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Who Owns What a Machine Creates? Adam Smith on AI and Copyright
Smith believed that true innovation thrives under competition, not under the shadow of legal exclusivity. We should be cautious before inventing new categories, such as granting authorship to machines, unless and until the practice emerges organically from society.
Why Some States Succeed: Mobility, Markets, and the Freedom to Flourish with Justin Callais
What makes some states thrive while others trap people in place? And what does it really mean to be free to move, grow, and flourish?
Targeted Incentives: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why It Persists with Peter Calcagno
Remember the Amazon HQ2 frenzy? When nearly every U.S. state competed to become Amazon’s next home, offering billions in tax breaks and incentives? I do — I grew up right next door to Crystal City, Virginia, the site Amazon ultimately chose. In this episode, I talk with economist Peter Calcagno about targeted economic incentives—the controversial policy tool that fueled the Amazon HQ2 bidding war and countless other corporate deals.
Extra: Smith's egalitarianism and what follows
A Great Antidote Extra for Sandra Peart on Ethical Quandries and Politics Without Romance