Artificial intelligence isn’t just transforming industries—it’s redefining freedom, opportunity, and the future of human work. This week on the Let People Prosper Show, I talk with Kevin Frazier, the inaugural AI Innovation and Law Fellow at the University of Texas School of Law, where he leads their groundbreaking new AI Innovation and Law Program.

Kevin’s at the center of the national conversation on how to balance innovation with accountability—and how to make sure regulation doesn’t crush the technological progress that drives prosperity. With degrees from UC Berkeley Law, Harvard Kennedy School, and the University of Oregon, Kevin brings both a legal and policy lens to today’s most pressing questions about AI, federalism, and the economy. Before joining UT, he served as an Assistant Professor at St. Thomas University College of Law and conducted research for the Institute for Law and AI. His scholarship has appeared in the Tennessee Law Review, MIT Technology Review, and Lawfare. He also co-hosts the Scaling Laws Podcast, bridging the gap between innovation and regulation.

This episode goes deep into how we can harness AI to promote human flourishing, not government dependency—how we can regulate based on reality, not fear—and how federalism can help America remain the global leader in technological innovation.

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We shouldn’t fear progress. It brings countless benefits. Just think about how much easier it is to make plans with a friend today than 30 years ago—you can send a quick text and meet up in minutes, instead of calling a landline and hoping they’re home to answer.

Yet in the headlines, progress is often framed as a threat—from manufacturing jobs moving overseas to warnings that AI will cause mass layoffs. What’s often forgotten is that new industries rise to take their place. New jobs emerge. Entrepreneurs adapt and create.

This continual cycle of innovation and renewal—what economist Joseph Schumpeter called creative destruction—was recently spotlighted by the Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for their work on sustained growth through innovation. For great analyses of the prize, check out Brian Albrecht’s commentary and Justin Callais’s deep dive.

In today’s episode of This Week’s Economy, we’ll explore creative destruction, how governments often try to protect us from it, and why it’s best left to run its course.

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Can a man find freedom inside a prison cell?

Today’s guest did—and he’s using that hard-won wisdom to help others do the same.

In this week’s Let People Prosper Show, I sit down with Michael Liebowitz, host of The Rational Egoist podcast, author, and prison reform advocate who spent 25 years behind bars before transforming his life through philosophy, reason, and purpose.

Michael’s story isn’t just one of redemption—it’s a case study in what happens when a man discovers the moral and economic power of rational self-interest. Drawing from Ayn Rand’s Objectivism, he argues that true morality isn’t about self-sacrifice—it’s about living productively, rationally, and responsibly.

We explore how his years in prison shaped his philosophy, why he believes America’s criminal justice system is broken, and how rational egoism directly connects to the free-market ideas that allow people to prosper.

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As of this recording, forecasts suggest this could become the longest federal government shutdown in modern American history. In Washington, tensions are high over mass layoffs and congressional gridlock.

Yet across much of the country, it’s business as usual—aside from the twenty-two states sliding toward recession and revising revenue forecasts amid tariff-driven uncertainty. Add in speculation about the Federal Reserve’s next rate cut, and the picture becomes even more unsettled.

In this episode of This Week’s Economy, I break down the latest developments—from the shutdown to potential interest rate cuts—and explore solutions rooted in sound, time-tested economic principles.

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As I record this, the federal government is in yet another shutdown. Sadly, this isn’t new. Washington has become addicted to chaos in budgeting, marked by shutdowns, continuing resolutions, and bloated omnibus bills. We must be clear that this shutdown is just a symptom. The disease is runaway government spending.The U.S. debt has soared past $37 trillion. We’re running nearly $2 trillion in annual deficits. And Congress hasn’t passed a full budget on time since 1997—that’s almost three decades of fiscal irresponsibility. Instead, lawmakers punt with short-term patches and massive, unread spending packages. That’s fiscal malpractice.

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In this episode of This Week’s Economy, I’ll be covering who needs to take responsibility and what steps must be taken to prevent future shutdowns, address our nation’s spending problems, and get America back on track.

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What if our approach to vaccines—one of the greatest medical achievements in history—has lost sight of its most important principle: trust?

In this week’s Let People Prosper Show, I talk with Dr. Monique Yohanan, a physician, policy leader, and innovator who’s spent more than 20 years at the crossroads of medicine, technology, and public policy. She’s the Chief Medical Officer at Adia Health, where she leads work on AI-powered diagnostic tools, and a Senior Fellow at Independent Women’s Forum, where she’s shaking up the national conversation with her new paper, Rethinking Vaccine Policy: A Case for Humility, Precision, and Parental Partnership.

Dr. Yohanan trained at Dartmouth, Brown, Harvard, and Stanford, and has taught at UCSF and Stanford. She’s a nationally recognized voice on evidence-based medicine, having worked on issues from pain management and mental health parity to the opioid crisis and healthcare technology reform.

In this conversation, we delve into how public health can rebuild trust by respecting parents, embracing precision, and utilizing technology wisely.

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Washington is once again at a standstill. The latest federal shutdown is more than a partisan clash—it’s a reminder of how badly America needs real fiscal discipline. Endless spending battles, continuing resolutions, and bloated budgets have left taxpayers footing the bill for a government that refuses to live within its means. President Trump has warned of “irreversible” changes to the federal workforce during this shutdown, but the deeper problem isn’t staffing levels—it’s a budgeting process that’s broken at its core.

Sound economics goes beyond fiscal responsibility. Free trade, open markets, and competition—not tariffs, subsidies, or mandates—are what drive prosperity. From tariffs on movies and medicine to micromanagement of banking and biotech, Washington has drifted far from the principles that once made America the world’s economic leader. It’s time to rein in unnecessary spending, reject protectionism, and return to policies that let people prosper!

In this episode of This Week’s Economy, I’ll break down the latest news—from the shutdown to new Trump administration tariffs—and share solutions that can move us forward.

In today’s episode of This Week’s Economy, join me for Econ 101 as we explore whether markets ever truly fail.

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