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What can Florida learn from Arizona on immigration laws?

In an op-ed for the Orlando Sentinel, Josh T. Smith shows that Florida's hardline approach to immigration policy may actually backfire.

What does the whistleblowers testimony tell us about Facebook?

Will Rinehart joins The Lars Larson show to discuss a congressional testimony from the Facebook insider and what it means for the company.

Why States Should Allow Psychologists to Prescribe Medication

Five states have made it possible for psychologists to prescribe medication. What has been the affect on suicide in these states?

Utah can be a national leader on licensing reform

Utah Governor Spencer Cox ordered a review of the state’s occupational licensing laws. What does that mean and how can it help Utahn consumers.

Let in the Afghans who aided the US military

President Biden announced Tuesday that the withdrawal of all American citizens and military will be completed by Aug. 31. But what about our Afghan allies?

We Need to Build Our Way Out of This Mess

What would it take to become a nation that builds? In an guest essays for The New York Times, senior reseach fellow Eli Dourado explains.

Charter Cities Podcast: Shaping a preferable economic future with Eli Dourado

Senior Research Fellow, Eli Dourado joins the Charter Cities Podcast to give an outline of how we can increase productivity.

Why Capitalists in Space Are Good for Americans’ Future

Nothing quite exposes differing views on innovation than billionaires launching their own rockets into space. As Blue Origin ascended, carrying Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, critics rose up against private space tourism efforts. They repeated all the same slogans as the week before when Virgin Galactic CEO Richard Branson took a trip. But the harshest critics […]

Policy, TFP, and airships

CGO Senior Fellow Eli Dourado joins Benjamin Reinhardt on the Idea Machines podcast to discuss how the sausage of technology policy is made, the relationship between total factor productivity and technological progress, airships, and more.

Utah A.G. Sean Reyes’ suit against Google Play makes no sense

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

What Would Breaking Up Big Tech Change?

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

Utah vs. Google

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

Reforming Occupational Licensing in Utah Webinar

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 […]

Congress should fight bad policies, not kill platforms

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.

How to Fix Occupational Licensing in Utah, with Dr. Ed Timmons

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.

Mia Love’s New Role at USU – Inside Sources

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.

“Did Biden reverse the TikTok ban because Trump did it?”

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

Social Media and Misinformation

The world we all inhabit, the world outside the lab, lies somewhere in the gray zone between the two states of misinformation and truth.

The Communicators: Cancel culture and free speech

CGO's Will Rinehart joins Randolph May on C-Spans "The Communicators" to discuss free speech and complications regarding Section 230 reform.

Invest Like the Best: Frontiers for Productivity

Eli Dourado, senior research fellow at the Center for Growth and Opportunity, joins Patrick O'Shaughnessy on his podcast Invest Like the Best.

States May Cost Smartphone Users Privacy, Security

Bills in several states would force companies to allow every developer to use their preferred payment system. If passed, this legislation could cost smartphone users their privacy and security.

Bill Nelson’s Flawed Vision for NASA

Joe Biden’s nominee for NASA head has a worrying tendency to think about spaceflight’s past, not its future.

How Immigrants Contribute to Utah’s Success

Listen to CGO Research Manager Josh T. Smith discuss immigration with Boyd Matheson on KSL's Inside Sources.

Lucas Rentschler on the Lars Larson Show

Director of the Experimental Economics Laboratory at Utah State University Lucas Rentschler joins host Lars Larson on his podcast to discuss the recent Congressional big tech hearings. TheLarsLarsonShow · Lucas Rentschler – What should we take away from yesterday’s Congressional hearing with big tech?

Eli Dourad‪o on Village Global’s Venture Stories

Eli Dourado joins Co-Founder and Partner of Village Global Erik Torenberg on the Venture Stories Podcast to discuss the 2020s, economic growth, and deep tech.

Eli Dourado on the Narratives Podcast

Eli Dourado joined host Will Jarvis on the Narratives Podcast this week to discuss stagnation, regulation, and the future of technology.

A Cleaner Future for Energy on Federal Lands Webinar

One of the first things President Biden did when he assumed office was issue an executive order placing a moratorium on the sale of any new leases for oil and gas on federal land—at least until the Department of the Interior completes a review of climate impacts. What does that mean and how will it […]

Op-Ed: Why Merrick Garland needs to rethink the Google antitrust case

During the first day of Merrick Garland’s Senate hearing last month, President Biden’s nominee for attorney general outlined what his priorities would be at the Department of Justice. From investigating the insurrection to immigration enforcement, Garland has promised to bring a change in direction from the last Justice Department.

Rush of anti-gouging laws fueled COVID surge

Prices didn't go up, but stock of products went way down, which caused some to make multiple trips to the store.

COVID-19 and Cooperation: Why Openness Matters Webinar

Watch the recent webinar featuring special guest Charles Kenny who discusses his most recent book, The Plague Cycle, and why global cooperation during any public health crisis is essential. Charles is a senior fellow and the director of technology and development at the Center for Global Development. Last year, we saw countries close their borders […]

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