Giving Thanks for Freedom: A Conversation with Dr. Jason Sorens | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 176

​This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful to bring you a conversation that captures exactly why freedom matters so much for human flourishing. In this special holiday episode of the Let People Prosper Show, I sit down with Dr. Jason Sorens, Senior Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research, whose work shows—again and again—that prosperity grows when government gets out of the way and lets people build, create, move, and thrive.
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We talk about housing affordability, zoning reform, migration trends, and the economic importance of local freedom. On this day of gratitude, Jason’s message is a needed reminder: America’s prosperity has always come from free people making free choices, not from bureaucratic micromanagement.

If you’re thankful for liberty, opportunity, and the chance to build a better life, this episode fits the moment perfectly.
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(0:00) – Thanksgiving intro & guest bio
(3:00) – Why freedom deserves our gratitude
(9:00) – Housing affordability challenges
(15:00) – Zoning’s impact on opportunity
(21:00) – How government distorts prosperity
(27:00) – Private alternatives and innovation
(33:00) – What opportunity zones got wrong
(39:00) – Property taxes and civic accountability
(45:00) – Freedom in the 50 States
(51:00) – Gratitude, freedom, and future policy