Sign up to save your podcastsEmail addressPasswordRegisterOrContinue with GoogleAlready have an account? Log in here.
"He who seeks to improve conditions must propagate a new mentality, not merely a new institution." — Ludwig von MisesOur aim at Upstream Ideas is to do just as Mises suggested by turning the dial on... more
FAQs about Upstream Ideas:How many episodes does Upstream Ideas have?The podcast currently has 1,145 episodes available.
September 21, 2017Only In Washington Do You Have The Arsonists Put Out The FireAre Fannie and Freddie re-inflating the housing bubble? Have we learned anything from what happened in 2007-08? Has DC become a revolving door of con artists? Where are the rest of Republican governors supporting the Graham/Cassidy healthcare bill? We know the federal government can’t run healthcare. Wall Street Journal Columnist, Senior Economist for CNN and former Donald Trump adviser, Stephen Moore joins Dan and Amy to discuss....more13minPlay
September 21, 2017American Boys 14x More Likely To Be On Medication For ADHD Than British BoysWhy are boys adrift and how can we get them to drift? Why are boys unmotivated and underachieving? Is it due to parenting, video games, or overmedicating? Why are so many kids in America on medication for ADHD compared to other countries? Is big business to blame? Author of “Why Gender Matters, Boys Adrift, Girls on the Edge” and the New York Times bestseller “The Collapse of Parenting”, Leonard Sax joins Dan and Amy to discuss....more16minPlay
September 21, 2017Trump On Venezuelan Socialism: Not Poorly But Faithfully ImplementedIs there a false choice between the idea of sovereignty and working multilaterally? Is the US getting their money’s worth out of the UN? What could be done to reform the UN to eliminate the corruption and mismanagement? Will Kim Jong Un seriously heed Trump’s warning? What’s wrong with “America first?” Don’t all countries put their people first? President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Cliff May joins Dan and Amy to discuss....more15minPlay
September 21, 2017Jimmy Kimmel Doesn't Understand AnythingJimmy Kimmel asked what part of the new healthcare bill does he not understand. Turns out, he doesn’t understand anything he just said. Who made Kimmel the moral authority on healthcare? Kimmel is feigning his concern for the common man to project what a great dad he is and how he’s just like you. Too bad his proposed policy is a cause of American suffering....more15minPlay
September 21, 2017Clap On Clap OffJames Clapper in March of 2016 said there were no FISA warrants for the Trump Team’s surveillance. Now, Clapper says he doesn’t know. Is the media doing the country a disservice by shifting the blame from perpetrators to the US intelligence community? It’s a hard sell when former FBI Director James Comey hasn’t exactly inspired trust. Whatever happened to the investigation into the Clinton emails and the Debbie Wasserman Schultz server? Fox News Strategic Analyst Lieutenant Colonel, Ralph Peters joins Dan and Amy to discuss....more17minPlay
September 21, 2017School Choice: The Green Leaves On A Withering Education SystemSchool choice brings more power to parents and less to bureaucrats. Is there any hope for a federal school choice program? Will politicians ever do more than just pay lip service to gerrymandering reform? Is it a coincidence that Representative Luis Gutierrez’s district weaves its way in and out of Hispanic neighborhoods? Are Republicans embarrassed and just looking to get a win with the new healthcare bill? Fox News Contributor and Columnist for The Hill, Juan Williams joins Dan and Amy to discuss....more11minPlay
September 21, 2017Is Rand Paul The Jimmy Kimmel Of The Senate?Obamacare doesn’t even pass the “Jimmy Kimmel” test on health insurance policy. Does Jimmy know he’s in bed with the big insurance companies? If state governments are allowed to experiment with government-run health insurance then why can’t they experiment with a private health insurance system? Columnist for Bloomberg View and Senior Editor for National Review, Ramesh Ponnuru, a health care policy expert not a late night talk show host, joins Dan and Amy to discuss....more11minPlay
September 19, 2017Do Universities Have A Diversity Problem?How optimistic should we be about the free marketplace of ideas on college campuses? Was the University of Missouri debacle a rarity? Are professors more concerned about creating social justice warriors producing well-educated kids? Is it a liberal problem or generational problem? President of the American Enterprise Institute and bestselling author of The Conservative Heart, Arthur Brooks joins Dan and Amy to discuss....more14minPlay
September 19, 2017Trump: The Rich Will Not Be Gaining At All With This Plan“The more growth you get, the more Republicans you get in 2018.” Tax reform may run into obstacles with Democrats, but what about big government Republicans? Is Trump’s tax plan an overreaction to the left’s claim that reductions in taxes are just for the rich? Are his new plans on tax cuts consistent with his campaign promises? President of Americans for Tax Reform, Grover Norquist joins Dan and Amy to discuss....more11minPlay
September 19, 2017Celebrity Climate Change HysteriaStevie Wonder graciously bestows his wisdom on climatology and says, “Anyone who believes that there is no such thing as global warming, must be blind or unintelligent.” No one questions that the Earth has warmed since the Ice Age, but is climate change to blame for the recent hurricanes and natural disasters? GreenPeace Co-Founder Patrick Moore joins Dan and Amy to discuss....more12minPlay
FAQs about Upstream Ideas:How many episodes does Upstream Ideas have?The podcast currently has 1,145 episodes available.