Econception

What's going on with the market reforms in Argentina? What have other countries done to fix their social security programs? And how did FedEx change the world? Manhattan Institute Fellow Daniel DiMartino joins Econception to discuss.

What’s going on with the Republican tax bill? How different can state budgets really be from one another? And how does Amtrak justify its barely used services? Adam Michel joins Econception to discuss. Adam N. Michel is director of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute, where he focuses on analyzing the economic and budgetary effects of taxation in the United States.

Where do Trump’s tariffs stand legally? Are foreign students banned from American universities? And are we really going to have to prove that mind control doesn’t work again in New York City? Dominic Dino works through these questions and more on Econception.

What’s going on with the tariff deals? How free trade really is the United States? And what have the Popes taught about socialism? Dave Hebert joins Econception to discuss these questions and more with Dominic Pino. Dave Hebert, Ph.D, is a senior research fellow at AIER. Dr. Hebert’s research has been published in academic journals such as Public Choice, Constitutional Political Economy, and The Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice and popular outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Investor’s Business Daily, RealClearPolicy, RealClearMarkets, The Hill, and The Daily Caller.

What’s the matter with Medicaid? Have Germany’s manufacturing policies been successful? And are Greece and Argentina the new role models for fiscal responsibility? We look through those questions today with Brian Blase and Paul Winfree. Brian Blase, Ph.D., is the President of Paragon Health Institute. Brian was Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy at the White House’s National Economic Council (NEC) [https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/white-house-national-economic-council-director-announces-senior-staff-appointments/] from 2017-2019, where he coordinated the development and execution of numerous health policies and advised the President, NEC director, and senior officials. After leaving the White House, Brian founded Blase Policy Strategies and served as its CEO. Dr. Paul Winfree is the Founder, President, and CEO of the Economic Policy Innovation Center [https://epicforamerica.org/] in Washington, D.C. He is also a Research Affiliate at the Queen’s University Centre for Economic History (Queen’s University Belfast), and an Advisor at the Centre for Economics, Policy and History (Trinity College Dublin and Queen’s University Belfast). His research focuses on public finance, the political economy, and U.S. economic history.