New Books Network Podcast

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century November 14, 2023

Jennifer Burns on the Life and Lasting Influence of Milton Friedman

Jennifer Burns

Hosted by Jon Hartley

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Jennifer Burns (Hoover Reserch Fellow and Stanford Associate Professor of History) joins the podcast to discuss her career as well as her new biography Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative (Farrar …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century November 4, 2023

Antitrust Policy, The Chicago School Consumer Welfare Standard and The Rise of the New Brandeisians

A Discussion with Luke Froeb, former Chief Economist at the FTC and former DOJ Antitrust Division

Luke Froeb

Hosted by Jon Hartley

Luke Froeb joins the podcast to talk about his career in economics, what it's like to be the chief economist at the FTC and DOJ antitrust division, how these agencies …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 30, 2023

Tax Policy, Government Spending, and Public Debt

A conversation with Glenn Hubbard

Glenn Hubbard

Hosted by Jon Hartley

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Glenn Hubbard (Former White House CEA Chair and Columbia Business School Professor) joins the podcast to discuss his career in academia and government along with his views on tax policy …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 27, 2023

The CARES Act, Inflation and Financial Regulation

A conversation with Andrew Olmem

Andrew Olmem

Hosted by Jon Hartley

Andrew Olmem (Former White House National Economic Council Deputy Director) joins the podcast to discuss his views on the CARES Act and inflation as well as the state of financial …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 26, 2023

The World Bank, China, Corporate Taxes, and Opportunity Zones

A conversation with DJ Nordquist

DJ Nordquist

Hosted by Jon Hartley

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DJ Nordquist (Former World Bank US Executive Director and Economic Innovation Group SVP) joins the podcast to discuss her experience serving as World Bank US Executive Director from 2019 to …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 25, 2023

Long-run Economic and Political Trends, Schools of Economic Thought, and Economics Education

A conversation with Tyler Cowen

Tyler Cowen

Hosted by Jon Hartley

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Tyler Cowen (George Mason University Economics Professor and Mercatus Center Director) joins the podcast to discuss his career, various long-run economic and political trends, whether policy or culture matters most …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 24, 2023

Fiscal Policy, The CARES Act, and U.S. Public Debt

A conversation with Josh Rauh

Josh Rauh

Hosted by Jon Hartley

Josh Rauh (Stanford GSB Finance Professor and Hoover Senior Fellow) joins the podcast to discuss his distinguished academic career, his research in public economics on taxes and public pensions, his …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 23, 2023

Technology, AI, Political Economy, and Economic Development

A conversation with Simon Johnson

Simon Johnson

Hosted by Jon Hartley

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Simon Johnson (MIT Sloan Economics Professor and Former IMF Chief Economist) joins the podcast to discuss his new book "Power and Progress", co-authored with his MIT colleague Daron Acemoglu, on …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 20, 2023

Monetary History, Bretton Woods, and Banking Crises

A conversation with Michael Bordo

Michael Bordo

Hosted by Jon Hartley

Michael Bordo (Rutgers Economics Professor and Hoover Distinguished Visiting Fellow) joins the podcast to discuss his career, monetary history, the legacy of Bretton Woods 50 years later, and historical banking …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 19, 2023

Serving In Four U.S. Presidential Admins, Environmental Regs, and Infrastructure

A conversation with Diana Furchtgott-Roth

Diana Furchtgott-Roth

Hosted by Jon Hartley

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Diana Furchtgott-Roth (Heritage Fellow and GWU Adjunct Professor) joins the podcast to discuss her career including her government service in the Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Trump …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 18, 2023

TCJA, the CARES Act, inflation, and the debt limit

A conversation with Kevin Hassett

Kevin Hassett

Hosted by Jon Hartley

Kevin Hassett (Former CEA Chairman and Hoover Institution Distinguished Fellow) joins the podcast to discuss his career, the legacy of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), including corporate tax …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 17, 2023

Monetary Economics, the Taylor Rule, Fiscal Policy, and Economic Growth

A Conversation with John Taylor

John Taylor

Hosted by Jon Hartley

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John Taylor, the Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, joins the podcast to discuss how he initially got interested …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 16, 2023

Jay Bhattacharya on the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Public Health Response

A conversation with Jay Bhattacharya

Jay Bhattacharya

Hosted by Jon Hartley

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Jay Bhattacharya (Stanford University Professor of Medicine) joins to the podcast to discuss his beginnings being born in Calcutta, India, his journey to Stanford as a student obtaining four degrees …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 13, 2023

Milton Friedman, The Chicago School, and The Government’s Incentive To Promote Economic Growth

A conversation with David Mitch

David Mitch

Hosted by Jon Hartley

David Mitch, an economic historian and professor of economics at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, joins the podcast to discuss the The Chicago School of Economics, including his 201 …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 12, 2023

On The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level and Economic Growth

A conversation with John Cochrane

John Cochrane

Hosted by Jon Hartley

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John Cochrane, economist and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, joins the podcast to discuss his career, his new book, The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 11, 2023

On The History of Occupational Licensing in the U.S.

A conversation with Morris Kleiner

Morris Kleiner

Hosted by Jon Hartley

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Morris Kleiner, the AFL-CIO Chair in Labor Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota and arguably the world's leading authority on occupational licensing, joins …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 10, 2023

Quantitative Investing, Inflation and the Macroeconomy

A conversation with Rob Arnott

Rob Arnott

Hosted by Jon Hartley

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Jon Hartley interviewed Rob Arnott, founder and chairman of Research Affiliates, at the Economic Club of Miami on December 3, 2022. Topics discussed include the recent rise of inflation, macroeconomics …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 9, 2023

Applying Chicago Price Theory In Academia and Government

A conversation with Casey Mulligan

Casey Mulligan

Hosted by Jon Hartley

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Casey Mulligan, Professor in Economics and the College at the University of Chicago, joins the podcast to discuss how he got interested in becoming an economist from his days as …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 6, 2023

GSEs, Financial Regulation, Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy

A conversation with Mark Calabria

Mark Calabria

Hosted by Jon Hartley

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Mark Calabria (Former FHFA Director and Cato Senior Advisor) joins the podcast to discuss his tenure as director of the FHFA (Federal Housing Finance Agency), his legacy of creating a …

Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 5, 2023

Long-term Housing Market Trends and Urban Policy

A conversation with Salim Furth

Salim Furth

Hosted by Jon Hartley

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Salim Furth (Senior Research Fellow and and Director of the Urbanity project, Mercatus Center) joins the podcast to discuss his background as a macroeconomist turned urban economist and a variety …