The Independent with Scott Atlas

Dec 03 2024 40 ep. 38 mins 95
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Dr. Scott Atlas is a world-renowned expert in health care policy and frequent policy advisor to policymakers and government officials. He investigates the role of government and the private sector in health care quality and access, global trends in health care innovation, and the key economic and civil liberty issues related to health policy. Sponsored by the Independent Institute, the show features Dr. Atlas in conversation with high profile, news-making guests around public health policy, science, civil liberties, censorship and free speech, higher education, the media, and more.

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Steve Hilton: 2024 Election in Review | Ep. 39 | PART 1/2

Dec 03 2024 39 mins  
In this episode Scott welcomes Steve Hilton, author, news commentator, entrepreneur, and policy expert. He was born in London to Hungarian parents who escaped communism, graduated from Oxford University and served as the director of strategy and senior advisor to then-UK Prime Minister David Cameron. After coming to rhe US and writing for Fox News, he hosted his own popular show Th

Michael Shellenberger: Exposing the Deep State | Ep. 38 | PART 2/2

Nov 19 2024 25 mins  
In the second part of this two part episode, Scott welcomes back Michael Shellenberger, bestselling author of "San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities" and "Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All". As an award-winning investigative journalist, he has broken major stories in crime and drug policy, homelessness, climate change, and most recently exposing the ro

Michael Shellenberger: Big Tech and Government Censorship | Ep. 37 | PART 1/2

Nov 11 2024 41 mins  
In this episode, Scott welcomes Michael Shellenberger, bestselling author of "San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities" and "Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All". As an award-winning investigative journalist, he has broken major stories in crime and drug policy, homelessness, climate change, and most recently exposing the role of government and intelligence

H. R. McMaster: Diplomacy and Force in Global Conflicts | Ep. 36 | PART 2/2

Oct 23 2024 34 mins  
In the second part of this two part episode, Scott welcomes H. R. McMaster, former Trump administration National Security Advisor to the show. They have a conversation about several of today's hotspots in the world including ongoing military battles arising under the Biden Administration and how our elected leaders are functioning to keep us safe.

H. R. McMaster: Presidential Leadership and International Conflict | Ep. 35 | PART 1/2

Oct 09 2024 35 mins  
In this episode Scott welcomes former Trump administration National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster. H.R. is the Fouad and Michelle Ajami senior fellow at Stanford's Hoover institution and also the Bernard and Susan Liautaud fellow at Freeman Spogli Institute, and he also lectures at Stanford's business school. They have a conversation about several of today's hotspots in the world

Victor Davis Hanson: Politicians Ignore History and Misjudge War Realities | Ep. 34 | PART 2/2

Sep 23 2024 34 mins  
In the second part of this two part episode, Scott welcomes back to the show Victor Davis Hanson, world renowned scholar of classics and military history.They discuss the current state of foreign affairs and our politicians' refusal to learn from history. His latest two books are The Dying Citizen and The End of Everything.

Victor Davis Hanson: Mass Immigration and the Clash of Cultures | Ep. 33 | PART 1/2

Sep 09 2024 28 mins  
In this episode, Scott welcomes back to the show Victor Davis Hanson, world renowned scholar of classics and military history. Victor is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at Hoover Institution of Stanford University. His latest two books are The Dying Citizen and The End of Everything. They discuss immigration, patriotism, nationalism, and the clash of cultures and values

Ilya Shapiro: Free Speech, Law School Ideology, Judicial Activism, and More | Ep. 32 | PART 2/2

Aug 27 2024 28 mins  
In this second part of his two part interview, Dr. Atlas interviews Ilya Shapiro, senior fellow and director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute. Formerly, he was executive director and senior lecturer at Georgetown's Center for the Constitution. He's written several books, including the forthcoming Lawless: The Miseducation of America's Elites. They have a convers

Ilya Shapiro: The Legal Landscape of COVID, Presidential Immunity and More | Ep. 31 | PART 1/2

Aug 12 2024 27 mins  
Dr. Atlas interviews Ilya Shapiro, senior fellow and director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute. Formerly, he was executive director and senior lecturer at Georgetown's Center for the Constitution. He's written several books, including the forthcoming Lawless: The Miseducation of America's Elites. And in 2020, he wrote Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and t

May Mailman: Preserving Women's Rights in the Era of Gender Ideology | Ep. 30

Jul 29 2024 42 mins  
Dr. Atlas interviews May Mailman, director of Independent Women's Law Center. May spent four years as a White House legal adviser to President Donald Trump where she advised on a wide range of policies and recently served as the Deputy Solicitor General for the state of Ohio. She is also one of the star Rising Leaders of the Global Liberty Institute. They discuss May's critical wor