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The app store shouldn’t be treated as if it were a dangerous monopoly, because it isn’t.

Dr. Samuel Gregg, research director at the Acton Institute, joins us this week to discuss culture, the origins of morality, and the intersectionality between liberalism and christianity.   Guest Bio Dr. Samuel Gregg is research director at the Acton Institute. He has written and spoken extensively on questions of political economy, economic history, ethics in finance, […]

In this week’s episode of Exformation, Will and Caden talk about the latest CGO work on Internet regulation focused on recent proposals to implement common carriage regulation over online speech. As they stand today, social media platforms are innovations in communications technology that have connected us beyond imagination. But outside of Silicon Valley are calls […]

CGO's Chris Koopman Joins Derek Bambauer, Sally Hubbard, and David McLaughlin, on Bloomberg Law's UnChecked Podcast.

On this episode of The Great Antidote podcast with Juliette Sellgren, she is joined by guest Timothy Sandefur. In their discussion, Juliette and Tim discuss the “right-to-privacy”, disclosure, and anonymity of donations.   Guest Bio Timothy Sandefur is the Vice President for Litigation at the Goldwater Institute’s Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation and holds the […]

In today's Exformation episode, Will and Caden invite special guest Eli Dourado, Senior Research Fellow at the CGO, to discuss the future of Space exploration, commercialization, and NASA.

Will Rinehart joins Boyd Matheson on Inside Sources to discuss the recent lawsuit against google led by Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes.

On this episode of The Great Antidote podcast with Juliette Sellgren, she is joined again by guest Trevor Burrus. In their discussion, Juliette and Trevor discuss campaign finance, the first amendment, and what the Supreme Court has to say about it.

How a few changes to our conservation policy can benefit both the environment and people who live near urban centers of biodiversity.

Elysse Dick from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation joins Will and Caden this week to discuss the policy implications of virtual reality technologies. Show Notes Link to Ellysse’s Bio: [link] Ellysse’s pieces: Current and Potential Uses of AR/VR for Equity and Inclusion [link] Principles and Policies to Unlock the Potential of AR/VR for Equity […]

On this episode of The Great Antidote podcast with Juliette Sellgren, she is joined by guest Scott Winship. In their discussion, Juliette and Scott discuss the United States “War on Poverty”, the welfare state, and the future of anti-poverty policy.   Guest Bio Scott Winship is a senior fellow and the director of poverty studies […]

In the early days of internet policy, many policy writers held an idealistic view of the Internet as a borderless world, independent of burdensome regulatory control that might suppress available information. Over the years, governments have chipped away at that idea, and early internet policy perspectives have adapted to suit. Looking at the regulatory proposals […]

In January of this year, Utah Governor Spencer Cox’s revealed his first executive order calling for state agencies to review all professional licensing requirements. Learn more on the process and reforms here. In June, we teamed up with the Marriner S. Eccles Institute for Economics and Quantitative Analysis (MEIEQA) at the University of Utah to […]

Are you free to say what you want online? To what extent? Do places like Facebook and Twitter need moderation? Why? Who should be doing it? The users? A third-party? Will and Caden tackle the tough questions in this episode of Exformation.

On this episode of The Great Antidote podcast with Juliette Sellgren, she is joined by guest Nadine Strossen. In their discussion, Juliette and Nadine discuss free speech, hate speech, its policy implications, and if we should be protecting it.   Guest Bio Nadine Strossen has written, taught, and advocated extensively in the areas of constitutional […]

Congress sees fit to break down many of the platforms that have kept our small businesses thriving when it felt like the whole world was coming down around us.

In this episode, Will and Caden discuss the beast that is Amazon and the current antitrust legal proceedings brought to the forefront by the Washington, DC, attorney general.

Everyone wants jobs, and with a low-carbon energy transition underway, they especially want energy jobs. But is this a good idea?

Dr. Ed Timmons of Saint Francis University and Contributing Scholar at the Center for Growth and Opportunity joins KSL's Boyd Matheson on Inside Sources to discuss his recommendations for occupational licensing reform in Utah.

On this episode of The Great Antidote podcast with Juliette Sellgren, she is joined by guest Randy Barnett. In their discussion, Juliette and Randy discuss (what else?) The Constitution of the United States, the 14th Amendment, the controversial ‘Privileges and Immunities” clause, and what constitutional law might look like in the future.   Guest Bio […]

As the Biden Administration sets out on an ambitious conservation agenda, policymakers should carefully consider how to leverage private lands’ immense conservation potential.

In this episode, Will and Caden discuss what 'digital equity' actually means, and the steps that might be taken in order to bridge the 'digital divide.'

Mia Love joins KSL's Boyd Matheson on the Inside Sources show to discuss her new and exciting role as the National Outreach Director for the CGO.

CGO Senior Research Fellow Will Rinehart joins Lars Larson to discuss the recent decisions by the Biden administration regarding the social media entity 'TikTok.'

Shikha Dalmia, columnist at the Week, and former senior analyst at Reason, joins us this week to discuss Nationalism, its history, and rise in the modern world.

In this episode, Will and Caden discuss the sometimes dishonest and manipulative methods digital hosts often utilize to gather personal information and data.

Mia Love, former U.S. representative for (UT-04), joins the center as National Outreach Director.

The lesson from policymakers is clear. Cost might be a barrier for some, but lowering cost doesn’t get a lot of people newly connected.

On this episode of The Great Antidote podcast with Juliette Sellgren, she is joined by guest Megan McArdle. In their discussion, Juliette and Megan cover her ideas on personal failure, and why it is such an important and crucial part of development and growth. Guest Bio Megan McArdle is an American journalist, columnist, and blogger based […]

In this episode, hosts Will Rinehart and Caden Rosenbaum along with special guest Lucas Rentschler discuss analyzing misinformation on social media and potential treatments of the issue.