IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews explains how those of us who believe in free markets and limited government are cheered by the reforms being enacted by new Argentina President Javier Millei, and IPI President Tom Giovanetti wishes him well.저자 Merrill Matthews, Tom Giovanetti

IPI has been involved in pushing back against federal regulation of broadband networks since the late 1990s. IPI President Tom Giovanetti explains to IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews how the Biden administration is planning to once again resurrect net neutrality from the dead.저자 Merrill Matthews, Tom Giovanetti

Barbara Kolm of the Hayek Institute in Vienna, Austria is our special guest as IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews interviews Barbara about Hayek and his important contributions to economic and individual liberty.저자 Merrill Matthews, Tom Giovanetti, Barbara Kolm

Taking advantage of the visit of Barbara Kolm of the Hayek Institute to Dallas, IPI President Tom Giovanetti and IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews discuss the comparison between EU regulation and competition policy with that of the US, and Barbara explains that these policy differences help explain the gap in economic growth between EU coun…

IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Research Fellow Dr. Dan Garretson discuss the basics of artificial intelligence and recent developments, including the rollout of Google's Gemini AI engine.저자 Tom Giovanetti, Dan Garretson

A few days ago, Republican Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) praised extreme progressive activist Lina Khan as "one of the few people in the Biden administration that I think is doing a pretty good job." Is J.D. Vance right? Or is J.D. Vance an example of the "horseshoe theory" of politics in action, where the extremes of populism and the extremes of progr…

Counterfeit drugs has always been a serious problem, and a problem we've worked on here at IPI for many years. And it's a topic that is back for a return engagement as demand for "miracle" weight loss drugs is creating opportunity for counterfeiters. IPI's Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews guides us on the problems with counterfeit drugs and wh…

A mysterious warning about a possible Russian nuclear space weapon set off consternation and stern warnings last week, and inspired IPI to chat with our favorite genuine rocket scientist, Dr. Dan Garretson. We talk space debris, the inevitable use of space for military purposes, Star Wars, and related issues. With space nerds Dr. Merrill Matthews a…

Merrill Matthews joins the Don Kroah Show to discuss the hypocracy and unintended consequences of artifically altering the environmen with "scientific" experiments.저자 Merrill Matthews

We're not afraid of AI, as just another technological innovation and tool, and we don't think we need massive new federal regulation, but we agree with the FCC applying existing law and regulation to prevent deceptive use of AI to impersonate public persons in political advertising and robocalls. With IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Schol…

IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews explains the harms to the nation of our burgeoning budget deficits and national debt, and IPI President Tom Giovanetti tries to put debt into context.저자 Merrill Matthews, Tom Giovanetti

Taking advantage of IPI Research Fellow Bartlett Cleland's presence in-studio, we discuss the problems with the state and federal legislative attempts to "protect children online" through age verification and other schemes. Hint: The problems are overwhelming and underappreciated. With IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill M…

We discuss today's Supreme Court arguments on Colorado's case for denying Donald Trump ballot access, and agree with the apparent leanings of SCOTUS that Colorado's arguments are unsustainable. Nevertheless, it's a great opportunity to nerd-out on constitutional law and federalism. With IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews, IPI Research Fellow…

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In a single week the Biden administration announced a number of spending projects targeted at states and demographic groups considered vulnerable and critical to Biden's re-election campaign. Huge federal spending is bad enough in and of itself, says IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews. But when Republicans sign on to massive spending project…

As the anniversary of the East Palestine, Ohio freight derailment arrives on February 3rd, proponents will use the anniversary to try to renew support for the Railway Safety Act. But the proposed legislation is nothing more than a grab bag of demands from the 12 rail labor unions. It's not surprising that liberal Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) …

Pregador: Pastor Cléuber R. P. Júnior I Culto Encontro com a Vida - todas as terças-feiras, às 15h00 I 1ª IPI de Curitiba.

Pregador: Pastor Paulo Júnior I Culto Celebração - todos os domingos, às 10h30 I 1ª Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Curitiba.

IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews and IPI President Tom Giovanetti discuss how the border crisis and its related impacts have become the number one issue in American politics, and how this is liable to affect not only current legislative debates, but also the upcoming election.저자 Merrill Matthews, Tom Giovanetti

Pregador: Pastor Paulo Júnior I Culto Encontro com a Vida - todas as terças-feiras, às 15h00 I 1ª Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Curitiba.

Pregador: Pastor Carlos Méier I Culto Celebração - todos os domingos, à 10h30 I 1ª Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Curitiba.

There was a rash of stories in the early days of 2024 about how, finally, Mickey Mouse had entered the public domain, and that this was somehow a triumph for the general public. Sounds like time for an explainer about the public domain, and why, for the most part, consumers are better off when creativity, distribution and promotion of creative work…

IPI's Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews explains how increasing vaccine skepticism threatens outbreaks of dreaded diseases that have been under control for decades. With IPI President Tom Giovanetti.저자 Merrill Matthews, Tom Giovanetti

Pregadora: Pastora Priscila Kume I Culto Encontro com a Vida - todas as terças-feiras, às 15h00 I 1ª IPI de Curitiba.

Pregadora: Pastora Priscila Madeira Kume I Culto Celebração - todos os domingos, às 10h30 I 1ª Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Curitiba.

The Biden administration has yielded to pressure from labor unions to restrict the qualifications for independent contractor status, which is intended to make it easier to unionize "gig economy" workers. But this is a terrible idea, and when California tried the same thing it forced many independent contractors out of work. The modern economy shoul…

With a polar vortex bearing down on much of the nation, IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews reminds us that electric vehicles (EVs) suffer significant performance deficits in very cold weather. So the current generation of EVs may not be the best choice for residents of cold states. As with everything else, choice should be left to consumers …

Pregador: Pastor Cléuber R. P. Júnior I Culto Encontro com a Vida - todas as terças-feiras, às 15h00 I 1ª Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Curitiba.

Pregador: Pastor Cléuber R. P. Júnior I Culto Celebração - todos os domingos, às 10h30 I 1ª Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Curitiba.

Pregador: Presbítero Ubiratan Gonçalves I Culto Encontro com a Vida - todas as terças-feiras, às 15h00 I 1ª Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Curitiba.

Pregador: Pastor Cléuber Júnior I Culto Encontro com a Vida - todas as terças-feiras, às 15h00 I 1ª Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Curitiba.

Pregador: Pastor Cléuber Júnior I Culto Encontro com a Vida - Todas as terças-feiras, às 15h00 I 1ª Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Curitiba.

Pregador: Pastor Paulo Júnior I Culto Celebração - Todos os domingos, às 10h30 I 1ª Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Curitiba.

Pregador: Pastor Paulo Júnior I Culto Encontro com a Vida - Todas as terças-feiras, às 15h00 I 1ª Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Curitiba.

Pregadora: Pastora Priscila Madeira Kume I Culto Celebração Domingo - Todos os domingos, às 10h30 I 1ª Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Curitiba.

IPI President Tom Giovanetti explains why every year the country is faces with the issues of tax extenders, why they are important but also why they are a symptom of a dysfunctional congressional process. With IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews.저자 Merrill Matthews, Tom Giovanetti

Switzerland is dropping almost all its tariffs, in order to reduce prices to consumers. Having enjoyed time in Switzerland, both IPI President Tom Giovanetti and IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews use this opportunity to discuss tariffs, why consumers rather than exporters pay them, and why in general tariffs should be avoided.…

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Recently Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social media platform that "Obamacare sucks." We at IPI don't always agree with Trump's sentiments, but in this case, IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews explains why Trump is right, and Obamacare has only made healthcare worse. With IPI President Tom Giovanetti.…

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Today the Biden administration announced a proposal to aggressively use federal "march in" rights to seize patents from pharmaceutical companies and "other inventions." IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews explains what march in rights are, and why what the Biden administration is proposing is very, very bad. With IPI President Tom Giovanetti.…

Pregador: Pastor Mathias Quintela de Souza I Culto Encontro com a Vida - todas as terças-feiras, ás 15h00 I 1ª Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Curitiba.

IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews points out that Biden's agenda to fundamentally change and direct the U.S. economy from the Executive Branch mirrors the mistakes of authoritarian governments like China's trying to run the economy through command and control. And the conversation inspires IPI President Tom Giovanetti to rant about the impo…

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We discuss Argentina, its tremendous natural resources and its history of terrible governance, in light of the recent election of self-proclaimed libertarian Javier Milei. IPI President Tom Giovanetti and Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews wish Milei the very best and praise the Argentine people for making the choice for change from Peronism.…

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Pregador: Pastor Juninho I Culto Celebração - todos os domingos, às 10h30 I 1ª Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Curitiba.

Pregador: Pastor Mathias Quintela de Souza I Culto Encontro com a Vida - Todas as terças-feiras, às 15h00 I 1ª Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Curitiba.

Pregadora: Pastora Priscila Madeira Kume I Culto Celebração - Todos os domingos, às 10h30 I 1ª Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Curitiba.

Pregador: Pastor Juninho I Culto Encontro com a Vida - Todas as terças-feiras, às 15h00 I 1ª Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de Curitiba.