In this episode of the weekly Budget & Tax News podcast, research fellow Jesse Hathaway is joined by Jonathan Bydlak, president of the Coalition to Reduce Spending, talking about the effects of federal spending on taxpayers and consumers.

Economist Murray Rothbard, whose 91st birthday we celebrate this week, was one of the leading intellectual lights defending individual liberty and free markets in the 20th century.

Hathaway and Titch talk about a new bill being proposed by Oregon lawmakers to legalize DFS, discussing the pros and cons of the bill—including proposed government restrictions on the number of entries a consumer can play.

Labor unions in right-to-work states can actually have more members than similar organizations in forced-unionism states, as more jobs and higher worker incomes mean more union jobs to go around.

Heartland Institute Director of Communications Jim Lakely speaks with Charlie Kirk and Brent Hamachek, co-authors of the book “Time for a Turning Point,” a roadmap on how to communicate the value of free-markets and individual liberty to Millennials.

Lincicome encourages listeners to take a deep breath and ignore breathless reports about the latest outrage du jour, saying it’s too early to pass judgment on the merits of DBCFT.

Heartland Institute Director of Communications Jim Lakely talks with Robert Murphy, author of Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action, his new book on the economic theories of Ludwig von Mises.

In this episode of The Heartland Institute’s weekly Budget & Tax News podcast, research fellow and managing editor Jesse Hathaway talks with Veronique de Rugy about President Donald Trump’s proposed $1 trillion government infrastructure stimulus plan.

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) decades-long efforts to squash tobacco and e-cigarette products.

In this episode Lindsey talks with Will about Vape a Vet, how FDA regulations will impact his organization, and his efforts lobbying on behalf of active duty and veteran military members who have quit smoking by use of e-cigarettes.