Megan Smith is the Program Manager at the Salem Center for Policy. In her role, she participates in policy research, student program creation and recruitment, administers undergraduate scholarship awarding, coordinates events, and manages staff and student workers.
Objectivity in Thought, Action, and Enterprise
It takes work for human beings to know reality and to form and achieve values within it. Understanding this work enables us to take greater control of our minds and our lives. MAIN RESEARCHER Gregory Salmieri Human beings—many of us, at least—aspire to be objective in our thinking and our decision-making. We aspire to conform […]
Larry Ball on The Fed and Lehman Brothers
Professor Larry Ball (Johns Hopkins) joins us in studio to discuss his recent book, The Fed and Lehman Brothers. Hear what Larry Ball, professor and author, has to say about his recent book “The Fed and Lehman Brothers”.
Ryan Streeter on Social Capital, Civic Health, and Quality of Life in the United States.
Ryan Streeter, Director of Domestic Policy for the American Enterprise Institute, joins us in studio to discuss localism. Hear what Ryan Streeter has to say about various aspects of life in America.
Bryan Caplan on the Case Against Education
Bryan Caplan is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center and a professor of economics at George Mason University. Bryan joins Policy@McCombs to discuss his recent book, The Case Against Education. Hear what Bryan Caplan, of the Mercatus Center, has to say about his recent book, “The Case Against Education”.
Avik Roy on the Conservative Case for Universal Health Insurance
Avik Roy is the co-founder and president of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (FREEOP). Avik joins Policy@McCombs to make the conservative case for universal health insurance. Hear what Avik Roy, of FREEOP, has to say about a conservative argument for what is typically considered to be more progressive health policy.
David Schmidtz on Corruption
David Schmidtz is Kendrick Professor of Philosophy in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Eller Chair of Service-Dominant Logic in the Eller College of Management. He is editor-in-chief of Social Philosophy and Policy. He was founding Head of the Department of Political Economy and Moral Science. Hear what David Schmidtz, professor and editor-in-chief, has […]
Enrico Moretti on The New Geography of Jobs
Enrico Moretti joins us to talk about America’s most dynamic labor markets, the “brain hubs” and their impact in the U.S economy and society. Enrico Moretti is the Michael Peevey and Donald Vial Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He serves as the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Economic Perspectives […]
Peter Arcidiacono on Harvard Admissions Bias
Peter Arcidiacono joins us to talk about his work in identifying bias and discrimination in the Harvard admissions process. Professor Arcidiacono specializes in research involving applied microeconomics, applied economics, and labor economics. His research primarily focuses on education and discrimination. His work focuses specifically on the exploration of a variety of subjects, such as structural […]
Emily Oster on “Cribsheet”
Emily Fair Oster is an American economist and bestselling author of “Expecting Better” and “Cribsheet”. Emily is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Brown University. P. Richard Hahn also joins the show as a guest interviewer. He is an associate professor of Statistics at ASU. His specific research interests include regression tree methods, […]