Free The Economy Competitive Enterprise Institute

This week we talk about the likelihood of blue state bailouts, issues with “everything bagel liberalism,” news of free enterprise scholarship at Alabama’s Troy University, and the trials and tribulations of the Buy Nothing movement. Our interview this week is with Alex Trembath of the Breakthrough Institute. We discuss the meaning of eco-modernism, opportunities for creating an abundance agenda in the U.S., gradualism vs. dramatic change, and to what extent we should relying on advice from establishment experts. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Our producers are Scooter Schaefer, Phoebe Gersten, and Ryan Kracinski. Keep up with the show by following us on Twitter at @freethe_economy and read our episodes summaries with links to the stories we cover at cei.org/blog.  

This week we talk corporate mega-mergers that turned out for the best, political meddling with the Federal Reserve’s inflation policy, “woke” language games and spontaneous order, and the future of clean and safe nuclear energy. Our interview this week is with Dominic Pino of National Review. We review the situation with the Silicon Valley Bank bailout, financial regulation, the state of organized labor, and the ongoing fight between populists and libertarians in the world of economic policy. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Our producers are Scooter Schaefer, Phoebe Gersten, and Ryan Kracinski. Keep up with the show by following us on Twitter at @freethe_economy and read our episodes summaries with links to the stories we cover at cei.org/blog.

This week we talk about Silicon Valley Bank and political favoritism, the Securities 
and Exchange Commission’s climate agenda, the relationship of school funding to 
student performance, energy superabundance, and unconstitutional agency funding.
Our interview this week is with Spencer Purnell of the Reason Foundation. We talk 
about online privacy, tech policy, and whether the Chinese Communist Party is 
stealing your sick dance moves on TikTok. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard 
Morrison. Our producers are Scooter Schaefer, Phoebe Gersten, and Ryan Kracinski. 
Keep up with the show by following us on  Twitter at @freethe_economy and read our
episode summaries with links to the stories we cover at cei.org/blog.

This week we talk about the drama with Silicon Valley Bank and the proposal from Wayne Crews for an Abuse-of-Crisis Prevention Act, how to protect retirement savings from political mismanagement, and the constitutional limits on federal agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Our interview this week is with Patrick Hedger of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance. We review what the Federal Trade Commission has been doing on competition and antitrust policy and size up the threat from government censorship of online media platforms. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Our producers are Scooter Schaefer, Phoebe Gersten, and Ryan Kracinski. Keep up with the show by following us on Twitter at @freethe_economy and read our episodes summaries with links to the stories we cover at cei.org/blog.  

 This week we talk about a warning from Wayne Crews and The Wall Street Journal on the burden of over-regulation, the policy strings attached to the CHIPS Act and infrastructure funding, the problems with a wealth tax, and an environment and law conference at Florida International University. Our interview this week is with Patrice Onwuka, director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at the Independent Woman’s Forum. We talk about employment, education, economic growth, and the value of true diversity. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Our producers are Scooter Schaefer, Phoebe Gersten, and Ryan Kracinski. Keep up with the show by following us on Twitter: @freethe_economy. 

March 2, 2023 - Free the Economy is about how we all can become happier, healthier, and wealthier in a world with less government control. We believe in a voluntary society, where consent rather than force governs human interactions. And while the economy we have now offers many opportunities for financial success and self-fulfillment, we know we can do even better.

This week we talk about the Mercatus Center’s Michael Farren and his case for the abundance agenda, a Washington Post report on social media “deinfluencers,” the House Financial Services Committee and its agenda on ESG investing, the effect of protectionism on the blue-collar workforce, and the need to manage coastal flooding with insurance markets. Our interview this week is with policy analyst and sloth enthusiast Shoshana Weissmann of the R Street Institute. We discuss the problem with state occupational licenses and make the case for why it should be legal to get a job without permission from the government. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Our producers are Scooter Schaefer, Phoebe Gersten, and Ryan Kracinski. Keep up with the show by following us on Twitter: @freethe_economy.