The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast

E95 - Episode 95: The Unalloyed Case for Free Markets — with Dominic Pino

Published: October 10, 2025

Duration: 57:09

On episode 95, Charles takes his last chance to talk to Dominic Pino as a colleague before Dominic heads to the Washington Post. Among the topics they discuss are whether free markets are superior to the alternatives; whether tariffs are a good or a bad idea—and what the exceptions should be; whether industrial policy can work; what to do about America's massive national debt; whether it's a bad move to keep cutting taxes; and whether Dominic is optimistic about our economic future.

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