August 23, 2010: The Salmonella Egg Scare


August 23, 2010: The Salmonella Egg Scare

CEI Senior Fellow Greg Conko talks about the salmonella scare that has led to the recall of 550 million eggs 22 states. He believes that the hype is overblown, and that regulators should take an incentives-based approach to food safety issues. The current command-and-control model needs reform.

 
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August 17, 2010: Another Union Bailout?


August 17, 2010: Another Union Bailout?

In the first episode of the new CEI Podcast, Vinnie Vernuccio talks about the latest big labor bailout, proposed by Sen. Robert Casey. His bill would put taxpayers on the hook for as much as $165 billion to bail out underfunded union pensions.

 
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Episode 105: Neutering the Net


Episode 105: Neutering the Net

Richard Morrison and Marc Scribner welcome new media guru Brooke Oberwetter to the show to discuss the latest developments in the net neutrality battle, Minneapolis’ failures in urban planning, the FDA’s desire to regulate e-cigarettes, and legalizing Internet gambling.

 
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Episode 104: Battlefield Arizona


Episode 104: Battlefield Arizona

Richard Morrison and Marc Scribner welcome special guest John Vaught LaBeaume to episode 104. We tackle Arizona’s immigration prospects, school reform efforts in D.C., the future of offshore drilling, why you have the right to remain French and the stormy waters of congressional ethics investigations.

 
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Episode 103: Katherine Mangu-Ward Edition


Episode 103: Katherine Mangu-Ward Edition

Richard Morrison and Marc Scribner welcome very special guest Katherine Mangu-Ward to episode 103. We discuss the Pentagon’s brownie recipe, the organic food police, the war on online classrooms and Katherine’s chapter in the recently released book from Templeton Press, New Threats to Freedom.

 
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Episode 102: Collective Insanity


Episode 102: Collective Insanity

Richard Morrison and Marc Scribner welcome guest co-host Alex Nowrasteh to episode 102. We take on the healthcare tax, obscenity and the First Amendment, the prognosis for the Gulf of Mexico, and the collective insanity coming out of Venezuela.

 
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