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Ying Ma: Our Bailout Dollars at Work . . . In China

FIRE PODCAST: American taxpayers handed General Motors $50 billion to save the company from going out of business. Now General Motors is pouring billions of dollars of investment into China -- more investment in China than in the United States. China expert Ying Ma of SDB Partners joins us to discuss General Motors investment in China, the Chinese economy, and American government policies in this matter.

Willie Soon: The Sun and Global Temps

ECN PODCAST: Solar scientist Willie Soon explains how the sun continues to be the primary driver of global temperatures. Dr. Soon also emphasizes he is more than happy to debate alarmists who have the courage to engage in open and honest public debate.

Benjamin Domenech: Oregon Medicaid Study

HCN PODCAST: Benjamin Domenech discusses the important new Oregon Medicaid study.

Roy Cordato: Here's Why We Need to Question Economic Development Claims

FIRE PODCAST: Time and time again, businesses and industries looking for government handouts have produced studies that predict big paybacks. Roy Cordato of the John Locke Foundation says there's a great reason to take these studies with a shaker or two of salt: They look only at benefits and ignore the high costs of such handouts.

James Guthrie: Pay Teachers $200,000 a Year

SRN PODCAST: Nevada’s education system is on a downward spiral, says former state Superintendent James Guthrie. He recommends one dramatic change: Paying top teachers $200,000 per year. Dr. Guthrie joins the podcast to discuss his proposal, which he published recently in a Nevada Policy Research Institute paper. We talk about why Nevada has so many rotten teachers, how to pay the best a lot more without increasing the budget, and how anti-elitism is a barrier to getting kids a good education.

Patrick Michaels: Is Government Money Corrupting Science?

ECN PODCAST: Climate scientist Patrick Michaels rips the U.S. Global Change Research Program Draft National Climate Assessment and explains how government money is corrupting science.
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