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6.The Morse Decode: Obama Pivots Away From Jobs

Description: IFL Senior Fellow in Political Economy Roger Morse makes his podcasting debut, Decoding DC, talking about the President pivoting away from his promise to focus on jobs, instead making a made dash to nationalize health care! File: podcasts/Podcast-RM 03-10-2010.mp3 Publish Date: March 11, 2010 Explicit Advisory: no

5.Pthalates and Risk Assessment

Description: Andrew Langer interviews his father, Professor Arthur Langer, on the subject of the overblown risks associated with regulation of pthalates, a class of chemical plasticizers. The Langers discuss the CPSIA, comparative risk assessment, and the ongoing problem of risk determination from product substitution. Professor Langer is an internationally-recognized expert on the subject of risk, and the role that comparative risk assessment has in good public policymaking. File: podcasts/Pthalates with Art Langer.mp3 Publish Date: November 10, 2009 Explicit Advisory: no

4.Interview on the Economic Devastation of CO2 Regulation!

Description: IFL interviews Dr. Margo Thorning, economist and energy policy expert, on two ground-breaking reports. The first, conducted by Dr. Thorning, focuses on the devastating impact Waxman-Markey (and, by extension, Cap-and-Trade) will have on an already-eviscerated American manufacturing sector. The second is the little-known, but stunning report from PointCarbon on how American cap-and-trade will improve European economies while driving up the cost of energy here at home. File: podcasts/Thorning Interview.mp3 Publish Date: September 24, 2009 Explicit Advisory: no