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Invest Like the Best: Frontiers for Productivity
States May Cost Smartphone Users Privacy, Security
Introducing the Exformation Podcast
Bill Nelson’s Flawed Vision for NASA
How Immigrants Contribute to Utah’s Success
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 on the Narratives Podcast
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
Rush of anti-gouging laws fueled COVID surge
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 […]
Call for papers: Seeking Solutions for America’s Growing Wildfire Problems
Will Rinehart on True Story
Eli Dourado on The Convergence Podcast
Twitter tries to stop misinformation, but will it work?
Eli Dourado on Macro Hive Conversations
Eli Dourado on The Pod of Jake
Eli Dourado on Danny in the Valley Podcast
Opening the US to Hong Kongers Would Promote America’s Aims
On December 19, the Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act failed to advance in the Senate due to objections from Senator Ted Cruz. The bill would allow people in Hong Kong to claim refugee status in the United States if they’ve faced persecution for their political beliefs. It’s a disappointing failure because just 11 days prior, the bill […]
Breaking Up the Facebook Juggernaut
CGO Research Fellows Present at Fall 2020 Symposiums
Op-Ed: Big Tech May Become The Next Champion Of Free Speech
Occam’s Razor needs to be applied more broadly in the debate over free speech online. If you think your political position is being suppressed by Facebook or Google or Twitter, it probably isn’t. More likely, your post was taken down because you violated a rule and then interpreted the takedown as a nefarious attempt at […]
Op-Ed: Seeing on the far side of the moon
A Divided America: Adam Smith Institute Webinar
Policy Briefing: Critical Habitat Designations & Proposed ESA Reforms
Recently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a new rule regarding the administration of critical habitat designations for endangered species. Critical habitat designations on private land can discourage property owners from maintaining or restoring habitat for protected species. Because private lands provide essential habitat for endangered wildlife, it’s important that reforms boost the incentives […]
Journal of Public Economic Theory Publishes CGO Social Security Research
Radio: In first presidential debate, what will we hear about the economy?
The U.S. economy is among the six topics selected for the first presidential debate on September 29, 2020, in Cleveland, Ohio. When it comes to the economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic President Trump and his Democratic opponent former Vice President Joe Biden are likely to agree on the basics. Listen to CGO Academic Director […]
The U.S. (and Utah) should give Hongkongers a new home
That the people of Hong Kong revere American values and treasure their freedoms every bit as much as most Americans do is shown in the past year of the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. The question is how to provide refuge to those in need?