Politics has become too angry, too tribal, and too disconnected from real life. Too many people are tired of being forced into red or blue boxes. They are tired of politicians treating disagreement like war. They are tired of the media, campaigns, and algorithms rewarding outrage over understanding.

That’s why I enjoyed this conversation with Dr. Lura Forcum, who writes at How to Human on Substack. Lura studies people, politics, and persuasion. She brings a rare mix of policy experience, consumer psychology, communications strategy, and practical wisdom about why voters think the way they do. And her message is timely: if we want better politics, we need to understand people better.

In this episode of the Let People Prosper Show, we talk about independent voters, polarization, persuasion, trust, and why America needs more human connection and less political rage.

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Affordability remains one of the biggest concerns for American families. Inflation has cooled, but prices are still too high because bad policy keeps raising costs and limiting choices.

In this episode of This Week’s Economy, we discuss the latest jobs report, government spending, Washington’s growing role in private business, credit-card debt, and why antitrust policy should protect consumers instead of becoming a political weapon.

The bottom line: affordability improves when competition, entrepreneurship, innovation, and sound policy are allowed to work.

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Everyone wants to know when the next recession is coming. Wall Street watches every data release. Politicians blame their opponents. The Federal Reserve tries to read the tea leaves. And too many commentators treat recessions as if they are an inevitable punishment after a long expansion. But what if much of that conventional wisdom is wrong?

In this episode of the Let People Prosper Show, I’m joined by Dr. Tyler Goodspeed, Chief Economist at ExxonMobil and an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, to discuss his new book, Recession: The Real Reasons Economies Shrink and What to Do about It.

Tyler brings a rare combination of economic history, macroeconomic expertise, and real-world policymaking experience. He served as Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers during the first Trump administration and previously served as Vice Chairman and Chief Economist for Macroeconomic Policy. We overlapped during my time at the White House Office of Management and Budget, where these debates were not academic. They shaped real decisions affecting millions of Americans.

With dual PhDs in economics and history, Tyler has the long-run perspective needed to challenge the easy stories politicians tell about downturns. The goal should not be for the government to micromanage the economy. The goal should be to understand what actually causes downturns, avoid making them worse, and build the conditions for stronger long-run growth.

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Entrepreneurship is not just about starting businesses. It is about solving problems, creating value, building communities, and improving lives.

In this episode of This Week’s Economy, I discuss how free-market capitalism rewards entrepreneurs, why profit and loss matter, and how strong institutions like property rights, contract enforcement, free trade, and sound policy help people create, invest, and build.

I also cover how tariffs, excessive licensing, high taxes, local restrictions, and rising property taxes can make it harder for entrepreneurs to thrive.

Free people, not central planners, drive prosperity.

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Some conservatives are sounding more like the left on economics.

Tariffs. Industrial policy. Government-directed investment. Picking winners and losers. These policies are increasingly being promoted as solutions to America's affordability challenges, but do they actually help families prosper?

In Episode 201 of the Let People Prosper Show, I sit down with Marc Short, Chairman of Advancing American Freedom, former Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence, and one of the key architects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

We discuss the future of conservative economics, why affordability has become the defining political issue, the legacy of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and whether tariffs and industrial policy help or hurt economic growth and opportunity.

✅ The future of conservative economics
✅ The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and its legacy
✅ Why affordability matters politically
✅ Tariffs and trade policy
✅ Economic growth and worker prosperity
✅ The New Right versus free-market economics

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Affordability continues to dominate the concerns of American families, and for good reason. As prices remain elevated, energy costs are squeezing household budgets, housing has become increasingly out of reach, and the value of every dollar continues to erode. But these problems didn’t appear out of nowhere; much of today’s affordability crisis is the result of years of bad policy.

In this episode of This Week’s Economy, we’ll examine why inflation remains a persistent burden, how housing shortages and overregulation continue driving up living costs, why tax and spending reforms matter for long-run affordability, and what the future of the Federal Reserve under Kevin Warsh could mean for restoring sound money and economic discipline.

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Is Texas still living up to its reputation as a model for freedom and prosperity?

In Episode 200 of the Let People Prosper Show, Vance Ginn talks with Jeramy Kitchen, president of Texas Policy Research, about the growing gap between Texas’s conservative branding and the reality of rising government spending, high property taxes, corporate welfare, and expanding bureaucracy.

They discuss:

• transparency in the Texas Legislature,
• spending growth and fiscal restraint,
• property tax reform,
• school choice,
• corporate subsidies,
• and what a truly pro-liberty Texas agenda should look like.

This milestone 200th episode is also a reflection on the importance of accountability, citizen engagement, and the protection of the principles that helped Texas prosper.

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America spends more on healthcare than any country in the world, yet patients often feel powerless, overcharged, and disconnected from their care.

In today's episode of This Week’s Economy, we discuss why the healthcare system is failing patients and how market-based reforms can improve affordability, transparency, and patient choice.

Topics include healthcare costs, employer-sponsored insurance, regulatory BURRDEN, No-Limit Health Savings Accounts, and restoring the patient-doctor relationship.

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