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The Economist Next Door with host Paul Muller is AIER's newest podcast. It's a plain-spoken guide that makes complex ideas accessible to the "everyman" and "everywoman." No PhD required.
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The Strange Intellectual Roots of the New Right (opens the original)
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What is post-liberalism, and why has it gained influence on the American right? In this episode of The Economist Next Door , host Paul Mueller speaks with James M. Patterson and Thomas D. Howes, authors of Why Post-Liberalism Failed . They explore the intellectual roots of post-liberalism and its connections to Catholic integralism and European reactionary thought. The guests discuss the movement's critique of liberalism and the role of figures such as Patrick Deneen and JD Vance. They also exam
America's Housing Crisis Is No Mystery (opens the original)
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Why is housing so expensive in America? On this episode of The Economist Next Door , Paul Mueller sits down with AIER scholars Julia Cartwright and Jason Sorens to unravel the mystery behind America's housing crisis. They explore how supply and demand, zoning restrictions, building regulations, local "busybodies," and federal housing policies have combined to make housing increasingly expensive. They also examine whether gentrification is really the problem, why communities often resist new deve
Russell Kirk and the Birth of the Conservative Mind (opens the original)
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Before 1953, almost nobody called themselves a "conservative." In this episode of The Economist Next Door, host Paul Mueller sits down with Jeff Nelson, director of the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal, at Kirk's historic home in Mecosta, Michigan. They explore how Russell Kirk's landmark book The Conservative Mind gave shape and name to a tradition that stretched back through the Founding, examine Kirk's friendships and sparring partners — from Hayek and Buckley to T.S. Eliot and Ray Br
How Conservatism Lost Its Way (opens the original)
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What happens when a political movement abandons ideas for power? Stephanie Slade, senior editor at Reason and author of Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right , joins Paul Mueller to discuss the conservative philosophy that shaped the twentieth century—and why it is now under attack. They explore the Fusionist tradition, the relationship between liberty and virtue, the rise of Trumpism and the dissident right, the temptation of authoritarian politics, and the importance
The Austrian Theory of Entrepreneurship: Schumpeter, Kirzner, and the Entrepreneurial Market (opens the original)
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What makes an entrepreneur? Is it the ability to disrupt entire industries, as Joseph Schumpeter argued, or the alertness to spot opportunities others overlook, as Israel Kirzner emphasized? In this episode of The Economist Next Door , Paul Mueller, Pete Earle, and Jeff Degner explore the Austrian School's distinctive theory of entrepreneurship. They discuss creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness, arbitrage, innovation, intellectual property, and the role of middlemen in coordinating ma
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