IEA Podcast

In this episode of Parallax Views, IEA Head of Cultural Affairs Marc Glendening sits down with Bryn Harris, Chief Legal Counsel at the Free Speech Union, to discuss the threats to and limits of free speech. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit economicaffairs.co.uk/subscribe

Labour has pledged to become the party of increased housebuilding. But will their strategy work? To discuss this and much more, IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh spoke to Dr Samuel Hughes, Head of Housing at the Centre for Policy Studies. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit economicaffairs...

With the other stories dominating headlines, you might have missed a United States Supreme Court case being fought across the pond. The case involves 94-year-old Minneapolis woman Geraldine Tyler, who in 2015 had her condo seized by Hennepin County due to unpaid property taxes amounting to $15,000. A year later, the condo was sold for $40,000, and Tyler received nothing. Represented by Christina M...

The recent release of the gambling white paper has re-energised the debate on gambling regulation. On the one hand, many are calling for increased regulations on gambling companies to protect vulnerable consumers, while others argue that heavy regulation can damage consumer rights and infringe on basic freedoms.   In this episode of the Swift Half with Snowdon, IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Chri...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has voted to raise interest rates from 4.25 per cent to 4.5 per cent. This has caused debate among economists, with some arguing that continuing high inflation necessitates a further rates hike, while others point to the reversal of quantitative easing as evidence for a more cautious approach. To discuss this, IEA Director of Public Policy and Commun...

Should the police be privatised? Should we have open borders? In this recording, IEA Communications Officer Harrison Griffiths interviews Dr David D. Friedman to discuss the anarcho-capitalist perspective on these questions and many more. Dr Friedman is is an American economist, physicist, legal scholar, author, and anarcho-capitalist theorist. He currently serves as a Professor Emeritus at the Sa...

The advent of AI technologies such as ChatGPT has brought much excitement. While many have celebrated this innovation, an increasing number are calling for greater regulations to mitigate its perceived risks. But could heavy-handed regulation harm the sector and prevent threaten future innovation? To discuss this, IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh sat down with Adam Thi...

In this podcast, IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh speaks to IEA Senior Research Fellow Dr Jamie Whyte about the efficacy and affordability of government subsidies. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit economicaffairs.co.uk/subscribe

Liberals are split on the culture war. On the one hand, many regard increasing censorship in universities and public institutions as a threat to liberal values and as such a legitimate intellectual battle ground. Others, however, are more wary, and argue that liberals should be hesitant in potentially allying themselves with elements of the conservative right.   In this debate, chaired by IEA Head...