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CEI Podcast for August 1, 2013: Is Washington the Next Detroit?

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Fellow in Technology and Entrepreneurship Bill Frezza sees parallels between Detroit’s recent bankruptcy and the federal government’s own fiscal problems. Fortunately, he sees a way out.

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CEI Podcast for July 31, 2013: REINS Act Hits the House Floor

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Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews talks about the Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, which is expected to pass the House of Representatives tomorrow. The bill would add some accountability to the regulatory process by requiring Congress to hold an up-or-down vote on all new agency regulations costing more than $100 million per year.

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CEI Podcast for July 25, 2013: The UAW and Chattanooga

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The United Auto Workers union is campaigning to organize a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Senior Fellow Matt Patterson talks about his recent trip to Chattanooga, where he spoke with local politicians and community members about how this might affect the community.

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CEI Podcast for July 18, 2013: The NSA Gets Sued

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In the wake of the NSA’s spying scandal, several groups are filing a lawsuit challenging the NSA’s actions as unconstitutional. Associate Director of Technology Studies Ryan Radia shares many of the suit’s criticisms of the NSA, and adds a few of his own.

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Posted in CEI Podcast, Law, Security Theater

CEI Podcast for July 11, 2013: Farm Bill Controversy

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Adjunct Fellow Fran Smith breaks down the controversy surrounding this year’s farm bill.

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CEI Podcast for July 3, 2013: The EPA’s Assault on State Sovereignty

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William Yeatman discusses his new study, “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Assault on State Sovereignty.”

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Posted in CEI Podcast, regulation, The New Religion

CEI Podcast for July 2, 2013: The True Story of European Austerity

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Warren Brookes Fellow Matthew Melchiorre discusses his new study, which finds that, despite the prevailing narrative of severe austerity across Europe, only 4 countries out of 27 have actually cut taxes and spending.

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Posted in CEI Podcast, Economics, International, Spending, Taxation

CEI Podcast for June 26, 2013: TSA Full-Body Scanner Transparency

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CEI, along with former American Airlines CEO Robert Crandall, submitted formal comments to the TSA regarding its proposed rule for using full-body scanners in airports. Fellow in Land-use and Transportation Studies Marc Scribner discusses the TSA’s lack of transparency and the scanners’ ineffectiveness in deterring terrorism.

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CEI Podcast for June 13, 2013: Deirdre McCloskey Wins CEI’s Julian Simon Award

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Deirdre McCloskey, a distinguished economic historian and author of many books, including The Rhetoric of Economics, The Bourgeois Virtues, and Bourgeois Dignity, will receive CEI’s Julian Simon Memorial Award on June 20 at CEI’s annual dinner. CEI Founder and Chairman Fred Smith talks about how McCloskey’s work embodies the same joie de vivre and optimistic spirit that animated Simon’s thought.

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Posted in CEI Podcast, Economics, Great Thinkers

CEI Podcast for June 7, 2013: National Donut Day

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June 7 is National Donut Day. General Counsel Sam Kazman is urging Americans to eat not one but two donuts—one for themselves, and one for their liberty. Contrary to what some regulators and food activists might say, it’s ok to indulge now and then.

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Posted in CEI Podcast, Nanny State