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Emergent Abundance with Alex Trembath - Free The Economy

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Richard Morrison @richardmorrison.bsky.social · 6d

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

Andres Castillo @wildthingis.bsky.social · 6d

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Richard Morrison @richardmorrison.bsky.social · 6d

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...

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 ...

Kenvue Braces for Wave of New Lawsuits Over Tylenol’s Potential Link to Autism

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Jason Kuznicki @jkuznicki.bsky.social · 15d

--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.

Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 15d

Tylenol says nope.

We stand with science, and we stand with you.

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 15d

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.

The Trump administration warned about the risk of use during pregnancy, which the company disputes.

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Richard Morrison @richardmorrison.bsky.social · 14d

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.

Matt Darling @besttrousers.bsky.social · 15d

James Ball @jamesrball.com · 15d

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!

Empowering Patients with Vance Ginn

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 15d

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!

Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social · 15d

Useful reminder from Peter Kellner on the problems we refuse to acknowledge are getting better, and the politics of hopelessness that this breeds

open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...

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Richard Morrison @richardmorrison.bsky.social · 19d

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

Richard Morrison @richardmorrison.bsky.social · 19d

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...

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 ...

Tariffs and Economic Freedom with Matt Mitchell

Richard Morrison @richardmorrison.bsky.social · 26d

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

Richard Morrison @richardmorrison.bsky.social · 26d

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...

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...

Clear-But-False Ideas with Kevin Williamson

Richard Morrison @richardmorrison.bsky.social · 29d

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

Richard Morrison @richardmorrison.bsky.social · 29d

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...

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...

Clear-But-False Ideas with Kevin Williamson

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Ryan Young @ryanyoungcei.bsky.social · Sep 4

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

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Seabird @seabirdreader.bsky.social · Aug 31

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

Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio warns of looming fiscal disaster, yet his “Big Cycles” leave little room for free will.

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Debt, Destiny, and Dalio: A Review of How Countries Go Broke | The Daily Economy

Richard Morrison @richardmorrison.bsky.social · Aug 29

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

Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio warns of looming fiscal disaster, yet his “Big Cycles” leave little room for free will.

thedailyeconomy.org

Ideological Diversity on the Right with Peter Lipsett - Free The Economy

Richard Morrison @richardmorrison.bsky.social · Aug 29

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...

Richard Morrison @richardmorrison.bsky.social · Aug 29

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

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...

Richard Morrison @richardmorrison.bsky.social · Aug 24

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.

Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need — Colonies grew 15-fold

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · Aug 24

all Intel shareholders just got diluted by ~10%.

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

Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Aug 23

I’m the furthest from a Trump fan. But the reality is that he would have to shake very hard to equate to the shakedowns of the unrealized cap gains tax and warren’s tax that were proposed.

mildredschmertz.bsky.social @mildredschmertz.bsky.social · Aug 23

And what will YOU do, Mark Cuban, when he comes to shake you down, too?

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Aug 23

This feels like a spot of good news

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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...

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Richard Morrison @richardmorrison.bsky.social · Aug 23

Sickos: Yes, the season has begun.

Richard Morrison @richardmorrison.bsky.social · Aug 23

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!

Subsidies for Billionaires with David McGarry

Richard Morrison @richardmorrison.bsky.social · Aug 23

Our interview this week is w/ David McGarry, Research Director at the Taxpayers Protection Alliance. We’ll talk about stadium subsidies, special interests, labor union preferences, municipal zoning, and who should have to pay for infrastructure projects in big cities: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfvm...

Subsidies for Billionaires with David McGarry - Free The Economy

Richard Morrison @richardmorrison.bsky.social · Aug 23

This week on the Free the Economy podcast we cover White House intervention in corporate ownership, the nation’s falling economic freedom ranking, and welcome new reforms to the Endangered Species Act: www.buzzsprout.com/2096503/epis...

This week we cover White House intervention in corporate ownership, the nation’s falling economic freedom ranking, and welcome new reforms to the Endangered Species Act. Our interview this week is wit...