Politics minus bile plus jokes. Avowed independent and comedian Andrew Heaton interviews authors and thought leaders about policy and big thinky stuff. A refuge from Red Team vs. Blue Team slapfights.
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Falsely Convicted of Murder
Sixteen years in prison for a crime he didn't commit
Jeffrey Deskovic spent sixteen years in prison, from ages 17 to 32. Wrongfully convicted of raping and murdering a teenager. After obtaining exoneration he became an attorney, and now he...
Fighting Crime Like an Economist
How can we make America safer and save money to boot? What approaches don’t work and what can we steal from other countries? Jennifer Doleac is the executive vice president at Arnold Ventures in charge of criminal justice, and the author of...
In Defense of Machine Politics
Bring back the smokey backroom!
Sean Finnerty joins to make the case for strong, local political machines based on relationships, as opposed to big, national political platforms based on mass appeal and donations.
The Non-Profit Industrial Complex
Is it a charity or a tax loophole? That’s what Steve Hodge, President Emeritus of the Tax Foundation, is concerned with. And if there are effectively large corporations, which get tax breaks due to superior branding, how much money is the g...
Eat the Rich... Then What?
My latest rant at Reason over proposed wealth taxes:
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Host of The Political Orphanage, and funny guy in Reason TV videos. Legally funny.
I'm a vice president at the Niskanen Center, where we defend liberal democracy and try to revitalize the capitalist welfare state. My Substack is about why that job is so hard, and what happens if we fail.
Josh Jennings is Producer Emeritus of The Political Orphanage, a staff writer for The Torch, and is author of the recent science fiction short story anthology, 'Space Tractor'. He is available for paid speaking engagements and bribes.
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