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The Economist Next Door
The Economist Next Door with host Paul Muller is AIER’s newest podcast. It’s a plain-spoken guide that makes complex ideas accessible to the “everyman” and “everywoman.” No PhD required. In place of partisan spin, we’re offering honest analysis and an optimistic spirit and translating academic concepts into clear conversations.
Paul Mueller is a Senior Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research. He received his PhD in economics from George Mason University. Previously, Dr. Mueller taught at The King’s College in New York City. He has published widely in both academic and popular publications.
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Strings Attached: How Federal Funding to States Transformed the American System
How did a once-small federal government come to control a third of state budgets and shape everyday life across the country? Host Paul Mueller talks with AIER scholars Tom Savidge […]
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Adam Smith at 250: Lessons on Markets, Morality, and Government
On the 250th anniversary of The Wealth of Nations, host Paul Mueller sits down with economists Dan Klein, professor at George Mason University and chief editor of Econ Journal Watch, and Eric […]
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Learning Resources v. Trump: What the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling Really Means
Host Paul Mueller interviews AIER President Dr. Sam Gregg and AIER scholar Dr. Dave Hebert on a landmark Supreme Court decision that reshapes presidential tariff authority. In Learning Resources v. […]
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The SCOTUS Tariff Ruling, a Housing Crunch, and the Public Pension Time Bomb
Paul Mueller breaks down the Supreme Court’s ruling limiting presidential tariff power with Tom Savidge and Julia Cartwright, and what it means for executive authority. Then, Tom, Pete Earle, and […]
Qualified Opinions
Qualified Opinions is an intellectual salon that illuminates the challenges facing free markets, liberalism, and the political climate of today. Join host Veronique de Rugy, senior fellow at the Mercatus Center, and her guests for enlightening discourse.
Veronique de Rugy is the George Gibbs Chair in Political Economy and a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She is also nationally syndicated columnist.
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Latest Episodes
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Modern Diplomacy and French Political Thought with Luke Foster
In this episode, Veronique de Rugy and Luke Foster peel back the layers of the “French political soul,” and explore the intellectual roots of the Franco-American relationship. Foster, a professor […]
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A Travesty of Economic Ignorance with Peter Boettke
Host Veronique De Rugy is joined by Peter Boettke to discuss his recent work on the “marvel” of the market and why modern economics has lost its way. Centered on […]
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Total Boomer Luxury Communism with Russ Greene
This episode of Qualified Opinions features a provocative discussion with Russ Greene on the topic of “Total Boomer Luxury Communism.” It’s a system where wealth is systematically transferred from younger, […]
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What’s So Great About Fed Independence? with John Cochrane and Tom Hoenig
Dive into a provocative discussion with host Veronique De Rugy, John Cochrane, author of The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level, and Tom Hoenig, a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Mercatus […]
