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What the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit means for Amazon

The FTC claims Amazon abused its power. Neil Chilson says the commission’s case could be difficult to prove.

Environmental Economics — Megan Jenkins on Conservation Policy

Megan Jenkins talks about endangered species, Prairie dogs in cemeteries, issues of incentive alignment, private conservation, and more.

FOSI Briefs the States: Striking the Right Balance in Online Safety

On September 12, 2023, FOSI held their second FOSI Briefs the States event in Salt Lake City: Striking the Right Balance in Online Safety.

Ep. 199: Nathan Goodman – What Does Immigration Have To Do With Climate Change

Nathan Goodman speaks about the implications of Climate Change for immigration policy and how coercion factors into that conversation.

InfluenceWatch Podcast #285: The AI Revolution Is Here (Whether You Want It or Not)

Taylor Barkley joins Sarah Lee and Michael Watson on the Influence Watch podcast to discuss the AI revolution.

ChatGPT, Obesity Drugs, Exoplanet Images, and Medical Miracles: The Most Amazing Breakthroughs of 2022

Derek Thompson talks to economist and writer Eli Dourado about the most exciting scientific and technological discoveries of the year.

Eli Dourado on Supersonic Jet Flight, Energy & Climate Innovation and Regulatory Hacking

Eli Dourado and Niklas Anzinger have a conversation about many things, including technology, innovation, and regulatory bottlenecks.

Job Makers Podcast: Josh Smith on Immigrants’ Role in Economic Recovery

Denzil Mohammed talks with Josh Smith from the CGO about his work to show the outsized impact immigrants have on the economy and our culture.

Big Tech is still struggling to earn the public’s trust

Taylor Barkley met with Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino to discuss the results of a recently published tech poll.

Against the ‘Vetocracy’

How should lawmakers approach the veto problem? Will Rinehart with the Center for Growth and Opportunity comments.

Make Landowners Partners in Wildlife Protection

Megan Jenkins of the Center for Growth and Opportunity joins Caleb O. Brown and discusses landowners and wildlife conservation.

Jim Bohannon Show 04-25-22

Will Rinehart, senior research fellow at the Center for Growth and Opportunity, talks about Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter.

A policy lesson from Elon Musk

Eli Dourado joins Caleb O. Brown of the Cato Institute to detail a lesson for policymakers from a manufacturing titan.

Exformation – A Look Back In Time

Tune in to this week's Exformation episode where Will and Caden discuss their favorite moments and add new insights to the discussion.

Exformation – Regulatory Sandboxes

As innovative entrepreneurs push products and services beyond imagination to benefit consumers, regulations tend to fall behind.

Exformation – What Happened to All the Chips?

Will and Caden dig into the science and economics behind the chip shortage that’s stalling out the production of entire industries.

Exformation – The Broadband Experiment in the Infrastructure Bill

Will and Caden discuss the Broadband funding provisions detailed in the historic trillion infrastructure bill that passed the Senate.

Exformation – States experiment in privacy law

Will and Caden work through the state of data privacy in the U.S. and the implications of state-based laws on business owners.

Exformation – The Antitrust Movement with Aurelien Portuese

Will and Caden invite Aurelien Portuese from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation to discuss the antitrust movement.

Exformation – Killer Acquisitions and Big Tech

Will and Caden discuss President Biden’s recent executive order on competition and the research on killer acquisitions.

What Would You Do with $100 Billion?

What are some of the great challenges we could solve if innovation and technology weren’t so cost prohibitive?

The Eternal Return of Common Carriage

Will and Caden talk Internet regulation focused on recent proposals to implement common carriage regulation over online speech.

Space, the Final Frontier, with Eli Dourado

Will and Caden invite special guest Eli Dourado to discuss the future of Space exploration, commercialization, and NASA.

Exformation – Ellysse Dick on Virtual Reality

Elysse Dick joins Will and Caden this week to discuss the policy implications of virtual reality technologies.

Free Speech, Common Carriage, and Content Moderation

Are you free to say what you want online? Will and Caden tackle the tough questions in this episode of Exformation.

Exformation- Amazing Amazon Antitrust Affair

Will and Caden discuss Amazon and the current antitrust legal proceedings brought to the forefront by the Washington, DC, attorney general.

Exformation – Digital Equity and the Digital Divide

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

Exformation – Dark Patterns or Deceptive Practices?

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

Exformation – The Misinformation Game

Hosts Will Rinehart and Caden Rosenbaum, along with guest Lucas Rentschler, discuss misinformation on social media.

Exformation – Epic Games Vs. The World

Hosts Will Rinehart and Caden Rosenbaum discuss the legal slog between Epic Games and Apple, and the potential ramifications of the outcome.