The Henry George Program

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Fed Chair Talk with Edward Miller Nov 03, 2017

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In the lead-up to the Fed Chair decision, we talk the policy-ineffectiveness proposition, modern controversies about monetary theory, and nit-pick about inflation.

Sarah Thomas on Catholicism and The Condition of Labor Oct 27, 2017

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We talk about 19th century beefs in the Catholic church, the excommunication of Georgist priests, and how modern Catholics view economic principles.

Roundtable on Fairness and Idealism Oct 20, 2017

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Mark and Jake start off talking about Esperanto for 20 seconds, and then get into a long discussion about the power of idealism, and how central the role of fairness is in popular consciousness.

Connecticut Talk with Real-Life Connecticutian Kedar Oct 13, 2017

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Kedar gives us the scoop about urban and surburban development in Connecticut, with a focus on Hartford's experiments with Land Value Tax, municipal debt financing, and the millennial rush towards dense urban hubs. Additionally, we fail to deliver useful information about New Haven Pizza.

Diego Aguilar-Canabal on Disaster and Inequity in Puerto Rico Oct 06, 2017

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Diego Aguilar-Canabal (of East Bay Forward) isn't here to talk about housing, but rather the disaster in Puerto Rico, how it has personally affected his family, and the unfair policies that continually works against the US Territory.

Price gouging, rationing, and the morality of transactions Sep 26, 2017

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A roundtable discussion on how the issue of critical goods (water, food, fuel) is treated after a natural disaster. Is raising prices necessarily immoral? When is rationing necessary? And how can this be tied into theories of value?

Alan Joyce on the land economics of Eve Online and Second Life Sep 12, 2017

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Alan Joyce (co-host of Earful of Convoy and Earful of Cocktail) comes on the program to explain the ins and outs of some of the weirder and wilder economic laboratories out there: videogames. How does scarcity in Eve Online resemble real estate bubbles? What does Second Life tell us about marginal land?

Matt Krisiloff on Y Combinator, Basic Income, and LVT on the United Slate Aug 01, 2017

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We have Matt Krisiloff of YC Research to talk about the Basic Income project, Y Combinator's United Slate (which featured LVT as a plank). Should these be viewed as separate, or two ideas that are fundamentally linked? Also a conversation with Kedar about the technical and moral merits of a UBI versus a Jobs Guarantee.

Alvin Roth on Designing Markets Jul 25, 2017

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2012 Nobelist and Stanford professor Alvin Roth has saved lives by designing better markets: clearinghouses to trade kidneys, as well as improved matches in public schools and medical residencies. He joins the show to talk about his life's work and the many lessons we can learn about fixing broken markets.

Steve Omohundro on AI Risk, Human Values, and Decentralized Resource Sharing Jul 18, 2017

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Steve Omohundro shares plans for creating provably correct protections against AI superintelligence, and thoughts on how human values can be embued into AI. Resource allocation, decentralized cooperation, and discussions on how Blockchain Proofs of Work/Stake can possibly be compatible with basic needs.

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