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New England Short Circuit: Distorted Incentives Drive Energy Prices Up and Reliability Down
/in Featured, News, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffJoe Selvaggi talks with Travis Fisher from the Cato Institute about the rising costs and increasing fragility of the New England power grid, as green capacity incentives distract from neglected infrastructure.
From Garden to Table: How Alicia Garcia Reshapes Home Ec with ESAs
/in Featured, News /by Editorial StaffIn the debut episode of Homeschooling Journeys, we meet Alicia Garcia, the founder of Project Flourish Community. Alicia offers an innovative Home Ec experience where students participate in hands-on learning, from picking ingredients in her backyard to cooking healthy meals. As both a provider and user of Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), Alicia shares her unique perspective on homeschooling. The episode delves into the challenges of setting up ESA payments and the benefits of specialized learning. Alicia also touches on a heartwarming story of how she used ESA funds to help her introverted son join a local stage musical.
UK’s Prof. Richard Holmes on Coleridge, the Ancient Mariner, & Poetry
/in Education, Featured, Learning Curve, News, Podcast /by Editorial StaffProf. Holmes delves into the life and literary legacy of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, one of the most significant poets of the Romantic era. Holmes offers a comprehensive overview of Coleridge’s early education, highlighting how classical learning deeply influenced his worldview and writings.
Controlling Drug Prices: Costs and Benefits of Direct Negotiation with Big Pharma
/in Featured, News, Podcast Hubwonk /by Editorial StaffJoe Selvaggi talks with Bill Smith, Director of the Life Sciences Initiative at Pioneer Institute, about the Inflation Reduction Act’s impact on drug pricing negotiations and its potential effects on drug development, consumers, and taxpayers.
NYT’s Anupreeta Das on Bill Gates, Microsoft, & Tech Billionaires
/in Education, Featured, Learning Curve, News, Podcast /by Editorial StaffNYT’s South Asia correspondent, Anupreeta Das discusses how she became interested in writing her acclaimed biography, Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King: Bill Gates and His Quest to Shape Our World, emphasizing Gates’ corporate and philanthropic influence on our era.