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Join me for Episode 112 of the Let People Prosper Show with Dr. Abby Hall as we discuss her fantastic book "How to Run Wars: A Confidential Playbook for the National Security Elite." She is an Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Tampa and received her PhD in Economics from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
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Join me for Episode 111 of the Let People Prosper Show with Dr. Paul Tice, Adjunct Professor of Finance at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University, to hear his take on the costs of ESG actions and mandates on energy and our future from his book “The Race to Zero.”
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Subscribe, share, and rate the Let People Prosper Show, and visit vanceginn.com for more insights. Improving Patient Health Care from a Market-Based Approach with Deane Waldman, MD | LPP Show Ep 1088/6/2024 Join me for Episode 108 of the Let People Prosper Show to learn how removing government obstacles in the healthcare system can improve patient care with Deane Waldman, MD, MBA, author of Curing the Cancer in U.S. Healthcare and other books, as well as more than 250 articles and monographs. Subscribe, share, and rate the Let People Prosper Show, and visit vanceginn.com for more insights from me, my research, and ways to invite me on your show, give a speech or other opportunities.
Reforming Government: British Parliament to Mississippi Policy with Doug Carswell | LPP Show Ep. 1077/30/2024 Join me for Episode 107 of the Let People Prosper Show to learn the keys to liberty and prosperity from Douglas Carswell, President and CEO of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy and former member of the British Parliament.
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Subscribe, share, and rate the Let People Prosper Show, and visit vanceginn.com for more insights from me, my research, and ways to invite me on your show, give a speech, and more. Removing Government Barriers to Work with Dr. Liya Palagashvili | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 1057/16/2024 Join me for Episode 105 of the Let People Prosper Show to learn how to remove barriers to work and prosperity so people can have good jobs and fulfilling careers with Dr. Liya Palagashvili, a senior research fellow and director of the Labor Policy Project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
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We Explore: -How the entrepreneurial spirit contributes to immigration between countries. - What the differences are between national conservatism and classical liberalism. - Which policies would improve the economic and fiscal picture. Like, subscribe, and share the Let People Prosper Show, and visit vanceginn.substack.com and vanceginn.com for more insights from me, my research, and ways to invite me on your show, give a speech, and more. How the Fed Destroys the Economy with Dr. Robert Gmeiner | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 1016/17/2024 Join me for Episode 101 of the Let People Prosper Show, where I discuss with the insightful Dr. Robert Gmeiner how the Federal Reserve's actions affect our economy. Dr. Gmeiner is an Assistant Professor of Financial Economics at Methodist University.
We Explore: 📉 How the Federal Reserve distorts market activity and creates inflation. 📊 How the Fed’s actions harm economic growth and manipulate interest rates. 💡 Why fiscal policy is not the primary cause of inflation. 🔮 How you should plan to deal with elevated inflation for years to come. Like, subscribe, and share the Let People Prosper Show, and visit vanceginn.substack.com for more insights from me, my research, and ways to invite me on your show, give a speech, and more. In This 100th Episode, Dr. Norman Horn, founder and president of the Libertarian Christian Institute, and I celebrate the 100th Let People Prosper Show episode and explore:
📜 Limited Roles of Government: What are the true, limited roles that government should play in our lives? 🎉 Libertarian Convention Recap: How was the Libertarian Convention, and what were the key takeaways? 🔍 Policy Comparisons: Comparing the policies of Joe Biden (Democrat candidate), Donald Trump (Republican candidate), and Chase Oliver (Libertarian candidate). ⚖️ Big-Government Conservatism: Why are Conservative Nationalists and Christian Nationalists essentially big-government, old-school progressives? 🌟 Future of Liberty: What should the future look like for liberty and prosperity? Like, subscribe, and share the Let People Prosper Show, and visit vanceginn.substack.com and vanceginn.com for show notes and more insights from me, my research, and ways to book me on your show. Join my conversation with Dr. Judge Glock, director of research and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, on the latest Let People Prosper Show podcast.
We explore: 🗽 America's Economic Landscape: What's working and what's not? 🏠 Housing Market Fixes: Key issues and practical solutions. 💸 Debt Crisis Solutions: National and local debt challenges and how to tackle them. Like, subscribe, and share the Let People Prosper Show, and visit vanceginn.substack.com and vanceginn.com for more. Join my conversation with Ryan Bourne, chair of economics understanding at Cato Institute and editor of the book The War on Prices, on the latest Let People Prosper Show podcast. Like, subscribe, and share the Let People Prosper Show, and visit vanceginn.substack.com and vanceginn.com for more insightful content.
Join me for this episode as I discuss the COVID lockdowns in Australia, the fight for liberation, and Topher Field's incarceration. Don't miss this inspiring conversation on human rights and the power of resilience. 💪
Like, subscribe, and share the Let People Prosper Show, and visit vanceginn.substack.com and vanceginn.com for more insightful content. Exploring School Choice and The Parent Revolution with Dr. Corey A. DeAngelis | LPP Ep. 965/14/2024 🎧 Join me on the Let People Prosper Show as I dive into a crucial discussion with Dr. Corey A. DeAngelis, a top voice in educational freedom and senior fellow at the American Federation for Children.
We unpack his latest book, "The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools." Don't miss out as Dr. DeAngelis sheds light on: 👉 The current landscape of school choice in the U.S. 👉 Why school choice is essential and the challenges it faces. 👉 What the future holds for school choice and education savings accounts. 🔗 Follow @DeAngelisCorey on X for more updates! 💬 Like, subscribe, and share to support vital conversations about educational freedom. For more deep dives and updates, subscribe to my newsletter at vanceginn.substack.com and check out vanceginn.com for more resources. #EducationReform #SchoolChoice #ParentRevolution My Path from Rockstar to Entrepreneur Economist with John Hendrickson | Let People Prosper Bonus Ep5/8/2024 Check out this bonus episode of the Let People Prosper Show. My good friend, John Hendrickson of Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation, who has been a previous guest on my show, interviews me for one of his graduate courses about my role as an entrepreneur. We had a great discussion about how I got to where I am today, my faith, and the failures that have led to my success as an entrepreneur.
I hope you’ll watch it as I share my testimony and insights as a rockstar to an economist. Don’t forget to subscribe and share it. Join me in this insightful episode of Let People Prosper as I dive into the economic implications of government regulations with Dr. James Broughel, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
We explore: - Which regulations pose the greatest economic burdens? - How crucial are cost-benefit analyses in regulatory practices? - Can some regulatory adjustments be "free lunches"? Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share this episode to help spread valuable information. For more insights and bi-weekly episodes, subscribe to my newsletter at vanceginn.substack.com. Visit vanceginn.com for additional resources. Join me in this insightful episode of Let People Prosper as I dive into the economic implications of government regulations with Dr. James Broughel, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
We explore: - Which regulations pose the greatest economic burdens? - How crucial are cost-benefit analyses in regulatory practices? - Can some regulatory adjustments be "free lunches"? Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share this episode to help spread valuable information. For more insights and bi-weekly episodes, subscribe to my newsletter at vanceginn.substack.com. Visit vanceginn.com for additional resources. My Interview of Dr. Deane Waldman: Fireside Chat on Why Price Transparency Won’t Work (But could...)5/3/2024 Watch this interview that I did with Dr. Deane Waldman on the costs and benefits of mandating price transparency by hospitals and whether it will result in anything productive at the Third National Health Care Transparency & No Surprise Act Summit, This interview was aired at https://www.hctransparencysummit.com/.
Don’t miss my talk with guest Dr. Josh Rauh, Ormond Family Professor of Finance at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, and former principal chief economist at the White House’s Council of Economic Advisors.
Key topics discussed include: - Which of the pandemic-related government programs worked? - What's up with excessive federal spending? - Is the Laffer curve still relevant? Please like, subscribe, and share this episode. Subscribe to my Substack newsletter at vanceginn.substack.com for bi-weekly episodes and insights. For more content, visit vanceginn.com. Join my talk with guest Connor Boyak, founder of the Libertas Institute and author of the Tuttle Twins series. Connor discusses the benefits of limited government, emphasizing how minimal interference allows individuals and communities to thrive.
Key topics include: - Innovative methods to teach economics to youth. - The significant role of school choice in shaping our nation’s future. - Strategies that keep Utah’s poverty low and safety nets effective. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share this episode. Please leave a review and subscribe to our Substack at vanceginn.substack.com for bi-weekly episodes and insights. For more content, visit vanceginn.com. Today, I am joined by Dr. Kevin Kosar, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and writer of the foreword to the latest edition of Edward Banfield’s book, Government Project.
Kevin explains why government projects don’t work and the following: - Why does the federal government tax and spend so much? - How are some government projects better than others? - What should the future be of work? Please like this video, subscribe to the channel, share it on social media, and rate and review it. I would appreciate it if you would subscribe to my Substack newsletter so you’ll receive my episodes, show notes, and other valuable insights in your inbox twice weekly at vanceginn.substack.com.  Thirteen years ago today, I was a graduate student in the doctoral program at Texas Tech University and had just finished judging an undergraduate research poster competition. I was riding the bus back to my apartment when I received a horrible phone call from my mom. She said my dad has passed away in his sleep from SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy: http://www.epilepsy.com/learn/impact/mortality/sudep).
We will come back to that. But first let me tell you about this remarkable person and how he got to this point. One day in 1972, when my dad was 17 and had just left a place in Brookshire, Texas, my dad was in a terrible traffic accident. He was a passenger in a truck that was struck by what we believe was a drunk driver who had seemingly run a red light. The result was that he had a severe head injury. Little did he know it would change his life forever. After weeks in a coma and after the doctors telling his family he may not live, my dad woke up and worked every day to live a "normal" life. Without any memories before the wreck (amnesia) and short-term memory loss thereafter, he battled not knowing anyone in his classes, not knowing he was class president, not knowing he was president of his school's National Honor Society, not knowing he was a football player, and much more. To this day, I still don't know much about him before the wreck. He once shared a story with me of how he was sitting in class after he returned to school and the principal called someone over the loudspeaker. His friend tapped him on the shoulder and told him that he was just called—he periodically didn't know his own name. He was taken to a room for a National Honors Society meeting and told he should sit at the head of the table. He asked why. They said he was the president and would lead the meeting. Of course, he was unable, but the level of respect he had at Royal High School in Brookshire, TX is remarkable. This is one of many similar stories. Let me tell you more. Time passed and he went to school at Sam Houston State University for three years to study drafting before his memory declined so much he started making Bs, Cs, and eventually failing classes, all of which were the first time, I believe, that he earned less than an A. He had to drop out but took what he learned to be a productive draftsman. He would eventually sometimes work two jobs to pay the bills for the family. He later worked at a gas company, Entex, in Houston checking gas meters. He fell in love with my mom while they were living in Brookshire, TX, and they soon married. They were happy and lived life like any other newly married couple would. My dad acted a little strange from time to time, which is why his nickname was "Weird Harold," but not much else seemed wrong. Then in the mid-1980s, something started to change. He started having small petit mal seizures (he would stare into space without being able to speak and would smile big for no reason). No one paid attention the first few times. Eventually, he started having grand mal seizures (features a loss of consciousness and violent muscle contractions; it's the type of seizure most people picture when the person falls to the ground and convulses). He was in and out of hospitals after having grand mal seizures twice per month or even more frequently. After a couple years and wrecking three cars, one while working at Entex (now Reliant Energy), he reluctantly filed for disability in 1987 and never worked or drove again. This crushed him and the numerous drugs he was on and lack of ability to remember things put pressure on his psyche and my parent's marriage—they eventually got divorced, remarried, and divorced again when I was young. He lived off and on with us to help pay bills or with his mom, mainly with my granny during most of my childhood. When he was at home, we would play baseball in the backyard or at Wilson Park and basketball in the front yard for hours. I have so many great memories of those times. He would go over my schoolwork with me while I was in home school. He was a math guru and taught me tricks along the way. He listened to me beating on the drums when I had little clue how to play and later would go to my rock concerts when I was in the band Sindrome. I remember picking him up from his mom's and taking him to the neurologist, Dr. Neumark, at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston's Medical Center for years. I learned much about epilepsy, and how it can affect someone's life from reading books, watching my dad have hundreds of seizures over my lifetime, and talking with him about the struggle he had to deal with his situation. He took roughly 12 pills per day and had a vagal nerve stimulation surgically implanted near his chest that would send electronic impulses to his brain to help him have fewer seizures. It helped reduce the seizures over time from two per month to about one every 3 or 4 months. He would keep track of all his seizures and I remember how proud we were when they were less frequent. Each time he had one he would be exhausted for several days. He was always energetic and in a fairly good mood, so after he had a seizure, it was very unlike him to sit around most the day and not talk much. During my days at Tech, I visited home, South Houston, about twice per year (9-hour drive is too long to visit often). While I was home, I would take dad out as much as possible and play pool, watch Astros games, and have fun. Without the independence to drive and few friends to take him anywhere, he spent most of his time at home and I tried my best to get him out and enjoy the world. He never complained about his situation. He did voice frustration that he couldn't drive or do things others could do, but for the most part, he lived a normal life and could do anything he wanted. Years passed and he moved in with a friend and me in a townhouse in Lubbock on June 1, 2008. It was my second year of graduate school. We would go eat breakfast in the mornings when I didn't have class. We would go for long walks and talk about my research, politics, and the meaning of life. That was how he relaxed; he would go on long walks. There was nothing better for him than being with family or alone with nature. He could get away from the thought of being disabled or feeling trapped in a body that kept him from doing the things he wanted. After I moved in with Emily, dad got an apartment in the same complex about 30 yards away. It was the first time he ever lived on his own and had a sense of independence since that cloudy day in 1972 when his life changed forever. We would barbecue together and he would visit us often. I am so thankful he had the opportunity to know Emily and she will have memories to tell our two sons (oldest has dad's middle name) and daughter. Dad and I had many great memories together in Lubbock. He had some complications with his epilepsy and I stayed in the hospital with him for a week as they did a number of tests to see if they could surgically repair the place on his brain that caused the seizures. They determined it was too risky because it was near the part of your brain that controls your speech and he went on with his life. After two and a half years (in December 2010) living near me in Lubbock, dad moved to Houston to live with my sister, Tiffany, and her family. He was excited about living with them and being around his grandkids, but he was upset about leaving his life in Lubbock. Although I missed him every day, I knew he was happy and everything seemed fine. Then that day came in 2011 when I was on the bus that I received the phone call from my mom. My mom said Tiffany had checked on dad after he seemed to be sleeping unusually late. She found him lying there, not breathing. My first reaction was to my mom telling me he wasn’t breathing was: Why not? What are you doing about it? Is he at the hospital? My mom had few answers other than: "Vance, he passed away." It was the first time that I had someone close to me die. The person that I did not live with much growing up, didn’t know much about his childhood, but had got to know much more during the previous two-plus years had suddenly, without any warning, passed away! I was crushed. I screamed uncontrollably at the front of a packed bus and ran off the bus to my truck as soon as it stopped. I sobbed driving home and frantically paced back and forth around my apartment when I made it home. My dad, one of my best friends, and the person I learned so many lessons from was taken from me. How could I go on? So many things raced through my head and I hoped that I would soon wake up from this nightmare. A truly life-changing event challenged me in ways that I’ve never been challenged. To this day, that moment still gives me chills and makes me teary-eyed. Dad died from what is known as SUDEP (Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy). My sister said that he went to sleep the night before without signs of anything wrong. The best explanation from doctors that we have is that he went to sleep, had a seizure, and his organs shut down. It was not painful and he probably did not know anything was going on. Doctors say that even if he was in the hospital there would be little chance they could have saved him. There is little known about SUDEP and what triggers it, which is why we allowed an autopsy and continue donating to the Epilepsy Foundation today. Somehow, someway, God has a mysterious way of working in our lives. Prayer, family, and friends helped me through the hurt. Days, weeks, months, and years later I find myself weeping over the loss of my dad. To this day, I feel deep sorrow. However, I think about the numerous lessons I learned from my dad during my 29 years around him and treasure the many memories. He loved music. He would sing to classic rock songs and loved Journey, Elton John, and many others. He would snap his fingers when dancing and would clap when listening to music. Music helped him release his worries, along with walking. He also loved playing pool. A man with what some could consider so little left to live for had so much courage to take on the world. No complaining and no handout. He would work every day if he could. Love others unconditionally and never give up is what I take from his life. There are too many who have less and live with many more problems than we do. If my dad can take on the world with his faith in God and his ability to see the sun shining with so many clouds around, it is easy to find hope and find beauty in this world. There is so much for us to be thankful. Thirteen years have passed. Years that I will not be able to tell him the wonderful things that have happened in my life and those in the family. However, I have faith that he knows. I believe he is still watching over us and that we will see him again someday. I believe he is with my kids, me, and the family always. His bright smile is the picture in my head that I see and it fills the hearts of all those who knew him. Years pass in a flash, but my dad's memory will live on. Harold Wayne Ginn was a wonderful father, pepaw, and hero. He will always be our family's hero. There is so much to say. His life is a testimony that I hope will bring joy and a stronger faith for others. I know it does for me. I know he was a Godly, kind, smart, generous, loving, sweet, caring, empathetic, and more man. Thank you, Dad! I love you. |
Vance Ginn, Ph.D.
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