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This series animates succinct policy explanations from various talks, podcasts, and presentations given by policy experts. These videos explain first principles and real world examples in a way that are easy to understand and share with your friends.

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James Ellis On The Energy Density Advantage of Nuclear Power

Nuclear power has an energy density advantage over every other method of generating electricity.

Lanhee Chen On Competition in the Health Insurance Market

Competition among insurers has gone down and premiums have gone up as a result of Obamacare.

Scott Atlas On Why Competition, Not Laws, Will Make Health Care Prices Visible

More patient control over health care spending will lead to more price visibility and lower costs.

Scott Atlas Discusses How Health Savings Accounts Push Health Care Prices Down

Health Saving Accounts (HSAs) are an effective and proven method of reducing healthcare prices for everyone, not just those with HSAs.

John Cochrane On Why a Complicated Tax Code Leads to Negative Outcomes

To raise necessary revenue with minimal damage to the economy, we should lower marginal rates, broaden the base, and simplify the tax code.

Morris Fiorina On Why Political Parties Have Polarized

As a result of ideological sorting, political parties are far more polarized today than they were before.

Abbas Milani Explains How Authoritarian Regimes Use Fear To Stay In Power

In spite of systematic gender discrimination at every level, Iranian women have continued their fight for inclusivity.

Edward Lazear On How To Reduce Income Inequality

To address income inequality, we need to focus on improving the skills at the bottom of the income distribution.

Josh Rauh Warns Why Taxpayers Will Have To Bail Out Public Pensions

State and local governments are claiming that they’re running balanced budgets, when in reality they’re relying on future investment returns to pay for pension benefits to retirees.

Michael Auslin On Spying And National Security

It is important to understand the scope of foreign infiltration in order to prevent it.

Peter Berkowitz On The Prevention Of Abuses Of Power

A well-designed constitution protects individual freedoms by preventing the abuse of power by the government.

Adam White On How The Unelected Judiciary Prevents The Tyranny Of The Majority

The judicial branch plays an important role in preventing the rights of minorities from being abused.

John Cogan Tells Us How To Think About Entitlements

Entitlement programs fulfill an important humanitarian goal, but they need to be weighed against the trade-offs they impose on the return to work.

Michael Boskin On When A Tax Cut Isn't Actually A Tax Cut

A tax cut is not a true tax cut unless it is accompanied by reduced spending, because eventually the loss of revenue has to be paid for.

Terry Anderson Asks Who Washes A Rental Car?

Free market environmentalism uses lessons from the market to solve the environmental problems stemming from the tragedy of the commons.