IPI Policy Basics: Geoeconomics (Audio: Podcast)
Research Fellow Professor Daniel Ogden talks with IPI President Tom Giovanetti about “geoeconomics,” or how countries pursue their interests not through military or diplomacy, but through economic means.
IPI Policy Basics: What Is a Supply Chain? (Audio: Podcast)
Lots of chatter lately about supply chain problems, so the Institute for Policy Innovation is proud to host Research Fellow Prof. Daniel Ogden, (among other things) Adjunct Instructor of International Business at Baylor University, to explain the basics. In conversation with IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews.
IPI Policy Basics: What Is a Recession and Why Does It Matter? (Audio: Podcast)
In this episode, IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews discuss the various definitions of recession, what causes recessions, what’s the harm of recession, and are there any possible silver linings to a recession? Are recessions always unintentional, or are they sometimes intentional?
Declining Numbers in the Government Workforce (Audio: Interview)
IPI’s Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses with Pratt on Texas the decline in the number of government workers, as well as gasoline prices and the Biden Administration.
Biden's Futility on Gas Prices (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews and President Tom Giovanetti can’t get over the futility of the Biden administration’s rhetoric and proposals on high gas prices. The policies and rhetoric are incoherent and contradictory. So it goes for this administration.
President Biden is His Own Worst Communications Enemy (Audio: Interview)
Where does President Biden truly stand on the issues of the day? Some accuse him of being far left, while others say he drags his feet. The press has also been blamed for sewing confusion. IPI Resident Scholar Merrill Matthews joins Inside Sources host Boyd Matheson to discuss the real problem with the way the president does and does not communicate his agenda.
IPI Policy Basics: Permissionless Innovation vs. the Precautionary Principle (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Senior Research Fellow Bartlett Cleland guides a discussion with IPI President Tom Giovanetti about the importance of permissionless innovation, and the problems with its opposite—the precautionary principle.
IPI Policy Basics: The Impact of Inflation on Your Taxes (Audio: Podcast)
IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews explain why inflation can result in taxes paid on false gains because capital gains tax rates and other taxes on assets are not indexed for inflation, and that income tax brackets in many states are also not indexed for inflation.
Biden's Policies Have Us Soooo Confused (Audio: Podcast)
IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews shares a number of conflicting and contradictory acts of the Biden administration that demonstrate inconsistency and incoherence, and IPI President Tom Giovanetti reacts.
The OTHER Texas Border Invasion--Companies Fleeing California (Audio: Podcast)
Texas’ southern border is not its only border people cross fleeing an oppressive regime—California businesses are relocating to Texas because of absurd tax and labor regulations. IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews runs through a few recent examples, with IPI President Tom Giovanetti contributing.
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