The Economist Next Door

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4/21/26

What Really Broke the Financial System?

In this episode of The Economist Next Door, host Paul Mueller is joined by AIER colleagues Lydia Mashburn Newman and Pete Earle to discuss the 2008 financial crisis, from the collapse […]
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4/14/26

Sex, Marriage, and Markets: What’s Driving the Baby Bust?

In this episode of The Economist Next Door, host Paul Mueller speaks with Jeff Degner and Aidan Grogan about the global fertility crisis and the sharp decline in family formation […]
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4/7/26

Nobel Prize Insights: Lessons From Vernon Smith on Markets, Morality, and Learning

In this episode of The Economist Next Door, host Paul Mueller sits down with Nobel Prize–winning economist Vernon Smith to explore how markets actually work—and how people really behave within […]
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3/31/26

The Secret Life of the US Energy Grid

In this episode of The Economist Next Door, Paul Mueller is joined by AIER colleagues Julia Cartwright and Ryan Yonk for a wide-ranging conversation on the past, present, and future […]
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3/24/26

Taxing Wealth: What Could Go Wrong?

In this episode of The Economist Next Door, host Paul Mueller is joined by AIER research fellows Thomas Savidge and Julia Cartwright to examine the push for wealth taxes in the United States and around the world. […]
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3/17/26

Strings Attached: How Federal Funding to States Transformed the American System

How did a once-small federal government come to control a third of state budgets and shape everyday life across the country? Host Paul Mueller talks with AIER scholars Tom Savidge […]
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3/10/26

Adam Smith at 250: Lessons on Markets, Morality, and Government

On the 250th anniversary of The Wealth of Nations, host Paul Mueller sits down with economists Dan Klein, professor at George Mason University and chief editor of Econ Journal Watch, and Eric […]
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3/3/26

Learning Resources v. Trump: What the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling Really Means

Host Paul Mueller interviews AIER President Dr. Sam Gregg and AIER scholar Dr. Dave Hebert on a landmark Supreme Court decision that reshapes presidential tariff authority. In Learning Resources v. […]
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2/24/26

The SCOTUS Tariff Ruling, a Housing Crunch, and the Public Pension Time Bomb

Paul Mueller breaks down the Supreme Court’s ruling limiting presidential tariff power with Tom Savidge and Julia Cartwright, and what it means for executive authority. Then, Tom, Pete Earle, and […]
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2/17/26

The Future of Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and Conservatism’s Path Forward

What’s driving the growing infighting on the political right? In this episode of The Economist Next Door, host Paul Mueller is joined by Nathan W. Schlueter and Nikolai Wenzel to […]