A lot has changed in healthcare since this 1993 recording, but the resounding problems have remained alarmingly similar: soaring costs, millions uninsured, and more questions than answers. What role should the government play? And which policies have done more harm than good? Listen in with Rita Ricardo-Campbell, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Kevin Hopkins, Senior Domestic Policy Aide during the Reagan Administration, in today’s discussion. Originally Recorded: 1993
Episode 68 – Friedrich Hayek and Tom Hazlett (Podcast)
How does the rule of law evolve? Are changes to our society spontaneous, or are they organized with an endgame in mind by government? Join legendary economist Friedrich Hayek and Tom Hazlett, then a graduate student in economics, to discuss that subject in this conversation. Originally Recorded: 1978
Dead Wrong® with Johan Norberg – The Coronavirus and Globalization (VIDEO)
International trade and airline deregulation. It will be nice, they said. But do you know who else found it nice? The Coronavirus. Globalization now threatens our very lives. Dead Wrong®.
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Episode 67 – Efforts in Eastern Europe to Localize Government (Podcast)
When the Iron Curtain fell, Eastern European countries were left with the monumental task of building their governments and economies nearly from scratch. In today’s podcast, hear Robert Ebel, International Government Finance Economist, Milton Friedman, 1976 Nobel laureate in Economics, and Tom Hazlett, then Editor-in-Chief of The Wesleyan Review, discuss the pitfalls and triumphs of privatizing what were once solid socialist countries. Originally Recorded: 1993
Dead Wrong® with Johan Norberg – The Myth of Nationality Stereotypes (VIDEO)
Stereotypes can be dangerous, especially when they are used to generalize a large group of people. But there must be something to stereotypes, right? National stereotypes have been around for so long that it makes sense for people to believe them. But the real problem is in using them to compare two nationalities. Often people believe that it’s a way to gain insight into different groups of people when all it does is create a false sense of understanding. Johan Norberg explains that these stereotypes are not what they seem.
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Episode 66 – Friedrich Hayek and Jack High (Podcast)
Today’s podcast, originally recorded in 1978, is a discussion between legendary economist Friedrich Hayek and then economics graduate student Jack High. During the conversation, Hayek talks about his major influences in economics as well as his upbringing in the social sciences. As they dive into Hayek’s philosophical and professional development, they touch on famous names from history such as John Maynard Keynes, Ludwig von Mises, and George Stigler. Originally Recorded: 1978
Dead Wrong® with Johan Norberg – How to Create Monopolies (VIDEO)
The laissez-faire idea of perfect competition is a pipe dream. Instead, we see more concentration, more monopolies, and we need more regulation to stop it. Dead Wrong®. More barriers to entry only scare new companies away and actually prevent competition. Free To Choose® Media Executive Editor and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg explains why.
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Episode 65 – Economic Reasoning and Sexual Behavior (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is a conversation originally recorded in 1994 about the teaching of sexual legal issues in law schools around the United States. Richard Posner, former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals, Larry Lessig, former Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Chicago, and Tom Smith, former Director-General of the Social Survey at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago consider the long-term implications of the subject. Originally Recorded: 1994
Dead Wrong® with Johan Norberg – Is There a Mental Illness Epidemic? (VIDEO)
Mental illness is no joke, and today it seems like it’s only getting worse. But why is that the case? Do we live with more stress than we used to? Is the connectivity of the world starting to weigh more heavily on us than it did in the past? With the numbers of mental illnesses increasing so much, there must be something going on in the world today that’s causing it all. But that’s all Dead Wrong®. The truth isn’t what it appears to be on the surface.
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Episode 64 – Friedrich Hayek and Elaine Carver Leijonhufvud (Podcast)
This conversation between legendary economist Friedrich Hayek and former economics writer Elaine Carver Leijonhufvud includes an intimate look into the life of Hayek as a young man. During the discussion, the two talk about Hayek’s memories of traveling to America as well as his perception of the tension between religious and scientific thought. Originally Recorded: 1978