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Medicaid Fraud: Following the Money | TWE 183 (opens the original)
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Nearly $2 billion in Medicaid fraud-related and other recoveries should get our attention. So should CMS's estimate of $37.4 billion in improper Medicaid payments, although improper payments are not necessarily fraud. But the bigger economic question is about incentives. In this episode, I examine how federal Medicaid matching can affect state spending decisions, how complicated financing arrangements can encourage states to pursue additional federal dollars, and why greater state flexibility sh
Is Classical Liberalism Losing America? with Michael Munger | LPP (opens the original)
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Is classical liberalism losing ground in America? Duke University professor Dr. Michael Munger joins me to discuss constitutional government, public choice, tariffs, free trade, and the institutions underlying a free and prosperous society. We explore why restraints on government matter even when they prevent our preferred political outcomes, how political incentives shape policy, what tariffs actually do, and why institutional “friction” can sometimes protect against bad collective decisions. M
Can Government Promises Fix High Prices? | TWE 182 (opens the original)
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If the government sends you a check while everything around you gets more expensive, are you really better off? This week, I break down inflation and wages, the Fed’s latest rate hike, President Trump’s proposed $5,000 dividend, Governor Abbott’s Texas affordability agenda, rising healthcare costs, and calls to slow AI. The common question is simple: Are policymakers addressing what makes things expensive, or adding another subsidy or regulation to manage the symptoms? We discuss why lasting aff
Agency Power, Antitrust, and the Supreme Court with Ashley Baker | LPP 216 (opens the original)
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How much power should federal agencies have, and who should be accountable when they exercise it? Ashley Baker, Executive Director of the Committee for Justice, joins me to discuss agency power, antitrust, the Supreme Court, regulatory compliance costs, and the constitutional limits on the administrative state. We dig into Trump v. Slaughter , FTC authority, merger enforcement, regulatory barriers to competition, and why constitutional restraints matter for both liberty and prosperity. Subscribe
Why Capitalism Beats Socialism | TWE 181 (opens the original)
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Americans are losing faith in capitalism, but much of what gets blamed on free markets comes from government intervention. In TWE 181, I explain why capitalism beats socialism through economic freedom, competition, prices, profit and loss, and decentralized decision-making. More government control won’t fix problems government helped create. The strongest answer to socialism isn’t another slogan. Let people experience economic freedom. Subscribe, rate, and share This Week’s Economy . Find my wor
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