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Conversations with a wide variety of scholars, writers, and community leaders interested in exploring the American Dream, human flourishing, and everything in between. A product of the Archbridge Institute, we strive to bring listeners the best insights f

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    • Mar 30, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    American Higher Education: Failures, Reforms, and Alternatives with Praj Kulkarni and Will Krumholz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 60:49


    Discussion Links:Breaking Out of the College Box (Profectus Mag)The Case Against Education by Bryan CaplanRead more from Praj More about the Archbridge InstituteTwitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInstFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Archbridge

    Criticize by Creating with Magatte Wade - Profectus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 64:57


    Learn more about MagatteCapitalism is Key to Fulfilling the Promise of “Black Lives Matter” (Profectus Mag)Poverty Inc. DocumentaryMagatte's Ted Talk: Why it's too hard to start a business in Africa -- and how to change itFollow Magatte on Twitter @magattewCheck out Profectus MagFollow us on Twitter @ProfectusM

    The Power of Play with Lenore Skenazy- Profectus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 64:01


    Discussion Links:Learn more about LetGrowThe Fragile Generation (Reason)Want Kids to Succeed? Future-Proof 'Em (Profectus Mag)Why Are Millennials Wary of Freedom? (The New York Times)Security Can't Substitute for Development (Profectus Mag)Follow Lenore on Twitter @FreeRangeKidsCheck out Profectus MagFollow us on Twitter @ProfectusM

    A Deep Dive on State and Local Economic Development with John Mozena

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 59:27


    John is Co-founder and President of the Center for Economic Accountability, an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan educational and advocacy organization working to educate Americans on the harmful and wasteful nature of economic development subsidies. Prior to starting the CEA, John was Vice President for Marketing and Communications at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Michigan's free-market public policy think tank. Before working in public policy, John spent two decades in private-sector agency and corporate roles where his clients often included economic development entities and programs. Discussion Links:Center for Economic AccountabilityEconomic Development Incentives: Fostering Productive or Unproductive EntrepreneurshipEvaluating State and Local Business IncentivesMaking Sense of Incentives: Taming Business Incentives to Promote ProsperityFollow the CEA on Twitter @AccountableEconFollow John on Twitter @johnmoz More about the Archbridge Institute: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInst Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Archbridge

    The Ins and Outs of Doing Business in North America with Ross Emmett and Mason Hunt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 68:36


    Ross Emmett is the director of the Center for the Study of Economic Liberty and a Professor of pollical economy at Arizona State University. Prior to joining Arizona State University, Professor Emmett was a member of the faculty at James Madison College at Michigan State University. Mason Hunt is the Project Coordinator with the Center for the Study of Economic Liberty within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University. Prior to joining the Center, Mason worked for a non profit membership association of state legislators in Washington, DC. Together Professor Emmett and Mason work to produce the Doing Business North America Index. Discussion Links: Doing Business North America Index   More about the Archbridge Institute: Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInst Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Archbridge Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/newsletter-signup/

    Fines, Fees, and the Criminalization of Poverty with Priya Sarathy Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 63:29


    Discussion Links:Learn more about the Fines and Fees Justice Center Follow Priya on Twitter @PSARATHYJONES More about the Archbridge InstituteVisit us at www.archbridgeinstitute.orgTwitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInstFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArchbridgeSign up for our newsletter: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/newsletter-signup/

    Connecting Economic Freedom and Economic Mobility with Vincent Geloso and Justin Callais

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 68:59


    Discussion Links:Economic Freedom Promotes Upward Income Mobility, Fraser InstituteRobust Political Economy by Mark Pennington  Economic Freedom and Resilience: New Evidence from the 1918 Pandemic Intergenerational Income Mobility and Economic Freedom as Positive Liberty The Changing Face of Social Breakdown by Yuval LevinFollow Vincent on Twitter @VincentGelosoFollow Justin on Twitter @JustinTCallais  More about the Archbridge Institute: Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInst Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Archbridge Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/newsletter-signup/

    Economic Mobility Trends in the United States: An Interview with Scott Winship

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 45:54


    Read the full paper here First paper in the State-of-the-Art Primer series Second paper in the State-of-the-Art Primer series Follow Scott on Twitter @swinshi Learn more about the Archbridge Institute  Twitter Facebook 

    Fighting Poverty Beyond Public Policy with James Whitford

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 65:04


    Discussion Links:Watered Gardens Ministries: https://wateredgardens.org/True Charity: https://www.truecharity.us/Toxic Charity Book: https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Charity-Church-Hurts-Reverse-ebook/dp/B004X2JGSILife Deck Mentorship Guide: http://lifedeck.us/Follow James on Twitter @james_whitford Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInstFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArchbridgeSign up for our newsletter: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/newsletter-signup/

    Asking Americans About the American Dream with Gonzalo Schwarz

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 67:19


    Discussion Links:American Dream 2021 Snapshot: How Americans view the American Dream and Economic MobilityThe American Dream as the Vision Statement for the United StatesAll In With the American DreamMy 4.92 American DreamProfectus MagazineSee more from Gonzalo Schwarz: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/author/gonzalo/Follow Gonzalo on Twitter @gonzaloschwarz More From the Archbridge Institute:Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInst​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Archbridge​Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/newsletter-signup/

    Work, Training, and Opportunity with Mason Bishop

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 69:12


    Discussion Links:WorkED ConsultingUtah Department of Workforce Services: A system integration modelDistressed Communities IndexThe Biden skills agenda: It needs workLandscape study of federal employment and training programsVocational rehabilitation: Opportunities for better collaboration under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity ActEmployment and job-training reform: A framework for policy and practiceReform this Workforce Law & Bring On State Policy EntrepreneursSkill Formation and the Minimum WageA Warning Sign for UBI? Unemployment Benefits Discourage EmploymentEmail Mason at mason@workedconsulting.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInst​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Archbridge​Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/newsletter-signup/

    The Big Divides: Education and Marriage with Kay Hymowitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 58:40


    Discussion Links:See more from Kay HymowitzKay's latest article on CityJournalAn interview on the devaluation of higher education with Kay HymowitzKay's testimony to the Joint Economic CommitteeDr. James Heckman talks economic mobility and what can be learned from Denmark on EcontalkFull Study, Lessons for Americans from Denmark about inequality and social mobilityRaj Chetty and Nathaniel Hendren on Neighborhood EffectsBurning Glass study on credential inflationInstitute for Family Studies: Better-Educated Women Still Prefer Higher-Earning HusbandsAll the Single LadiesDate-onomics: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers GameScott Winship on Disability Insurance and Labor Force ParticipationKay Hymowitz on why the new child tax credit won't live up to the hypeFollow Kay on Twitter @KayHymowitz More about the Archbridge Institute:Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInst​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Archbridge​Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/newsletter-signup/

    Entrepreneurship and the Right to Start with Victor Hwang

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 60:38


    Discussion Links:Right to StartThe Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon ValleyIn Defense of Non-CompetesPoverty Inc. DocumentaryRight to Start Field Guide for PolicymakersMore about Victor W. HwangFollow Victor on Twitter @rainforestbook Learn More about the Archbridge Institute: Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInst​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Archbridge​Sign up for our newsletter:  https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/newsletter-signup/ 

    Forging a Holistic Perspective on Opportunity with Joe Coletti

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 62:34


    Discussion Links:Thriving in North Carolina: Justice, Opportunity, and Barriers to Economic MobilityUp Together Organization (Formerly the Family Independence Initiative)America Must Divorce Dignity From WorkVirtual Event on Thriving In North Carolina: Justice, Opportunity, and Barriers To Economic MobilityFollow Joe on Twitter @JoeColettiLearn more about the Archbridge Institute:Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInst​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Archbridge​Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/newsletter-signup/

    Lifting Regulatory Barriers to Entrepreneurship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 60:16


    Discussion Links:Entrepreneurs and Regulations: Removing State and Local Barriers to New BusinessesWhat Happened to U.S. Business Dynamism?Too Much License? A Closer Look at Occupational Licensing and Economic MobilitySkill Formation and the Minimum WageFollow Chris on Twitter @CatoEdwards Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInst​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Archbridge​Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/newsletter-signup/

    In the Weeds on Poverty and Social Mobility w/ Scott Winship

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 80:35


    Economic Mobility in America, A Primer: Contemporary Levels of Social Mobility in the United StatesEconomic Mobility in America, A Primer Part 2: The United States in Comparative PerspectiveWhat We Do Together: The State of Associational Life in AmericaThe Social Capital Project Follow Scott on Twitter @swinshi Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInst​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Archbridge​Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/newsletter-signup/

    Business History and Timeless Lessons - with Gary Hoover

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 74:51


    Discussion Links:American Business History CenterAmerican Originals SeriesHoover's WorldGary's Series on Profit Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInstFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArchbridgeSign up for our newsletter: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/newsletter-signup/   

    Eliminating Welfare Marriage Penalties - with Willis Krumholz

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 65:55


    Discussion Links:Reforming Welfare to Reduce Marriage Penalties and Put Children FirstPrevious Podcast on Licensing with Ed TimmonWillpower BookRaj Chetty Study Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInst​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Archbridge​Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/newsletter-signup/

    The Housing Crisis and How to Solve It - with Emily Hamilton

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 62:06


    Discussion Links:Opportunities for Better Federal Housing Policy: How the Biden Administration and Congress Can Improve Housing AffordabilityZoned Out: How School and Residential Zoning Limit Educational OpportunityEmily Hamilton's Page at the Mercatus CenterMarket Urbanism BlogFollow Emily Hamiltion on Twitter  Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInst Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Archbridge Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/newsletter-signup/

    Ludicrous Licensing - with Ed Timmons

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 59:41


    Discussion Links:Obama White House Occupational Licensing ResearchInverted Pyramid of Consumer ProtectionToo Much License Report – Archbridge InstituteTrump Administration Executive Order on Occupational LicensingDeregulate the Lawyers – Brookings InstitutionKnee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation Occupational Licensing - Institute for JusticeTwitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInstFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArchbridgeSign up for our newsletter: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/newsletter-signup/

    Meaning, Motivation, and Mobility - with Clay Routledge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 90:12


    Discussion Links:Why Meaning Matters for Freedom and Flourishing  How Utah Keeps the American Dream AliveReforming Welfare to Reduce Marriage Penalties and Put Children FirstRaj Chetty on Race and  Economic Opportunity in the United StatesJohn Vervaeke's Meaning Crisis SeriesPaul Vanderklay YouTube ChannelThe Spiritual SpeciesClay's Talk at the Cato InstituteThe Denigration of Personal Agency as Self-Fulfilling ProphecyClay's WebsiteTwitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInstFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArchbridgeSign up for our newsletter: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/newsletter-signup/

    The American Dream, Economic Mobility, and Everything in Between - with Gonzalo Schwarz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 67:49


    Discussion Links:All in with the American DreamAmerican Dream 2020 SnapshotRaj Chetty Fading American DreamScott Winship's Primer on Economic Mobility in AmericaRemote Learning Is a Catastrophe. Teachers Unions Share the Blame.COVID-19 Is Disrupting the Future of Higher EducationThe Importance of Structural Factors in Understanding Economic MobilityDo Poverty, Inequality, and Mobility Have a Lot in Common? Not ReallyMegan McArdle on Economic Mobility in  UtahOn Natural and Artificial Barriers to MobilityWhy Meaning Matters For Freedom And FlourishingIan Rowe - Incentivize individual agency to achieve upward mobilityThe Denigration of Personal Agency as Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArchbridgeInstFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArchbridgeSign up for our newsletter: https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/newsletter-signup/

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