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Capitalism is the engine of prosperity. Capitalism sows the seeds of its own demise. Could both be right? Economists Luigi Zingales (University of Chicago) and Kate Waldock (Georgetown) shar...
For the better part of the 20th century, the American economy relied on the steady social peace of "Fordism"—an era of mass production and c...
The US economy looks great on paper: high GDP, low unemployment, and booming markets. So why does it feel like the system is broken for so m...
For decades, Americans were promised that a college degree guaranteed a secure spot in the middle class. But instead of entering corporate m...
Economic models have treated the labor market like a perfectly competitive system where wages naturally align with worker value. Arin Dube,...
Most people associate Adam Smith with free markets and “the invisible hand”. But does this conventional narrative purposefully ignore Smith’...
We tend to view technological advancement as an unstoppable force that naturally improves our living standards over time. From the printing...
For decades, Americans viewed the Supreme Court as an impartial referee standing above the political fray. However, public trust in this vit...
As we approach the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith's “ Wealth of Nations" this March, his theories on competition and the invisible hand rem...
If we want to understand why capitalism feels broken, do we need to stop looking at the economy and start looking at the legal code that und...
If a sports betting app has the data to know exactly when a user is struggling financially, should it have a legal duty to cut that person o...
Is the era of manufacturing-led growth officially over? For decades, the path to a stable middle class was paved through industrialization,...
Is the Federal Reserve’s independence a pillar of democracy or a convenient shield that allows elected officials to duck their responsibilit...
Is the American tax code a fair engine for growth, or a "second estate" where the rich choose whether or not to pay? We are often told that...
Is capitalism a force of nature, or a human-made order that we have the power to shape? In this episode, Luigi and Bethany sit down with Sve...
There’s a word that’s gained a lot of popularity in the last year: “ensh*ttification”. It refers to a trajectory many see with digital platf...
A recent proposal by Lina Khan, co-chair of Zohran Mamdani's mayoral transition team, to cap the price of beer at stadiums in New York City...
Did you know Amazon makes $37 billion a year— more than double the revenue of all the newspapers in the world combined—from its sponsored re...
Recently, Bethany and Luigi joined economist and wealth inequality expert Branko Milanovic in front of a live audience at the Aspen Ideas Fe...
Standard economic theory informs how we think about business strategy and the economy and presumes that people are selfish, have well-define...
Every major technological revolution has come with a bubble: railroads, electricity, dot-com. Is it AI’s turn? With investments skyrocketing...
The Japanese economy was once the envy of the world. By the 1980s, it looked set to surpass the United States in size. Real estate prices we...
Why does a podcast about capitalism want to talk about science? Modern capitalism and science have evolved together since the Enlightenment....
This week, the Trump administration announced it would sell around 5% of mortgage giants and government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie...
For decades, private equity has been the darling of pension funds, university endowments, and sovereign wealth funds, promising high returns...
What is the right way, if there is one at all, to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) technology into our education system? For Sal Khan,...
Americans are often told that they benefit from the privilege of the dollar serving as the world's currency. A strong dollar makes imports c...
After the 2008 financial crisis, and especially after the COVID pandemic of 2020, an increasing number of Americans are questioning the wisd...
The Democratic Party has become too focused on appeasing its billionaire donors and has failed to communicate its commitment to the working...
Are financial markets becoming less efficient? Famous investor Cliff Asness certainly thinks so. In his paper published last year, “ The Les...
Back in 2016, Joan Williams, distinguished professor of law (emerita) at UC Law San Francisco, wrote an essay for the Harvard Business Revie...
Lina Khan recently concluded her term as one of the Biden administration’s most controversial leaders. Her tenure as chair of the Federal Tr...
The rule of law is essential to the flourishing of liberal democracy and capitalism. Yet, it is now under pressure in the United States, and...
All too often, capitalism is identified with the for-profit sector. However, one organizational form whose importance is often overlooked is...
Silicon Valley’s traditionally Democratic tech leaders are turning toward President Donald Trump, but are the reasons as straightforward as...
In President Donald Trump's recent joint address to Congress, he said, "To unshackle our economy, I have directed that for every one new reg...
Skyrocketing costs of attendance, declining enrollment, the advent of artificial intelligence, campus debates about free speech, and a crack...
“Homeownership is the American Dream.” This saying is so ingrained in our zeitgeist that most Americans don't even pause to question it. How...
This week, Elon Musk—amidst his other duties of gutting United States federal government agencies as head of the “Department of Government E...
In December 2024, Bitcoin, one of the earliest cryptocurrencies and undoubtedly the most famous, hit $2 trillion in market capitalization, b...
The public often imagines corporations as self-contained actors that provide a set of goods and services to consumers. Underpinning this ima...
Daniel Ziblatt is an American political scientist, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University, and the co-author (wi...
Are bailouts the new “trickle-down” economics? Have government debt and deficits caused capitalism’s collapse—thus ending the American Dream...
A new U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Its goals include administrative reduction...
For years, the world worried about overpopulation and our capacity to sustain ever-increasing numbers of people. Now, the worry is underpopu...
While Americans rely on debit transactions for the necessities of life, most are unaware of the networks that drive those transactions, nor...
As the United States elections draw near, everyone is wondering who will take control of Washington next. In this week’s Capitalisn’t episod...
You asked and we answered: Over the last year, we have solicited listeners’ questions via voicemail, email, and social media. In this episod...
Last week, United States presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump delivered hour-long speeches outlining their economic polici...
International technology policy expert, Stanford University academic, and former European parliamentarian Marietje Schaake writes in her new...
America’s universities have powered its economy by developing an educated workforce and producing transformative technology, including the i...