We've got SERIOUS problems with a paper released recently by our friends at the Heritage Foundation entitled "Combatting Big Tech's Totalitarianism." It's a shocking departure from anything approaching normal policy analysis from a conservative, free-market standpoint, and would empower the genuine, proven dangers of Big Government as a counterpoint to anecdotal assertions against Big Tech that entirely overlook the consumer welfare delivered by these innovative platforms.

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Heritage's Big Tech Temper Tantrum (Audio: Podcast)

Unionizing government employees is a bad idea, but at least they can't strike. IPI Resident Scholar Merrill Matthews explains a current proposal for allowing Capitol Hill Staff to unionize, and speculates on how that might playout. With reminiscences about Ronald Reagan and the PATCO strike by IPI President Tom Giovanetti.

Unionizing Hill Staff Would Only Make Congress Even Worse (Audio: Podcast)

IPI President Tom Giovanetti joins 660AM The Answer's Mark Davis about the Heritage Foundation's recently published screed against "Big Tech," as well as a lightning round of topics.

Heritage Foundation Is Wrong on "Big Tech Totalitarianism" (Audio: Interview)

What's an earmark? Why did Republicans in Congress do away with them, and has that turned out to be a good move? Why are Democrats bringing them back, and why aren't Republicans complaining? IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews and IPI President Tom Giovanetti discuss the return of earmarks and the possibility that earmarks might serve a useful purpose.

Earmarks--They're Back! (Audio: Podcast)

When you hear a president say "If Congress Won't Act, I will," red flags should go off in your head. That's because when Congress does not legislate, that is Congress CHOOSING to not legislate. Congress choosing to do nothing is just as important, if not more important, than Congress choosing to do something. Or so it seems to IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews.

IPI Policy Basics: When Congress Doesn't Act, Congress Still Has Acted (Audio: Podcast)

IPI President Tom Giovanett joins Cardle & Woolley on Talk Radio 1370 to talk about the pending retirement of Justice Breyer from the Supreme Court, Biden's quid pro quo deal for his pending pick, and the role of courts and legislatures in our government.

The Supreme Court is Not Supreme Over the Other Branches (Audio: Interview)

IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews talks with economist Dr. David Henderson, who explains some of the history of, and reasons why, some politicians propose price controls to counter high prices and inflation--and why that approach never works

Why Price Controls Don't Work (Audio: Podcast)

IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews reminds us of two major wave midterm elections in the past which resulted from Democrat overreach, and speculates on the upcoming 2022 midterm election. With comments and recollections by IPI President Tom Giovanetti.

Predictable Democrat Overreach and Predictable Midterm Wave Elections (Audio: Podcast)

Beginning a series on basics of tax, IPI President Tom Giovanetti explains taxes on what we earn, taxes on what we buy, and taxes on what we own, with the able assistance of fellow taxpayer and IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews.

IPI Policy Basics: The Three Types of Taxes (Audio: Podcast)

IPI Resident Scholar Merrill Matthews tells Robert Pratt (Pratt on Texas) that there is a way to impose price controls on Congress to limit how much it costs taxpayers. It's called the budget sequester.

What If Taxpayers Imposed 'Price Controls' on Congress? (Audio: Interview)

IPI Resident Scholar Merrill Matthews and IPI President Tom Giovanetti discuss what led up to and contributed to the January 6 riot, what actually happened, and what lessons we should learn going forward.

How Should We Think About the January 6 Riot (Audio: Podcast)

IPI President Tom Giovanetti joins 660AM the Answer guest host Scott Braddock in a discussion prompted by Twitter's banning of Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. In this conversation, Tom reminds the listeners that although he objects to the bias imposed by the company, they are a private company with the rights to make such business decisions and warns conservatives to not let their frustration regarding social media platforms cause them to become a proponent of government regulation of speech.

No, Conservatives Should Not Empower Government to Regulate Content Moderation

Beyond the "national debt," which has skyrocketed in the past decade, the real total obligations of the federal government include the future obligations of Social Security, Medicare, federal employee pensions, military pensions and more. It's not a pretty picture. IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews discuss federal deficits, debt, entitlements, and the threat this debt service poses to future generations.

IPI Policy Basics: The Debt Obligations of the Federal Government Are Much Bigger than You Think (Audio: Podcast)

IPI's Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses the current state of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Omicron (and subsequent) variant(s), and why it's time to start living our lives pretty much like normal again. With IPI President Tom Giovanetti.

Where Are We with the Covid-19 Pandemic? Is It Even Still a Pandemic? (Audio: Podcast)

IPI Senior Research Fellow Bartlett Cleland talks through the right way to think about antitrust policy. When is a company "too big?" Are there benefits to scale? What's the consumer welfare standard, and isn't any alternative to the consumer welfare standard just arbitrary? With IPI President Tom Giovanetti.

IPI Policy Basics: Is Antitrust the Right Solution to the Problem? (Audio: Podcast)

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