Richard Morrison

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Modern opera in Pittsburgh!

YouTube video by Competitive Enterprise Institute Truth, Lies, and Economics with Jeremy Horpendahl

Here's the video of my new conversation w/ Prof. Jeremy Horpendahl of the University of Central Arkansas. We talk about what students, pundits, and everyone else gets wrong when they talk about inflation, unemployment, tariffs, and other economic news: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tve7...

Truth, Lies, and Economics with Jeremy Horpendahl - Free The Economy This week we talk about Social Security’s cost of living, conserving rare earth minerals, and why California keeps losing tech jobs. Our guest this week is Prof. Jeremy Horpendahl, director of the Ark...

Excited to release Episode 148 of Free the Economy, "Truth, Lies, and Economics w/ Jeremy Horpendahl." I cover Social Security, rare earth minerals, CA losing tech jobs & have a great conversation w/ Prof. Horpendahl about how to understand economic statistics: www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

YouTube video by Competitive Enterprise Institute Our Nuclear Tomorrow with Craig Piercy

New from Episode 147 of the Free the Economy podcast: I had a great conversation with American Nuclear Society CEO Craig Piercy about power abundance, reliability, and affordability. Turns out America's nuclear future is already up and running: www.youtube.com/watch?v=czVQ...

Energy Diversity and Abundance with Stephen Perkins - Free The Economy This week we talk about the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics, eliminating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, why we don’t need a government agency for jobs data, how market trade builds social cap...

This week on the Free the Economy podcast we talk about the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics, eliminating the CFPB, BLS jobs data, social capital, and Boomer environmentalism. Our interview this week is Stephen Perkins of the American Conservation Coalition: www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

YouTube video by Competitive Enterprise Institute Celebrating Human Achievement with Ed Hudgins

Thanks to futurist and tech expert Ed Hudgins of the Human Achievement Alliance for being my guest on Episode 144 of the Free the Economy podcast. We talk about innovation, optimism, technological development, and the future of *upwing* thinking: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvBE...

Reforming Social Security with Romina Boccia - Free The Economy This week we cover a new study on pharmaceutical tariffs, whether to expect a new Great Depression (via Phil Magness and Marc Wheat in National Review), and how the U.S. auto industry is souring on th...

This week on the Free the Economy podcast we cover drug tariffs, whether to expect a new Great Depression, and the decline of EVs in the auto industry. Our interview is w/ @rominaboccia.bsky.social of the Cato Institute on Social Security reform and her new book: www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

Me, when people claim to be in a persistent caloric deficit but still not losing weight:

Emergent Abundance with Alex Trembath - Free The Economy This week we cover the future of financial regulation, the end of the left vs. right distinction in politics, and how we all just dodged a bullet on alcohol and public health. Our interview this week ...

In Ep 142 of Free the Economy we cover financial regulation, the left vs. right distinction in politics, and alcohol and public health. Our interview is with Alex Trembath of the Breakthrough Institute. We talk about energy, housing, and the abundance movement: www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

--Corporation stands up for itself
--Asks you to trust the traditional ways
--Our values will never change

The world is upside down. And more and more, I'm here for it.

Kenvue Braces for Wave of New Lawsuits Over Tylenol’s Potential Link to Autism The Trump administration warned about the risk of use during pregnancy, which the company disputes.

As I've observed many times, it's impossible to "get" RFK Jr.'s career without focusing on the decades he's spent on the payroll of contingency fee law firms whose business plan is to stimulate a flood of mass-tort claims and then settle in bulk, whether causation be strong, weak, or nonexistent.

John Waters was once asked whether he was worried about living in a high-crime Baltimore neighborhood, given that he had a very valuable modern art collection. He replied that the average local burglar would likely steal his old VCR before he would notice the $1 million Cy Twombly on the wall.

The even more unbelievable crime fact (which I learned relatively recently) is that burglary has fallen by more than 90% since the 1990s.

Did anyone notice? Nope. Does anyone believe it? Nope. But is is true? It is!

YouTube video by Competitive Enterprise Institute Empowering Patients with Vance Ginn

Our interview this week is with Vance Ginn, host of the Let People Prosper podcast and co-author of the new book "Empower Patients: Two Doctor's Cure for Healthcare." We’ll talk about third-part payments, tax deductions, Medicare, HSAs, & more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UqI...

Empowering Patients with Vance Ginn - Free The Economy This week we cover potential changes to quarterly reporting for public companies, state-level AI regulations, spiking gas prices in California, and cosmetology licenses for sale in D.C. Our interview ...

In Episode 141 of the Free the Economy podcast, we cover potential changes to quarterly reporting for public companies, state-level AI regulations, spiking gas prices in California, cosmetology licenses for sale in D.C., and patient-centered healthcare reform: www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

YouTube video by Competitive Enterprise Institute Tariffs and Economic Freedom with Matt Mitchell

Our interview for Episode 140 of Free the Economy is w/ Matt Mitchell of the Fraser Institute. We cover Fraser's latest Economic Freedom of the World report and how recent U.S. tariff policy is tanking our ranking: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fVn...

Tariffs and Economic Freedom with Matt Mitchell - Free The Economy This week we cover the latest jobs numbers, the emergent community of abundance fans, the limits to taxing billionaires, and eliminating an illegal federal agency. Our interview this week is with Matt...

Episode 140 of the Free the Economy podcast is here! We cover the latest jobs numbers, the emergent community of abundance fans, the limits to taxing billionaires, eliminating an illegal federal agency, and an interview w/ Matt Mitchell of the Fraser Institute: www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

YouTube video by Competitive Enterprise Institute Clear-But-False Ideas with Kevin Williamson

My interview for Episode 139 of Free the Economy is w/ Kevin Williamson, national correspondent at The Dispatch. We have a wide-ranging discussion covering everything from restaurant food waste to protectionism, wealth disparities, and economic development: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSc9...

Clear-But-False Ideas with Kevin Williamson - Free The Economy This week we cover the Trump tariffs being struck down, Biden’s competition order being vacated, and new research on housing affordability. Our interview this week is with Kevin Williamson, national c...

Episode 139 of Free the Economy is here! We cover Trump tariffs, Biden’s competition order, and research on housing affordability. Our interview this week is with Kevin Williamson, national correspondent at The Dispatch and host of the How the World Works podcast: www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

YouTube video by Competitive Enterprise Institute Clear-But-False Ideas with Kevin Williamson

Quality Free the Economy podcast this week with @richardmorrison.bsky.social and the great Kevin Williamson. Appreciate the shoutout to @iainmurray.bsky.social's and my work on minimum wages and inequality! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSc9...

Debt, Destiny, and Dalio: A Review of How Countries Go Broke | The Daily Economy Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio warns of looming fiscal disaster, yet his “Big Cycles” leave little room for free will.

Seabirder @richardmorrison.bsky.social reviews a new book on fiscal disaster:
thedailyeconomy.org/article/debt...

Debt, Destiny, and Dalio: A Review of How Countries Go Broke | The Daily Economy Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio warns of looming fiscal disaster, yet his “Big Cycles” leave little room for free will.

My review of Ray Dalio's "How Countries Go Broke" for The Daily Economy: thedailyeconomy.org/article/debt...

Here's just the video of my conversation w/ Peter Lipsett of DonorsTrust for Episode 138 of the Free the Economy podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou_p...

Ideological Diversity on the Right with Peter Lipsett - Free The Economy This week we cover Ray Dalio’s Big Debt Cycle, scandal in climate finance, jobs destroyed by tariffs, why AI can’t replace free markets, and the debut of the new publication "The Argument." Our interv...

Free the Economy Episode 138: Ideological Diversity on the Right with Peter Lipsett
www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

I'm excited for all of the good things that are going to come out of this trip. I mean, it's not like anything bad happened immediately after I visited New Orleans last time.

all Intel shareholders just got diluted by ~10%.

happen to remember what the headline number was on Warren's proposed wealth tax

Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need — Colonies grew 15-fold Scientists have developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help save honeybees from devastating declines. By engineering yeast to produce six essential sterols found in pollen, researchers pr...

This feels like a spot of good news

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Sickos: Yes, the season has begun.

Peggy Gravel: Why did you tell me to come this way, Grizelda? You know I hate nature! Look at those disgusting trees, stealing my oxygen. Oh, I can't stand this scenery another minute. All natural forests should be turned into housing developments!