On the Discourse Magazine Podcast, you’ll hear from a diverse range of authors, thinkers, and scholars who are dedicated to discourse, to the notion that good thinking and good ideas arise amid the interplay of different viewpoints and perspectives. In these conversations, we discuss a variety of different topics, and almost everything is on the table. We hope that you enjoy the podcast and that these conversations help spark new thinking and more... discourse.
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Myths of American Identity: Ben Klutsey talks to Sam Goldman
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In this installment of a series on liberalism, Benjamin Klutsey, the director of the Program on Pluralism and Civil Exchange at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, talks with George Washington University professor Samuel Goldman about different historical narratives about American identity, definitions of nationalism and why consensus s…
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Taking Liberal Democracy, and Each Other, for Granted: Ben Klutsey talks to Roland Merullo
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In this installment of a series on liberalism, Benjamin Klutsey, the director of the Program on Pluralism and Civil Exchange at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, talks with Roland Merullo about taking liberal democracy, and each other, for granted as well as what people can do in our own lives to be more mindful about the decisions we…
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Human Beings, Together and Alone: Ben Klutsey talks to Ian Marcus Corbin
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In this installment of a series on liberalism, Benjamin Klutsey, the director of academic outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, talks with Ian Marcus Corbin about the difference between solitude and loneliness, how the internet is affecting people’s sense of self, the virtues of ska punk music and much more. Corbin is a writer…
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Fortress and Frontier: Healthcare Policymakers Should Worship Change, Not Stasis
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In this eighth installment of the Fortress and Frontier series on Discourse Magazine Podcast, Robert Graboyes, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, speaks with David Goldhill about how to fix the incentives in healthcare, why the insurance system is outdated, why the government is a poor regulator in this industry, and much more. Goldhi…
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Speaking Freely in American Universities: Ben Klutsey talks to Keith Whittington
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In this installment of a series on liberalism, Benjamin Klutsey, the Director of Academic Outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, talks with Keith Whittington about his latest book, “Speak Freely: Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech,” his work with the Academic Freedom Alliance, free speech on college campuses, self-censors…
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Fortress and Frontier: The Disruptive Innovator
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In this seventh installment of the Fortress and Frontier series on Discourse Magazine Podcast, Robert Graboyes, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, speaks with Dr. Jason Hwang about healthcare innovations such as the MinuteClinic and telemedicine, the history of disruption in healthcare and other industries, the need for change in medi…
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Remixed Religion in America: Ben Klutsey talks to Tara Burton
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In this fourteenth installment of a series on liberalism, Benjamin Klutsey, the director of academic outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, speaks with Tara Isabella Burton about religion in America today, encompassing everything from yoga to witchcraft to wellness culture. They discuss the decline of trust in religious institu…
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Antitrust Law Shouldn’t Be Used to Break Up Big Tech
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In this episode of the Discourse Magazine Podcast, Mercatus senior research fellow Alden Abbott speaks with Rob Atkinson about the Biden administration’s recent executive order on competition, privacy and free speech issues in Big Tech, two competing philosophies of antitrust law and much more. Atkinson is the founder and president of the Informati…
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Fortress and Frontier: Price Transparency in Healthcare
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In this sixth installment of the Fortress and Frontier series on Discourse Magazine Podcast, Robert Graboyes, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, speaks with Dr. Keith Smith about his innovative pricing strategy at the Surgical Center of Oklahoma and the economic theory behind those pricing decisions. Smith founded the Surgery Center o…
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Reaching Our Potential as a Liberal Society: Ben Klutsey talks to Pete Boettke
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In this thirteenth installment of a series on liberalism, Benjamin Klutsey, the Director of Academic Outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, speaks with Peter Boettke about the promise held by the idea of liberal cosmopolitanism and the importance of considering the political economy of institutional arrangements in reaching our…
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Fortress and Frontier: Healthcare’s Reluctant Revolution
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In this fifth installment of the Fortress and Frontier series on Discourse Magazine Podcast, Robert Graboyes, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, speaks with Dr. Eric Topol about the slow progress of medicine, how machine learning will improve healthcare, the importance of the doctor-patient relationship, the triumph of the mRNA vaccin…
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The Globalization of Antitrust: Alden Abbott talks to James Rill and William Kovacic
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In this episode of Discourse Magazine Podcast, Alden Abbott, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, interviews antitrust scholar-practitioners James Rill and William Kovacic about the development of global antitrust law, the International Competition Network, America’s role in the future of antitrust and much more. James Rill is one of Am…
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Defending the Constitution of Knowledge: Ben Klutsey talks to Jonathan Rauch
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In this twelfth installment of our series on liberalism, Benjamin Klutsey, the Director of Academic Outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, talks with Jonathan Rauch about fallibilism, groupthink, cancelers and trolls, and why the constitution of knowledge is better than the marketplace of ideas. Rauch is a senior fellow in the …
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Repealing the Corn Laws, 175 Years Later
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In this episode, economists Don Boudreaux, Steve Davies, Douglas Irwin, and Arvind Panagariya reflect on the legacy of Britain’s Corn Laws 175 years after their repeal on June 25, 1846. They discuss the effects of the Corn Laws, the circumstances leading to the laws’ repeal, the ensuing rise of free trade both in Britain and globally, and much more…
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Fortress and Frontier: Bob Graboyes talks to Dr. Devi Shetty about Innovations in Healthcare
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In this fourth installment of the Fortress and Frontier series on Discourse Magazine Podcast, Robert Graboyes, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, speaks with Dr. Devi Shetty about the innovations of the Narayana hospital system, the ways in which technology can improve healthcare, how to fix medical education and much more. Shetty is …
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Confident Pluralism: Ben Klutsey talks to John Inazu
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In this eleventh installment of a series on liberalism, Benjamin Klutsey, the director of academic outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, sits down with John Inazu to discuss what changes in constitutional rules and inter-personal norms can be more effective at better fostering environments of patient, tolerant, and intellectua…
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Fortress and Frontier: Robert Graboyes talks to Pradheep Shanker about COVID-19
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Editors’ note: This podcast was recorded on March 11, 2021, and the situation in India has changed significantly since then. On April 29, we asked Dr. Shanker if he wanted to omit these comments, and he said unabashedly, “It was my opinion at the time!” Dr. Graboyes commented, “One of the things I’ve enjoyed most about Pradheep’s pandemic posts has…
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The Psychology of Interactions: Ben Klutsey talks to Juliana Schroeder
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In this installment of a series on liberalism, Benjamin Klutsey, the director of academic outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, sits down with Juliana Schroeder to discuss the psychology underlying how trust and distrust are generated as well as practical ways to better facilitate productive interactions, even across severe cu…
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Fortress and Frontier: Speak for a Sandwich featuring Robert Graboyes and Temple Grandin
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In this second installment of the Fortress and Frontier series on the Discourse Magazine Podcast, Robert Graboyes, a senior research fellow here at Mercatus, continues his conversation with Temple Grandin, a pioneer in the humane treatment of livestock and a well-known spokesperson on autism. Their discussion encompasses the need for many different…
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Building Trust in a Pluralistic Society: Ben Klutsey talks to Kevin Vallier
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In this 9th episode on our series on liberalism, Ben Klutsey, the director of academic outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, speaks with Kevin Vallier about the connections between declining social and political trust as well as possible solutions for rebuilding faith in our neighbors and establishing a broad-based civic frien…
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Fortress and Frontier: Robert Graboyes talks to Temple Grandin About Being Different, but Not Less
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On today’s episode, Dr. Robert Graboyes, Senior Research Fellow and healthcare scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, talks with Temple Grandin, Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. They discuss the logistics of livestock handling facilities, Temple’s life growing up and living with autism, the US educationa…
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The GameStop Affair: Brian Knight talks to Christopher Russo, Martin Gurri, and Andrew Vollmer
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On today's episode, Brian Knight, Senior Research Fellow at Mercatus, has a roundtable discussion with a panel of experts on the GameStop stocks saga that has unfolded over the past couple of weeks. Brian is joined by Christopher Russo, Martin Gurri, and Andrew Vollmer to discuss the market's response to this anomaly, security regulators and policy…
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Greater Social Trust: Ben Klutsey talks to Virgil Storr
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In this week’s episode, Benjamin Klutsey, the director of academic outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, speaks with Virgil Storr about bottom-up solutions for facilitating greater social trust and a generally liberal ethos, especially the market mechanism. Dr. Storr is the Vice President of Academic and Student Programs and D…
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Classical Liberalism and the Common Good: Eileen Norcross talks to Alex Salter
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In today's episode, Eileen Norcross, Vice President for Policy Research at the Mercatus Center, chats with Alex Salter about a big question with a long pedigree, namely, is liberalism, in particular, classical liberalism, at odds with the concept of the common good. Salter is Associate Professor of Economics at the Rawls College of Business at Texa…
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Pluralism and Liberalism: Ben Klutsey talks to Roger Berkowitz
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In this seventh installment of our series on liberalism, Benjamin Klutsey, the director of academic outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, sits down with Roger Berkowitz to discuss the effects that democratic conversations, elite technocratic prejudices, and mass loneliness have on pluralism and liberalism. Dr. Berkowitz is the…
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Civic Friendship: Ben Klutsey talks to Danielle Allen
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In the sixth installment of our series on liberalism, Benjamin Klutsey, the director of academic outreach at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, speaks with Danielle Allen about trust, civic friendship, political and social equality as an essential foundation for liberty, and the importance of overcoming our fear of talking (and really …
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Overdoing Democracy: Ben Klutsey talks to Robert Talisse
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On today’s episode, Ben Klutsey, our Director of Academic Outreach at Mercatus, sits down with Robert Talisse, author of Overdoing Democracy: Why We Must Put Politics in its Place. Dr. Talisse discusses how political saturation of the social space and polarization are affecting how we do democracy and associate with each other outside of the politi…
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For a New Liberalism: Ben Klutsey talks to Richard Ebeling
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Dr. Richard Ebeling, BB&T Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Free Enterprise Leadership at The Citadel, joins us for today’s podcast. Dr. Ebeling discusses his new book, For a New Liberalism, and the importance of living out the ideals of Liberalism in our lives every day. The audio, as well as the transcript of this conversation between Klutsey…
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Liberalism and Viewpoint Diversity: Ben Klutsey talks to Ilana Redstone
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In this installment, Ben Klutsey talks with Dr. Ilana Redstone, Professor of Sociology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and founder of Diverse Perspectives Consulting. We dig into the epistemic question of how we know what we know and the usefulness of respecting viewpoint diversity by focusing on Dr. Redstone’s new course, Bigots …
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Design Principles for Civil Discourse in a Pluralistic and Open Society: Ben Klutsey talks to Emily Chamlee-Wright
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In this episode, Ben Klutsey, Director of Academic Outreach at Mercatus, chats with Dr. Emily Chamlee-Wright, President and CEO of the Institute for Humane Studies. Dr. Chamlee-Wright explores the benefits of tolerance, good faith, and humility in a society of diverse individuals. The audio, as well as the transcript of this conversation between Kl…
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A Brief History of Liberalism: Ben Klutsey talks to Alan Kors
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In this conversation, Director of Academic Outreach at Mercatus, Ben Klutsey, speaks with Dr. Alan Charles Kors, Henry Charles Lea Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Kors surveys the history of Liberalism’s triumphs and setbacks from the Enlightenment to modern college classrooms. The audio, as well as the transcri…
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Free to Move: Dan Griswold talks to Ilya Somin
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Mercatus Center Senior Research Fellow, Dan Griswold, sat down with Ilya Somin to discuss his new book, Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration and Political Freedom. Somin is a professor of law at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia School of Law. In addition to Free to Move, Somin is the author of several other books, including Democracy and Po…
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Living in a Post-Truth Age: Dan Rothschild talks to Arnold Kling and Martin Gurri
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In this episode, the Mercatus Center’s Executive Director, Dan Rothschild, sat down with Arnold Kling and Martin Gurri to discuss the post-truth phenomenon, how a collapse of trust in established institutions has led to a world of competing truths. The audio, as well as the transcript of this conversation between Rothschild, Kling, and Gurri, has b…
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Speaking to Each Other, Instead of Past: Arnold Kling talks to Martin Gurri
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Martin Gurri doesn’t like to make predictions. But if you were lucky enough to read his groundbreaking 2014 book, The Revolt of the Public, when it was first published, you’d have an excellent guide for understanding much of what subsequently happened in the United States and around the world. Gurri’s thesis—that information technology, particularl…
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Welcome to the Discourse Magazine Podcast
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Welcome to the Discourse Magazine Podcast. This is David Masci, Senior Managing Editor of Discourse, a new online journal on politics, economics, and culture published by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. On this podcast, you’ll hear from a diverse range of authors, thinkers, and scholars who are dedicated to discourse, to the notion …
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