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Jacob Stewart Hacker (born 1971) is an American professor and political scientist. He is the director of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies and a professor of political science at Yale University. Hacker has written works on social policy, health care reform, and economic insecurity in the United States.
Global Markets Dive Amid Trump Tariffs and China Tensions; Controversies Erupt in Sports and Security; EU Encouraged to Uphold Diversity and Address Wine Labeling Concerns
In literary news, the April 2025 Book Discussion Thread offers a rich tapestry of reading experiences and recommendations for book enthusiasts. A reader shares their journey through Jon Grinspan's "The Age of Acrimony," drawing parallels to the perception of time, while also highlighting upcoming r…
April 2025 Book Talk, AI's Workplace Impact, Evolving College Life, Liberal Populism Pushback, and Drone Delivery Disruptors
The April 2025 Book Discussion Thread is in full swing with readers diving into a wide range of titles. One participant just received "The Fourth Turning" and has plans to pick up "Winner-Take-All Politics" by Jacob Hacker. Still engrossed in Jon Grinspan’s "The Age of Acrimony," they note its thou…
Trail Cam Tips and Tactics with Jacob Hacker
Today on episode 245 of the podcast Chris sits down with Jacob Hacker of Tactacam! Chris and Jacob cover some of the biggest misnomers with setting trail cams, using them as a tool and having an American made product.
Topics Include:
- Biggest Mistakes with setting trail cameras
- Cell cams be…
From Big Gulps to Raw Milk: The Rise of MAHA
Today's guest is Elizabeth Nolan Brown, whose recent Reason cover story looks into the politics of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement spearheaded by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Just a decade or so ago, it was Democrats, liberals, and progressives who were …
The Surprising Origins of Modern Freedom
Today's guest is University of Pennsylvania historian Sophia Rosenfeld, the author of The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life.
Her book explores why we've come to basically equate having more personal choices with having more freedom. She stresses it wasn't always this way—in the pa…
How a Government Mind Control Experiment Backfired
Today's guest is University of Texas historian John Lisle, author of the chilling and brilliantly researched Project Mind Control: Sidney Gottlieb, the CIA, and the Tragedy of MKULTRA.
Despite official attempts to destroy records of the CIA's LSD-fueled search for mind control in the 1950s and '60…
Should the U.S. Have a Public Health Insurance Plan?
Jacob Hacker and David Goldhill debate the resolution: "The government should offer to all Americans a health insurance plan that would compete with private insurance plans."
Jacob Hacker is arguing for the affirmative. He's a professor of political science at Yale University and codirects the Lud…
Beyond GDP: Redefining Economic Success by Measuring What Really Matters
When people say their perception of the economy doesn’t match the numbers, are they just ill-informed?
It’s a familiar refrain: stock markets soar, GDP rises, unemployment falls, yet many Americans feel left behind, struggling to make ends meet.
So what’s causing this disconnect between the rosy n…
E298: Your child is not their weight - a parent's guide
So going back more than 30 years, I was involved in work on childhood obesity. It was a prevalent problem at the time, but little attention was being devoted to children and weight issues. And it was fair to say that the field, as it were, was an academic backwater. Little was known about short and…
Patrimonial Capitalism: Peter Hall on Trump, Orbán & Other Pitchfork-Wielding Plutocrats
“I think patrimonialism is exactly the right phrase to describe the way in which the current administration is governing.” — Peter Hall
Neoliberalism is dead. So what comes next? Peter Hall, a Harvard political economist for the last four decades, says the capitalist locomotive left the neolibera…
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