Summer School 6: When the markets need a designerLIVE SHOW: August 18th in Brooklyn. Tickets here. (PM+ supporters get a 10 percent discount off their tickets. […]

Summer School 5: The many ways governments influence industryLIVE SHOW: August 18th in Brooklyn. Tickets here. Traditional economics says the market is guided by […]

Would you trust an economist with your economy?Trust in experts is down. In all kinds of institutions and professions – in government, in media, in medical s […]

Summer School 4: Who are all these regulations protecting?LIVE SHOW: August 18th in Brooklyn. Tickets here. There are occasional incentives in business that make […]

The President’s Golden Share in U.S. SteelLIVE SHOW ALERT: August 18th, NYC. Get your tickets here. When news broke that a Japanese company, Nippon Steel, was […]

Summer School 3: How government decides what to spend our money onAlthough it seems like the government can spend an endless amount of money, it cannot actually do […]

Why are we so obsessed with manufacturing?It seems like politicians cannot agree on a lot. But many seem to agree on… manufacturing. Leaders of both political p […]

Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public mediaAct now to ensure public media remains free and accessible to all. Your donation will help this […]

Summer School 2: How taxes change behavior and the economyWe all know the government uses taxes to pay for things. But what about using taxes to control behavior? […]

Summer School 2: How taxes change behavior and the economyWe all know the government uses taxes to pay for things. But what about using taxes to control […]

Made in AmericaWhat people might picture when they think of “Made in America” … might not look like the “Made in America” we have today. The U.S. does have a do […]

Summer School 1: A government’s role in the economy is to make us all richerGovernment. The Big G. We like to imagine the free market and the invisible hand as […]

The simple math of the big billIf we think about the economic effects of President Donald Trumps big taxing and spending and domestic policy bill, we can roughly […]

A thought experiment on how to fix the national debt problemThere’s an economic fantasy you sometimes hear in D.C. It often gets trotted out when politicians a […]

When Trump met cryptoIn 2019, President Trump tweeted: “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies.” Today, the Trumps are all over crypto. There are […]

Econ Battle Zone: Budget ShowdownEcon Battle Zone is back! On today’s episode Mary Childs and Kenny Malone enter Econ Battle Stadium to throw down against r […]

The U.S. is the world’s bribery cop. Is that about to change?The U.S. has been policing bribery all over the world for nearly half a century using a law called the […]

Jay & Shai’s debt ceiling adventure (Update)Note: A version of this episode first ran in 2023. Every year, the U.S. government spends more money than it takes in. In […]

Why I joined DOGEWhat was it like to work inside Elon Musk’s DOGE? The cost-cutting initiative promised transparency, but most of its actions have been shrouded i […]

Are Trump’s tariffs legal?When President Trump announced his sweeping new tariffs this year, many trade law experts were startled. Typically, presidents don’t h […]