Podcasts about Samuel Gregg

Preview: Professor Samuel Gregg Explains the Presumed Friction Between New Natural Law Theory and Hume-Derived Liberalism in the Modern Age. More 1920 ST. PETER'S BASILICA

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2/2: #NATURAL LAW: AND GOD, LIBERALISM, PATRIOTISM.  SAMUEL GREGG, CIVITAS INSTITUTE.  1900 CANE BASH AT PRINCETON

GOOD EVENING: THE SHOW BEGN ON THE ROAD TO INDIANA WITH COLLEAGUE JIM MCTAGUE,,, 1942 LANCASTER CITY, PA CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915  LANCASTER COUNTY REPORT: ON THE ROAD TO VALPARAISO, IN.  JIM MCTAGUE, FORMER WASHINGTON EDITOR, BARRONS. @MCTAGUEJ.  AUTHOR OF THE "MARTIN AND TWYLA BOUNDARY SERIES."  #FRIENDSOFHISTORYDEBATINGSOCIETY 915-930 #PACIFICWATCH: #VEGASREPORT: LIGHT RAIL FOR 3 MILLION POPULATION.  @JCBLISS 930-945 #DOGE:DOWN TO SIZE. RICHARD EPSTEIN, CIVITAS INSTITUTE. 945-1000 PRC:TARIFFS ARE LOSS. RICHARD EPSTEIN, CIVITAS INSTITUTE. SECOND HOUR 10-1015 #NUKES ARMS RACE: IRAN, SAUDI ARABIA, INDIA, PAKISTAN. HENRY SOKOLSKI, NPEC. 1015-1030 PRC: WHEN CHINA ATTACKS AND WHY?. GRANT NEWSHAM, AUTHOR 1030-1045 1/2: #NATURAL LAW: AND GOD, LIBERALISM, PATRIOTISM.  SAMUEL GREGG, CIVITAS INSTITUTE. 1045-1100 2/2: #NATURAL LAW: AND GOD, LIBERALISM, PATRIOTISM.  SAMUEL GREGG, CIVITAS INSTITUTE. THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 5/8: AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence Hardcover – March 25, 2025 by  Gary Rivlin  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Valley-Microsoft-Trillion-Dollar-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/0063347490 Artificial Intelligence has been “just around the corner” for decades, continually disappointing those who long believed in its potential. But now, with the emergence and growing use of ChatGPT, Gemini, and a rapidly multiplying number of other AI tools, many are wondering: Has AI's moment finally arrived? In AI Valley, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin brings us deep into the world of AI development in Silicon Valley. Over the course of more than a year, Rivlin closely follows founders and venture capitalists trying to capitalize on this AI moment. That includes LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, the legendary investor whom the Wall Street Journal once called, “the most connected person in Silicon Valley.” Through Hoffman, Rivlin is granted access to a number of companies on the cutting-edge of AI research, such as Inflection AI, the company Hoffman cofounded in 2022, and OpenAI, the San Francisco-based startup that sparked it all with its release at the end of that year of ChatGPT. In addition to Hoffman, Rivlin introduces us to other AI experts, including OpenAI cofounder Sam Altman and Mustafa Suleyman, the co-founder of DeepMind, an early AI startup that Google bought for $650  million in 2014. Rivlin also brings readers inside Microsoft, Meta, Google and other tech giants scrambling to keep pace. On this vast frontier, no one knows which of these companies will hit it big–or which will flame out spectacularly. In this riveting narrative marbled with familiar names such as Musk, Zuckerberg, and Gates, Rivlin chronicles breakthroughs as they happen, giving us a deep understanding of what's around the corner in AI development. An adventure story full of drama and unforgettable personalities, AI Valley promises to be the definitive story for anyone seeking to understand the latest phase of world-changing discoveries and the minds behind them. 1115-1130 6M/8: AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence Hardcover – March 25, 2025 by  Gary Rivlin  (Author) 1130-1145 7/8: AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence Hardcover – March 25, 2025 by  Gary Rivlin  (Author) 1145-1200 8/8: AI Valley: Microsoft, Google, and the Trillion-Dollar Race to Cash In on Artificial Intelligence Hardcover – March 25, 2025 by  Gary Rivlin  (Author) FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #RUSSIA: PRICE OF OIL AND THE WAR. MICHAEL BERNSTAM, HOOVER 1215-1230 #ITALY:FIVE KILOMETERS PROCESSION FOR FRANCIS IN ROME. LORENZO FIORI. 1230-1245 PECL DELAYS MOON AND MARS AMBITIONS. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM 1245-100 AM MARS: CURIOSITY WHEELS. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM

In Ep. 98, Dr. Samuel Gregg kicks off our series on Catholicism and ESG. He & Jerry discuss what a Catholic doctrine of the human person has to say about our economic vision, the moral response to ‘stakeholder capitalism,’ and why God’s command to stewardship & dominion doesn’t mean buying into false narratives about fossil fuels & environmental hysteria. Dr. Gregg is the Friedrich Hayek Chair in Economics and Economic History at the American Institute for Economic Research. Read more here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Reaganism, Reagan Institute Director of the Center for Civics, Education, and Opportunity Daniel M. Rothschild is joined by Dr. Samuel Gregg who serves as the Friedrich Hayek Chair in Economics and Economic History at the American Institute for Economic Research. They discuss the current state of free markets in America, emphasizing the critical choices facing the nation in the upcoming election. They explore the intertwining of economic, moral, and cultural dimensions in shaping public policy and the role of civil society. Dr. Gregg highlights the importance of historical figures like Wilhelm Röpke in understanding the foundations of economic freedom and critiques the welfare state while advocating for a revival of civil society to address genuine needs. The discussion also touches on the responsibilities of businesses in society and the need for a long-term perspective in political and economic discourse.

Send us a textPicture a policy conversation, perhaps in Washington, about national security. Who's sitting around the table? It might be the President, national security advisors, military personnel, or generals, but not economists. And yet, national security is often used as a reason to intervene into the economy. At the mention of national security, it seems economists often shut their mouths and run away (or hide under a rock, or something). But why? How should economists think about and engage with concerns about national security? Today, the wonderful Sam Gregg joins us to talk to us about industrial policy and national security. He is the author of The Next American Economy and he is the Frederick Hayek Chair in Economics and Economic History at the American Institute for Economic Research.He explains how national security is often used as a justification for industrial policy, and how industrial policy actually harms both national security and economic strength. Join us to hear about the economic policy that improves national security!!Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

My guest this weekend and next in the interview segment of “Vatican Insider” is Samuel Gregg, research director at the Acton Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We spoke when he was in Rome to talk about his latest book, Reason, Faith and the Struggle for Western Civilization. (Originally aired on 11/15/19)

My guest this weekend and next in the interview segment of “Vatican Insider” is Samuel Gregg, research director at the Acton Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We spoke when he was in Rome to talk about his latest book, Reason, Faith and the Struggle for Western Civilization. (Originally aired on 11/15/19)

How should we think about the relationship between free trade and national security? How did economists come to think of free trade as a good thing? Did Paris make good use of $1.5 billion to clean up the Seine River for the Olympics? Samuel Gregg joins Econception today to discuss. Samuel Gregg is the Friedrich Hayek Chair in Economics and Economic History at the American Institute for Economic Research. He has a D.Phil. in moral philosophy and political economy from Oxford University, and an M.A. in political philosophy from the University of Melbourne.

I have been interested lately in a paper Bill Keech and I were working on a decade ago, It was called "The Anatomy of Government Failure."Was AC Pigou the first "Public Choice" theorist?There are two transaction costs problems in the background: 1.  Information asymmetries and the problem of ignorance2. Incentive problems and institutional designMarket failure is actually a thing. And it can be complicated: Kleinman and Teles, "Market and Non-Market Failures." But so is government failure.  There is no reason to expect government action to be Pareto Optimal.  The problem is that every flaw in consumers is worse in voters!It could even be argued (I did!) that a "good" industrial policy is impossible in a democracy.Book o'da week:  The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World . 2022, Encounter Books.  by Samuel Gregg. If you have questions or comments, or want to suggest a future topic, email the show at taitc.email@gmail.com ! You can follow Mike Munger on Twitter at @mungowitz

LA Catholic Morning May 30, 2024 with Michael Pakaluk and Samuel Gregg!

Interview with Samuel Gregg America's entrepreneurial spirit is part of what defines its national character. Americans celebrate the notion that one can build a business from the ground up by virtue of sheer determination and perseverance, whether it's a neighborhood ice cream shop or a global auto company. This zeal for free enterprise quickly catapulted the country into an economic powerhouse and continues to captivate dreamers and innovators throughout the world. Yet America faces real obstacles to sustaining an environment that's ripe for entrepreneurship. Burdensome red tape, a dire debt crisis and the vast expansion of the administrative state are barriers to entry and growth for businesses.  Our guest on this episode of Voices of Freedom is Samuel Gregg, one the country's preeminent free enterprise scholars and a 2024 Bradley Prize winner. He shares his thoughts on how to keep America's entrepreneurial vitality strong, as well as insights into current economic debates. Samuel Gregg is the Friedrich Hayek Chair in Economics and Economic History at the American Institute for Economic Research. He has written and spoken extensively on questions of political economy, economic history, monetary theory and policy, and natural law theory. He's the author of 16 books, including his most recent book, The Next American Economy: Nation, State and Markets in an Uncertain World.  Topics Discussed on this Episode: America's support of free enterprise compared to other countries How entrepreneurial success stories have shaped Gregg's perspective Improving the climate and outlook for American industry Big Tech, woke capitalism and the weakening of the family How proponents of limited government can address the breakdown of civil society China's economic outlooks and lessons for the US The intersection of markets and morality The conditions that will allow the next generation of entrepreneurs to succeed What it means to win a Bradley Prize

What is industrial policy, and does it work? What really is the “China shock”? Do the rich pay their fair share? Dr. Samuel Gregg sits down with host Dominic Pino to discuss these questions. Samuel Gregg is the Friedrich Hayek Chair in Economics and Economic History at the American Institute for Economic Research. He has a Doctorate in moral philosophy and political economy from Oxford University, and an M.A. in political philosophy from the University of Melbourne.

On today's episode of Acton Line, we bring you a conversation about poverty recently held on our sister podcast, Acton Unwind. Acton's Eric Kohn and Dan Hugger are joined by their colleague Michael Matheson Miller, who discusses his essay “The Poverty Pyramid Scheme,” and AIER's Samuel Gregg on his book review “Mistaken About Poverty.” Both […]

On today's episode of Acton Line, we bring you a conversation about poverty recently held on our sister podcast, Acton Unwind. Acton's Eric Kohn and Dan Hugger are joined by their colleague Michael Matheson Miller, who discusses his essay “The Poverty Pyramid Scheme,” and AIER's Samuel Gregg on his book review “Mistaken About Poverty.” Both pieces appear in a special poverty-themed edition of RELIGION & LIBERTY magazine (Fall 2023) that contends that there isn't one solution to poverty, but many. Subscribe to RELIGION & LIBERTY The Prosperity Pyramid Scheme | Michael Matheson Miller Mistaken About Poverty | Samuel Gregg Poverty, Inc. Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization | Samuel Gregg Afghanistan I fought for lacks foundation for freedom | Stephen Barrows

Today, Eric and Dan talk with Acton's Michael Matheson Miller about his essay “The Poverty Pyramid Scheme,” and AIER's Samuel Gregg about his review “Mistaken About Poverty,” both of which appear in the Fall 2023 issue of our magazine RELIGION & LIBERTY, which is focused on the issue of poverty. How should we think about […]

Today, Eric and Dan talk with Acton's Michael Matheson Miller about his essay “The Poverty Pyramid Scheme,” and AIER's Samuel Gregg about his review “Mistaken About Poverty,” both of which appear in the Fall 2023 issue of our magazine RELIGION & LIBERTY, which is focused on the issue of poverty. How should we think about poverty in the developing world and in places like the United States? What conditions are necessary for people to rise out of poverty? What do social engineers get wrong about how we should address issues that contribute to poverty? And what is Acton's new Center for Social Flourishing doing to advance the discussion on poverty? Subscribe to RELIGION & LIBERTY The Prosperity Pyramid Scheme | Michael Matheson Miller Mistaken About Poverty | Samuel Gregg Poverty, Inc. Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization | Samuel Gregg Afghanistan I fought for lacks foundation for freedom | Stephen Barrows

Fr Pat Driscoll talked about the anointing of the sick and recapped his trip to the Camino. Dr Larry Chapp discussed his article, "Perdurance of liberal theology" Samuel Gregg shared why the Catholic Church is not another NGO.

From Elizabeth Warren to former president Trump, actors on both the political left and right show increasing willingness to expand the role of government in the country's economic affairs. Skepticism of free markets, long confined to the left, is now in vogue across the political spectrum, fueling a renewed interest in industrial policy and trade protectionism. Samuel Gregg, a distinguished fellow in political economy at the American Institute for Economic Research and an Affiliate Scholar at the Acton Institute, pushes back against these trends and what he calls “state capitalism.” In this episode, Gregg joins Brent to discuss his recent book The Next American Economy, which is a forceful defense of free markets and the moral and historical foundations of economic policy in the broader context of American values and history.Mentioned in this EpisodeAdam Smith's moral and political philosophyThe Theory of Moral SentimentsThe Wealth of NationsMichael NovakPatrick DeneenSohrab Ahmari

Jonathan Liedle talked about what the Pope said about spiritual worldliness. Jacob Lupfer discussed his article about when religion becomes a luxury good. Dr Samuel Gregg talked about the 30th anniversary of Veritatis Splendor. 

In this episode, Andy and Nic interview Samuel Gregg. Dr. Samuel Gregg is an affiliate scholar at the Acton Institute, and serves as the Distinguished Fellow in Political Economy and Senior Research Faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research.He has a D.Phil. in moral philosophy and political economy from Oxford University, and an M.A. in political philosophy from the University of Melbourne.He has written and spoken extensively on questions of political economy, economic history, monetary theory and policy, and natural law theory. He is the author of sixteen books, including On Ordered Liberty(2003), The Commercial Society (2007), Wilhelm Röpke's Political Economy (2010); Becoming Europe (2013); Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization (2019); The Essential Natural Law (2021); and The Next American Economy: Nation, State and Markets in an Uncertain World (2022). Two of his books have been short-listed for Conservative Book of the Year. Many of his books and over 400 articles and opinion pieces have been translated into a variety of languages. He is also a Contributor to Law and Liberty, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, an Affiliate Scholar at the Acton Institute, a Fellow of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. He also serves as a Visiting Scholar at the Heritage Foundation. Sign up for an Optiv Network subscription: www.optivnetwork.com/subscribeFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/optivnetworkFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OptivNetworkEmail us at questions@optivnetwork.com with your questions!Music: "nesting" by Birocratic (http://birocratic.lnk.to/allYL)

Dr. Samuel Gregg, an economist with the American Institute for Economic Research, assesses the standoff between President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the terms of raising the US debt ceiling.

Todd and Ellen talked about a girl with Downs Syndrome in the UK who is suing over the abortion law at the European Court of Human Rights. Samuel Gregg discussed his article, " Reckoning with colonialism" James Matthew Wilson spoke about how the apostles spoke of the beauty of Christ.

Dr. Samuel Gregg is a distinguished fellow in political economy and senior research faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research. He recently wrote a book called The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World. We talk about the current consensus about the American economy and how it's changed over time. He explains to us the renewal of enthusiasm for industrial policy, and what classical liberals can do to better the defense of free markets. Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Dr. Samuel Gregg is a distinguished fellow in political economy and senior research faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research. He recently wrote a book called The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World. We talk about the current consensus about the American economy and how it's changed over time. He explains to us the renewal of enthusiasm for industrial policy, and what classical liberals can do to better the defense of free markets. Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

One of America's success stories is its economy. For over a century, it has been the envy of the world. The opportunity it generates has inspired millions of people to want to become American.Today, however, America's economy is at a crossroads. Many have lost confidence in the country's commitment to economic liberty. Across the political spectrum, many want the government to play an even greater role in the economy via protectionism, industrial policy, stakeholder capitalism, or even quasi-socialist policies. Numerous American political and business leaders are embracing these ideas, and traditional defenders of markets have struggled to respond to these challenges in fresh ways. Then there is a resurgent China bent on eclipsing the United States's place in the world. At stake is not only the future of the world's biggest economy, but the economic liberty that remains central to America's identity as a nation.But managed decline and creeping statism do not have to be America's only choices, let alone its destiny. In his new book The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World (2022), Samuel Gregg insists that there is an alternative. And that is a vibrant market economy grounded on entrepreneurship, competition, and trade openness, but embedded in what America's founding generation envisaged as the United States's future: a dynamic Commercial Republic that takes freedom, commerce, and the common good of all Americans seriously, and allows America as a sovereign-nation to pursue and defend its interests in a dangerous world without compromising its belief in the power of economic freedom.Samuel Gregg is Distinguished Fellow in Political Economy at the American Institute for Economic Research, and an Affiliate Scholar at the Acton Institute. The author of 17 books—including the prize-winning The Commercial Society (Rowman &Littlefield), Wilhelm Röpke's Political Economy (Edward Elgar), Becoming Europe (Encounter), the prize-winning Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization (Regnery), and most recently, The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World (Encounter), as well as over 400 articles and opinion-pieces—he writes regularly on political economy, finance, American conservatism, Western civilization, and natural law theory. He is a Contributing Editor at Law & Liberty and a Visiting Scholar in the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at the Heritage Foundation. He can be followed on Twitter @drsamuelgreggSubscribe to our podcastsApply Now for Acton UniversityThe Next American Economy | Amazon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Voices of Freedom features a thoughtful conversation with  Samuel Gregg, Distinguished Fellow in Political Economy and Senior Research Faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research. Topics discussed by Dr. Gregg and Rick Graber, President and CEO, The Bradley Foundation, include: The integral role of free enterprise in America's past, present, and future. Challenges to free enterprise from the left and the right. The debate about government intervention to counter China and Big Tech. Whether tariffs are ever appropriate. What have proponents of free enterprise missed? The rise and influence of ESG. Enjoy this conversation and more, Gregg has written and spoken extensively on questions of political economy, economic history, monetary theory and policy, and natural law theory. He is the author of sixteen books, including his most recent, The Next American Economy: Nation, State and Markets in an Uncertain World (2022). Three of his books have been short-listed for Conservative Book of the Year. 

A belief in the positive power of free markets has been a part of the political and philosophical program of the political right for virtually all of the post-World War II conservative movement. While elements of protectionism, and even isolationism, have always been currents in the political right, a support for free trade and free markets has been part of the right's dogma for years. Now that is no longer the case.Many have lost confidence in the country's commitment to economic liberty. Across the political spectrum, many want the government to play an even greater role in the economy via protectionism, industrial policy, stakeholder capitalism, or even quasi-socialist policies. Numerous American political and business leaders are embracing these ideas, and traditional defenders of markets have struggled to respond to these challenges in fresh ways. From the perspective of advocates for a free market economy, this amounts to conservatives taking a left turn on economic questions.Why is this happening? And what can free market advocates do about this problem?Today, Eric Kohn, Acton's Director of Marketing & Communications talks with Dr. Samuel Gregg, Distinguished Fellow in Political Economy and Senior Research Faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research and an affiliate scholar at the Acton Institute, about the turn to the state by members of the so-called “New Right” and how arguments for a market-based economy need to be refreshed for the problems of the 21st century.Subscribe to our podcastsApply Now for Acton UniversityThe Next American Economy | AmazonThe hundred-year war for American Conservatism | Acton LineOf Course You Know What "Woke" Means | SubstackFreeJimmyLai.com | The Hong KongerPhoto Credit: Associated Press Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Dr. Samuel Gregg, Distinguished Fellow in Political Economy and Senior Research Faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research. He is also the author of the best selling book, The Next American Economy. SVB: Don't overlook these mistakes made by senior management

Dr. Samuel Gregg joins us to talk about his latest book, The Next American Economy, in which he describes emerging problems and potential solutions to America's slow movement away from freedom.   Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com See More Ant and James! http://www.wordsandnumbers.org Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Apply for the Seminar on Classical Liberalism: Theory and Practice https://www.wabash.edu/stephenson-institute/summer-seminars Quick Hits https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/artificial-intelligence-identifies-long-overlooked-raphael-masterpiece-180981528/ https://news.gallup.com/poll/468983/cite-gov-top-problem-inflation-ranks-second.aspx Foolishness of the Week https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgyb4k/ohio-nazi-dissident-homeschool This Week's TopicSamuel Gregg on Twitter: @drsamuelgregg The Next American Economyhttps://www.amazon.com/Next-American-Economy-Markets-Uncertain/dp/164177276X Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ More James at Smoke & Stories https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjILow4-ZJpBV-NnmSusZJ_vCuzKUJ4Ig More Ant on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/antonydavies Let Us Know What You Think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan

Entrepreneurship is by no means exclusively American. But this country has led the way in unleashing, encouraging and elevating entrepreneurship as the creative and virtuous pathway to the creation of new value for all. As a republic, we've established the institutional framework in which entrepreneurship can flourish, and entrepreneurs who are successful in creating value reap — and keep — the rewards. Dr. Samuel Gregg, in his book The Next American Economy, examines how this framework was designed at the founding, and discusses what we must all do to preserve it and re-animate it despite the attacks on it from the left. Knowledge Capsule Entrepreneurship and the founding of America are intertwined. America remains the most entrepreneurial country in the world, even if the degree is declining. Our nation has many people willing to pursue the uncertain path of creating new economic value for customers through new products, services and businesses; and, equally importantly, people who will try and buy the new offerings. Alexis de Tocqueville captured the entrepreneurial character in Democracy In America. He thought everyone in America was entrepreneurial. He noted that those immigrants who arrived would quickly start a business, then move on to another one. He observed the tremendous creative energy of the United States. Immigrants have already embraced change in the act of leaving one country to establish themselves in another, and business entrepreneurship is a direct expression of this same love of change. In fact, says Dr. Gregg, America was designed by its Founding Fathers — as they plainly expressed in the Constitution, Declaration Of Independence, the Federalist papers and documents like Washington's Farewell Address - as a commercial republic based on entrepreneurship, and not a political or military or top-down republic or mass democracy. Commerce — or what we would call business — was not viewed with disdain, as it was in aristocratic Britain, but as republican virtue. Washington's Farewell Address refers to the importance of expanding, of national and international navigation and trading, and about the development of strong markets to give Americans an outlet for their production. Business was viewed as the height of civilizational activity. There was a commercial ethic in the vision of a commercial republic which would grow wealth for all. Economic expectations were high and political institutions were designed to be compatible with these economic expectations. There is an increasing trend towards government and the administrative state strangling the creative energy of American entrepreneurship. The erosion of institutional integrity shift and suppresses the creative energy of entrepreneurs. A strong tradition of property rights, in which entrepreneurs can feel confident that they will not only be able to earn but also keep the reward that come from satisfying customers and meeting demand, is an important element of the incentive structure for entrepreneurship. Similarly, entrepreneurs need to feel confidence that commercial disputes will be fairly adjudicated in courts. And they also need to feel confidence that government regulation will not act as an unreversible ratchet of restrictions on their value-creation activities. The trends in the business environment in the US are currently running in the opposite direction: the property rights of successful entrepreneurs are being increasingly questioned and squeezed, commercial interests are viewed unfavorably in courts, and the regulation ratchet is running in the direction of more, not less, restriction on commerce. Dr. Gregg sees the anti-entrepreneurship trend beginning in the Progressive Era and gathering pace since the days of Woodrow Wilson. Progressives seek forms of control that will suppress economic uncertainty and social turbulence. The entrepreneurial embrace of change and pursuit of new value must be suppressed. If society and the economy is to conform to their design, unpredictable creativity must be excluded. The progressive control urge took expanded form in the New Deal and the Great Society and all the successive opportunistically explosive expansions of government power. The anti-entrepreneurial tool is regulation and the administrative state. Dr. Gregg employs the term corporatism to mean legislators and elected politicians, government departments and their administrative bureaucracies working together with big corporations and NGO's to impose control through regulation — “attempting to manage everything for everyone else”. Corporatism is very uncomfortable with freedom, and is more than willing to trade off liberty, and the capacity of markets for entrepreneurial competition, in favor of stagnation and the vision of engineering a specific economic outcome. Their preference is for a form of regulatory state capitalism that exerts control over free enterprise. Recently developed constraints such as ESG and DEI are a manifestation of state capitalism with a particular ideological edge that emanates from left-leaning politics. Companies can no longer have a free choice in the assembly and orchestration of their human capital, which will seriously impair the capacity of the economy to deliver what consumers expect of it. Most of the government's regulation is not aimed at any “public good” (e.g., overall workplace safety) but at special protections for specific interest groups. Often, the businesses who are protecting their interests are the ones who, first, initiate the regulation, and second, write it, through their lobbying firms. If citizens were more habituated to asking who is the group behind any specific regulation, there'd be a greater understanding of this problem and a developing distaste for regulation. Dr. Gregg sees the expansion of state capitalism and the regulatory state as cyclical and capable of reversal. The trends are in the wrong direction, but are not irreversible. Dr. Gregg expressed great confidence in the ability of Americans to work their way around the regulatory barriers to creative entrepreneurship. He highlighted two of the optimistic themes in his book: Capital, capital, capital: Regulation has made it increasingly difficult to match up small entrepreneurial businesses with the capital they need. It takes lots of expensive lawyers to navigate the regulatory jungle that exists for capital acquisition in the us. Yet, American entrepreneurs are proving to be just as creative in capital acquisition as in other fields. They can find their way around the regulatory system. Inventions such as crowdsourcing are a good example of new ways to access capital. The fintech industry is entirely dedicated to freer access to capital. Angel funds, regional and local venture capital funds, new entrepreneurial communities (such as Brandjectory) and new two-sided investment platforms provide more impetus. Deregulate, deregulate, deregulate: If we want to retain the American edge in entrepreneurship, we should focus on reducing the size and scope of the regulation at the local, state and federal level. One of Dr. Gregg's fears is that individuals become political entrepreneurs, and their efforts are directed towards finding ways to thrive in an expanding administrative state and insufficiently on creating new and improved products. Let's find creative ways to reduce regulations, rather than creative ways to survive. Additional Resources The Next American Economy: Nation, State And Markets In An Uncertain World by Samuel Gregg: Mises.org/E4B_206_Book

Entrepreneurship is by no means exclusively American. But this country has led the way in unleashing, encouraging and elevating entrepreneurship as the creative and virtuous pathway to the creation of new value for all. As a republic, we've established the institutional framework in which entrepreneurship can flourish, and entrepreneurs who are successful in creating value reap — and keep — the rewards. Dr. Samuel Gregg, in his book The Next American Economy, examines how this framework was designed at the founding, and discusses what we must all do to preserve it and re-animate it despite the attacks on it from the left. Knowledge Capsule Entrepreneurship and the founding of America are intertwined. America remains the most entrepreneurial country in the world, even if the degree is declining. Our nation has many people willing to pursue the uncertain path of creating new economic value for customers through new products, services and businesses; and, equally importantly, people who will try and buy the new offerings. Alexis de Tocqueville captured the entrepreneurial character in Democracy In America. He thought everyone in America was entrepreneurial. He noted that those immigrants who arrived would quickly start a business, then move on to another one. He observed the tremendous creative energy of the United States. Immigrants have already embraced change in the act of leaving one country to establish themselves in another, and business entrepreneurship is a direct expression of this same love of change. In fact, says Dr. Gregg, America was designed by its Founding Fathers — as they plainly expressed in the Constitution, Declaration Of Independence, the Federalist papers and documents like Washington's Farewell Address - as a commercial republic based on entrepreneurship, and not a political or military or top-down republic or mass democracy. Commerce — or what we would call business — was not viewed with disdain, as it was in aristocratic Britain, but as republican virtue. Washington's Farewell Address refers to the importance of expanding, of national and international navigation and trading, and about the development of strong markets to give Americans an outlet for their production. Business was viewed as the height of civilizational activity. There was a commercial ethic in the vision of a commercial republic which would grow wealth for all. Economic expectations were high and political institutions were designed to be compatible with these economic expectations. There is an increasing trend towards government and the administrative state strangling the creative energy of American entrepreneurship. The erosion of institutional integrity shift and suppresses the creative energy of entrepreneurs. A strong tradition of property rights, in which entrepreneurs can feel confident that they will not only be able to earn but also keep the reward that come from satisfying customers and meeting demand, is an important element of the incentive structure for entrepreneurship. Similarly, entrepreneurs need to feel confidence that commercial disputes will be fairly adjudicated in courts. And they also need to feel confidence that government regulation will not act as an unreversible ratchet of restrictions on their value-creation activities. The trends in the business environment in the US are currently running in the opposite direction: the property rights of successful entrepreneurs are being increasingly questioned and squeezed, commercial interests are viewed unfavorably in courts, and the regulation ratchet is running in the direction of more, not less, restriction on commerce. Dr. Gregg sees the anti-entrepreneurship trend beginning in the Progressive Era and gathering pace since the days of Woodrow Wilson. Progressives seek forms of control that will suppress economic uncertainty and social turbulence. The entrepreneurial embrace of change and pursuit of new value must be suppressed. If society and the economy is to conform to their design, unpredictable creativity must be excluded. The progressive control urge took expanded form in the New Deal and the Great Society and all the successive opportunistically explosive expansions of government power. The anti-entrepreneurial tool is regulation and the administrative state. Dr. Gregg employs the term corporatism to mean legislators and elected politicians, government departments and their administrative bureaucracies working together with big corporations and NGO's to impose control through regulation — “attempting to manage everything for everyone else”. Corporatism is very uncomfortable with freedom, and is more than willing to trade off liberty, and the capacity of markets for entrepreneurial competition, in favor of stagnation and the vision of engineering a specific economic outcome. Their preference is for a form of regulatory state capitalism that exerts control over free enterprise. Recently developed constraints such as ESG and DEI are a manifestation of state capitalism with a particular ideological edge that emanates from left-leaning politics. Companies can no longer have a free choice in the assembly and orchestration of their human capital, which will seriously impair the capacity of the economy to deliver what consumers expect of it. Most of the government's regulation is not aimed at any “public good” (e.g., overall workplace safety) but at special protections for specific interest groups. Often, the businesses who are protecting their interests are the ones who, first, initiate the regulation, and second, write it, through their lobbying firms. If citizens were more habituated to asking who is the group behind any specific regulation, there'd be a greater understanding of this problem and a developing distaste for regulation. Dr. Gregg sees the expansion of state capitalism and the regulatory state as cyclical and capable of reversal. The trends are in the wrong direction, but are not irreversible. Dr. Gregg expressed great confidence in the ability of Americans to work their way around the regulatory barriers to creative entrepreneurship. He highlighted two of the optimistic themes in his book: Capital, capital, capital: Regulation has made it increasingly difficult to match up small entrepreneurial businesses with the capital they need. It takes lots of expensive lawyers to navigate the regulatory jungle that exists for capital acquisition in the us. Yet, American entrepreneurs are proving to be just as creative in capital acquisition as in other fields. They can find their way around the regulatory system. Inventions such as crowdsourcing are a good example of new ways to access capital. The fintech industry is entirely dedicated to freer access to capital. Angel funds, regional and local venture capital funds, new entrepreneurial communities (such as Brandjectory) and new two-sided investment platforms provide more impetus. Deregulate, deregulate, deregulate: If we want to retain the American edge in entrepreneurship, we should focus on reducing the size and scope of the regulation at the local, state and federal level. One of Dr. Gregg's fears is that individuals become political entrepreneurs, and their efforts are directed towards finding ways to thrive in an expanding administrative state and insufficiently on creating new and improved products. Let's find creative ways to reduce regulations, rather than creative ways to survive. Additional Resources The Next American Economy: Nation, State And Markets In An Uncertain World by Samuel Gregg: Mises.org/E4B_206_Book

In this episode of the IEA Podcast, IEA Head of Public Policy Matthew Lesh speaks to author and Distinguished Fellow in Political Economy and Senior Research Faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research, Dr Samuel Gregg. They discuss free market capitalism's decline in popularity and Samuel's new book, 'The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World'. Samuel's book can be bought here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Next-American-Economy-Markets-Uncertain-ebook/dp/B09NP3HBW2/ref=sr_1_13?crid=OTU1LTHJPH8Q&keywords=samuel+gregg&qid=1674146222&sprefix=samuel+gregg%2Caps%2C70&sr=8-13

The Great Antidote is on a break from recording new content right now, but please enjoy this rerun of one of our favorites in the meantime. Happy Holidays and catch you soon with new content! Dr. Samuel Gregg, Distinguished Fellow in Political Economy and Senior Research Faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research, joins us this week to discuss culture, the origins of morality, and the intersectionality between liberalism and Christianity.Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

The Great Antidote is on a break from recording new content right now, but please enjoy this rerun of one of our favorites in the meantime. Happy Holidays and catch you soon with new content! Dr. Samuel Gregg, Distinguished Fellow in Political Economy and Senior Research Faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research, joins us this week to discuss culture, the origins of morality, and the intersectionality between liberalism and Christianity.Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.Never miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Today on Point of View, Kerby welcomes Dr. Samuel Gregg. Dr. Gregg joins Kerby to talk about his new book, The Next American Economy. In the second hour, Kerby discusses the top stories of today. Connect with us on Facebook at facebook.com/pointofviewradio or on Twitter @PointofViewRTS with your opinions or comments.

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds, Chuck and Sam are joined by Samuel Gregg, author of the new book, The Next American Economy. Later in the show, political consultant Brian Seitchik stops by the studio.-Samuel Gregg is Distinguished Fellow in Political Economy and Senior Research Faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research. He has a D.Phil. in moral philosophy and political economy from Oxford University, and an M.A. in political philosophy from the University of Melbourne.He has written and spoken extensively on questions of political economy, economic history, monetary theory and policy, and natural law theory. He is the author of sixteen books, including On Ordered Liberty (2003), The Commercial Society (2007), Wilhelm Röpke's Political Economy (2010); Becoming Europe (2013); Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization (2019); The Essential Natural Law (2021); and The Next American Economy: Nation, State and Markets in an Uncertain World (2022). Two of his books have been short-listed for Conservative Book of the Year. Many of his books and over 400 articles and opinion pieces have been translated into a variety of languages. He is also a Contributor to Law and Liberty, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, an Affiliate Scholar at the Acton Institute, a Fellow of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. He also serves as a Visiting Scholar at the Heritage Foundation.He has published in journals such as the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy; Journal of Markets & Morality; Economic Affairs; Law and Investment Management; Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines; Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy; Oxford Analytica; Communio; Journal of Scottish Philosophy; University Bookman; Foreign Affairs; and Policy. He is a regular writer of opinion-pieces which appear in publications such as the Wall Street Journal Europe; First Things; Investors Business Daily; Law and Liberty; Washington Times; Revue Conflits; American Banker; National Review; Public Discourse; American Spectator; El Mercurio; Australian Financial Review; Jerusalem Post; La Nacion: and Business Review Weekly. He has served as an editorial consultant for the Italian journal, La Societa, and American correspondent for the German newspaper Die Tagespost. He has also been cited in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Time Magazine, Christian Science Monitor, the Washington Post, the New Yorker, and the Holy See's L'Osservatore Romano.In 2001, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and a Member of the Mont Pèlerin Society in 2004. In 2008, he was elected a member of the Philadelphia Society, and a member of the Royal Economic Society. In 2017, he was made a Fellow of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. He served as President of the Philadelphia Society from 2019-2021.He is the General Editor of Lexington Books' Studies in Ethics and Economics Series. He also sits on the Academic Advisory Boards of the Institute of Economic Affairs, London; Campion College, Sydney; the La Fundación Burke, Madrid; the Instituto Fe y Libertad, Guatemala; and as well as the editorial boards of the Journal of Markets and Morality and Revista Valores en la sociedad industrial.-Brian Seitchik is a national political strategist with a background in campaign management and strategy, paid media, earned media, social media development, qualitative and quantitative research, constructing campaign teams and fundraising. With practical experience across the country, Brian knows the true value of a political consultant is not just making a pretty commercial or telling a client what they want to hear; it is the ability to adjust the tone of the campaign at the right time in order to win.-Connect with us:www.breakingbattlegrounds.voteTwitter: www.twitter.com/Breaking_BattleFacebook: www.facebook.com/breakingbattlegroundsInstagram: www.instagram.com/breakingbattlegroundsLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/breakingbattlegrounds This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit breakingbattlegrounds.substack.com

Dr. Samuel Gregg a distinguished fellow in political economy at the American Institute for Economic Research and the author his most recent and 17th book, The Next American Economy: Nation, State and Markets in an Uncertain World, which just came out and is #1 on Amazon. Woke capitalism and ESG in light of the FTX collapse

There are several paths forward for the American economy, but one path readily advanced by a movement on the right looks a lot like a loser's playbook: protect industries and workers with the heavy hand of government and otherwise move toward more state interventions into economic affairs. Samuel Gregg is author of the new book, The Next American Economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David is joined again by Dr. Sam Gregg -- a long-time scholar with the Acton Institute and now Distinguished Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research -- this time to discuss his new book, 'The Next American Economy.' In an era where the basic orthodoxies of free-enterprise thinking are being relitigated on the left and the right, David and Sam look at the whole subject with a charity and rigor needed for the contemporary debate. They are also unsparing in holding fast to the principles of a market economy, inseparably connected to the moral virtues needed for human flourishing.

In episode #17 of the Let People Prosper Show, I interview Dr. Samuel Gregg of the American Institute for Economic Research about:   1) Costs of government interventions and failures of national conservatism, populism, and progressivism;   2) Importance of America's founding and institutional framework for flourishing; and  3) Thoughts on his new book "The Next Amercian Economy," current events, and more.   More on Dr. Gregg: https://www.aier.org/staffs/samuel-gregg/  For thoughtful economic commentary and show notes, check out my newsletter: https://vanceginn.com/ Please rate with 5 stars and subscribe to the Let People Prosper Show if you enjoyed this episode. And be sure to check out the other episodes.

The Monologue: Man responsible for double homicide had a very long record. The Interview: Spencer Hutchins is running to replace Jesse Young, but the purple district could flip to Democrats if turnout isn't high enough. The Monologue: Nearly half of voters are opposed to Inslee's '2035 plan'.  The Interview: Dr. Samuel Gregg (distinguished fellow in political economy at the American Institute for Economic Research and the author of The Next American Economy: Nation, State and Markets in an Uncertain World) provides us a sobering look at the nationalLongForm: Brian Heywood (Let's Go Washington) is on a mission to do what Democrats in the legislature won't. He details some of the 11 initiatives he needs your help supporting.The Quick Hit: An Olympia parent appeared on FOX NewsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicholas Eberstadt discusses the phenomenon of workless American men with host Samuel Gregg.

One of America's greatest success stories is its economy. For over a century, it has been the envy of the world. The opportunity it generates has inspired millions of people to want to become American.Today, however, America's economy is at a crossroads. Many have lost confidence in the country's commitment to economic liberty. Across the political spectrum, many want the government to play an even greater role in the economy via protectionism, industrial policy, stakeholder capitalism, or even quasi-socialist policies. Then there is a resurgent China bent on eclipsing the United States' place in the world. At stake is not only the future of the world's biggest economy, but also the economic liberty that remains central to America's identity.But managed decline and creeping statism do not have to be America's only choices, let alone its destiny. In his latest book, “The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World,” Dr. Samuel Gregg insists that there is an alternative—and that is to become a vibrant Commercial Republic grounded in entrepreneurship, competition, and trade openness, as envisioned by the founding generation. In this episode, Dylan Pahman, executive editor of the Journal of Markets & Morality and a research fellow at the Acton Institute, sits down with Dr. Gregg, Distinguished Fellow in Political Economy and Senior Research Faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research and an affiliate scholar at the Acton Institute, to discuss the book and the economic, political, and moral complications of our increasingly globalized world.Subscribe to our podcastsThe Next American Economy | AmazonThe Next American Economy Is Cause for Hope“Globalization,” in Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyAdam Smith on the Benefits of International TradeDylan Pahman, “Fiat Currency, the Euro, and Greek Default”Samuel Gregg, “Rethinking Free Markets in an Age of Anxiety” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian A. Smith talks with Samuel Gregg about his new book The Next American Economy.

John J. Miller is joined by Samuel Gregg to discuss his new book, 'The Next American Economy.'

Freddy Gray talks to Dr Samuel Gregg, a scholar at the Acton Institute and Distinguished Fellow of the American Institute for Economic Research, about his new book The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World.

On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Samuel Gregg, distinguished fellow in political economy and senior research faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss his new book “The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World.” You can find Gregg’s book here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-next-american-economy-samuel-gregg/1140787162

On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Samuel Gregg, distinguished fellow in political economy and senior research faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss his new book "The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World."You can find Gregg's book here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-next-american-economy-samuel-gregg/1140787162