DC EKG

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DC EKG: Talks w/ Budget Expert Paul Winfree, Part I Jul 03, 2023

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Paul shares his career history, the journey to his newly minted PhD, and useful context for today’s fiscal strife in DC. In this first part of a three-part conversation, Joe and Eric dive into what brought Paul to the fold of federal budget expertise, and useful top line takeaways from his London school of economics training.

DC EKG: Economist Tomas Philipson, Part III Jun 05, 2023

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Part III of Joe and Eric’s talk with economist Tomas Philipson focuses on his role as acting head of the Council of Economic Advisers from the start of the Covid crisis. What it was like to watch the “blue collar boom” and 3%+ GDP growth get undone by the pandemic, and how public health attitudes toward prevention at any cost, cost us dearly. And how the two tier approach (protect venerable / keep economy open) advocated by CEA lost out to fear and public health virologists who were not okay with getting healthy people information to decide for themselves.

DC EKG: Economist Tomas Philipson, Part II May 29, 2023

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In the second part of a three-part interview, hosts Joe Grogan and Eric Ueland glean more gems from University of Chicago economist, Tom Philipson. Discussed are the damaging results of the two-year decline in US real wages, market volatility caused by government largesse, and the asymmetrical focus on bureaucrats over actual economic supply and demand metrics. Part one of this discussion begins with a unyielding dissection of the damage be done by the IRA to medical discovery. This week they discuss the regressive harm, being done in the name of “green” energy with additional burdens placed on lower income people. Learn more about Tom and keep up with his latest writings on his LinkedIn page:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-j-philipson-02878024/

DC EKG: Talks w/ Economist Tomas Philipson, Part I May 22, 2023

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From the public announcements of discontinued research, the fuzzy CBO math that is under-counting the reductions in cures, to the bloated use of taxpayer dollars to implement price control. Its a data rich discussion that's sure to send shivers down the spines of policymakers, practitioners , and patients alike.

Tom can be found: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-j-philipson-02878024/

DC EKG Revisits: Conversation with Casey Mulligan, Part 2 May 15, 2023

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In a wide-ranging discussion, the boys explore the cause-and-effect of both the legal and illegal opioid epidemic. The role of an unsecured southern border has on the drug trade, the long-lasting impact of covid shutdowns on children and American health productivity, and current threats from inflation and possibility of recession. *Episode originally aired July 21, 2022*

DC EKG Revisits: Conversation with Casey Mulligan, Part 1 May 08, 2023

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The boys discuss the work and background of PhD economist, and University of Chicago's own, Casey Mulligan. Part one looks into how as a member of President Trump Counsel of Economic Advisors (CEA) informed and updated the president on socialism, wages, and the historic deregulatory effort his administration was undertaking. *Episode originally aired July 21, 2022

DC EKG Revisits: Conversation with Tevi Troy, Part 3 May 01, 2023

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Tevi Troy, best-selling presidential historian and a former senior government official, joins DC EKG

DC EKG Revisits: Conversation with Tevi Troy, Part 2 Apr 24, 2023

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Tevi Troy, best-selling presidential historian and a former senior government official, joins DC EKG

DC EKG Revisits: Conversation with Tevi Troy, Part 1 Apr 17, 2023

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Tevi Troy, best-selling presidential historian and a former senior government official, joins DC EKG

Ep8: Part 3: Conversation with John Czwartacki Apr 10, 2023

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