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Robert Romano: US Government's Already Taking Money from Savings Accounts

FIRE PODCAST: After several days of protest by residents of Cyprus, the government there has voted against confiscating money from bank savings accounts to help fund a bailout of Cypriot banks. The US government is already doing essentially what the Cyprus government rejected, just in a more subtle and nuanced way, says Robert Romano of American's for Limited Government.

Charles Blahous: Medicaid Reform

HCN PODCAST: Benjamin Domenech interviews Medicare Trustee Charles Blahous of the Mercatus Center about his Medicaid reform.

James Taylor: Is Climate Change a real danger? Part 2

ECN PODCAST: Is Climate Change a real danger? James Taylor speaks with Mike Segial about the human affect on the environment. Part 2 of a 2 part interview.

James Taylor: Is Climate Change a real danger?

ECN PODCAST: Is Climate Change a real danger? James Taylor speaks with Mike Segial about the human affect on the environment. Part 1 of a 2 part interview.

John Conlin: End the Education Plantation

SRN PODCAST: The federal government uses money to push states around all the time, so why not use it for something good for kids? That’s the idea behind a new advocacy group that wants a new federal law requiring any state that accepts any federal education dollars to change the method they use to fund K-12 education. John Conlin with End the Education Plantation joins the podcast to talk about his group's radical idea for having every education dollar follow each child into his or her chosen classroom.

James Hohman: Detroit and the Emergency Manager

BTN PODCAST: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) has announced plans to assign an emergency manager to take over Detroit city government, which is on the verge of insolvency. James Hohman of the Michigan-based Mackinac Center says emergency managers in Michigan have powers local officials do not have, but even with those powers there is no guarantee the city can avoid insolvency in the long run.
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