the limits to taxing billionaires, eliminating an illegal federal agency, and an interview w/ Matt Mitchell of the Fraser Institute: www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

Episode 139 of Free the Economy is here! We cover Trump tariffs, Biden’s competition order, and research on housing affordability. Our interview this week is with Kevin Williamson, national correspondent at The Dispatch and host of the How the World Works podcast: www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

Quality Free the Economy podcast this week with @richardmorrison.bsky.social and the great Kevin Williamson. Appreciate the shoutout to @iainmurray.bsky.social's and my work on minimum wages and inequality! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSc9...

Seabirder @richardmorrison.bsky.social reviews a new book on fiscal disaster: thedailyeconomy.org/article/debt...

My review of Ray Dalio's "How Countries Go Broke" for The Daily Economy: thedailyeconomy.org/article/debt...

Free the Economy Episode 138: Ideological Diversity on the Right with Peter Lipsett www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

I'm excited for all of the good things that are going to come out of this trip. I mean, it's not like anything bad happened immediately after I visited New Orleans last time.

all Intel shareholders just got diluted by ~10%. happen to remember what the headline number was on Warren's proposed wealth tax

This feels like a spot of good news www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Sickos: Yes, the season has begun.

This week on the Free the Economy podcast we cover White House intervention in corporate ownership, the nation’s falling economic freedom ranking, and welcome new reforms to the Endangered Species Act: www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

Get excited for Episode 136 of the Free the Economy podcast, "Welfare and Work with Kevin Corinth": www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

Celebrating 10 years of marriage this week. An amazing journey, can't wait for the next 10.

Thanks to Emma Camp of @reason.com for joining me for Episode 135 of the Free the Economy podcast! We talk about Zoomer culture, capitalism, AI on college campuses, tradwives and Waffle House waitresses, and the discourse-industrial complex: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abxf...

Any American who cares about free speech and hates socialism should be eager to welcome Venezuelan refugees with open arms to the US. They are up against a level of oppression that most of us can't even fathom.

New episode (#134) of the Free the Economy podcast, "Crushing Capitalism with Norbert Michel," now up! www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

Come sail away with us (Yacht Rock Revue at Wolf Trap).

The world of responsible investing has taken a hit recently, but one principle that shouldn't be controversial is "No welfare for billionaires." See the new study from @johnmoz.bsky.social and myself on why companies should swear off taxpayer giveaways and special deals: cei.org/publication/...

I get no kick from Ghislaine, so tell my why should it be true, that I get a kick out of you...🎶

New Bean Dad lore just dropped.

Rudolf Diesel (1858 – 1913) was an important inventor, but let's not forget Sir Alfred Gasoline.

Well, good thing the EU is a tiny place and not our #1 source of imports or anything like that

As someone who was a quite successful college debater (and did no small amount professionally), it's a perfectly valid form of entertainment. But verbal debate is really worse than useless as a mechanism for trying to arrive at truth or understanding.

Get excited for Episode 132 of the Free the Economy podcast, "Corporate Responsibility and Taxpayer Protections with @johnmoz.bsky.social." (Interview starts ~ 7:45) www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

Thanks to the fine folks at Florida International University's College of Law for publishing my new article on green energy, public policy, and market forces, "Climate Finance Needs More Market Discipline." They even sent extra copies in the mail! ecollections.law.fiu.edu/lawreview/vo...

Spoiler alert: it got a little weird!

I've loaded 15.9 tons. Almost there. Can't wait to see what I get.