Stephen Dubner

I understand you're back teaching at Columbia now, at least for this semester. Is that right?

I understand you're back teaching at Columbia now, at least for this semester. Is that right?

Do you have any concrete items on your wish list? Does policy and politics remain toward the top of that list or something quite different, perhaps?

Do you have any concrete items on your wish list? Does policy and politics remain toward the top of that list or something quite different, perhaps?

Do you have any concrete items on your wish list? Does policy and politics remain toward the top of that list or something quite different, perhaps?

If President Trump had asked you to stay on, I realize that may sound unlikely to a lot of people hearing this, but the more they know about you and your work and how the Trump administration thinks about your work, it's actually maybe not so unlikely. But would you have stayed under Trump?

If President Trump had asked you to stay on, I realize that may sound unlikely to a lot of people hearing this, but the more they know about you and your work and how the Trump administration thinks about your work, it's actually maybe not so unlikely. But would you have stayed under Trump?

If President Trump had asked you to stay on, I realize that may sound unlikely to a lot of people hearing this, but the more they know about you and your work and how the Trump administration thinks about your work, it's actually maybe not so unlikely. But would you have stayed under Trump?

I see that Bernie Sanders has embarked on what he calls a national tour to fight oligarchy. He's drawing pretty big crowds, a lot of enthusiasm. I'm curious if he has asked you to put in an appearance and if you would, if you were asked.

I see that Bernie Sanders has embarked on what he calls a national tour to fight oligarchy. He's drawing pretty big crowds, a lot of enthusiasm. I'm curious if he has asked you to put in an appearance and if you would, if you were asked.

I see that Bernie Sanders has embarked on what he calls a national tour to fight oligarchy. He's drawing pretty big crowds, a lot of enthusiasm. I'm curious if he has asked you to put in an appearance and if you would, if you were asked.

When I hear you mention Ames, Iowa, I cannot help but think that perhaps you might have aspirations of being elected to office one day. Is that the case?

When I hear you mention Ames, Iowa, I cannot help but think that perhaps you might have aspirations of being elected to office one day. Is that the case?

When I hear you mention Ames, Iowa, I cannot help but think that perhaps you might have aspirations of being elected to office one day. Is that the case?

That's a flat no.

That's a flat no.

That's a flat no.

It's always good to speak with someone who enjoys being a bureaucrat. I'd like to thank Lina Khan for the good conversation today. I learned a lot. I hope you did, too. Let us know what you are thinking. Our email is radio at Freakonomics.com. Coming up next time on the show, another one-on-one conversation around another set of important government functions.

It's always good to speak with someone who enjoys being a bureaucrat. I'd like to thank Lina Khan for the good conversation today. I learned a lot. I hope you did, too. Let us know what you are thinking. Our email is radio at Freakonomics.com. Coming up next time on the show, another one-on-one conversation around another set of important government functions.

It's always good to speak with someone who enjoys being a bureaucrat. I'd like to thank Lina Khan for the good conversation today. I learned a lot. I hope you did, too. Let us know what you are thinking. Our email is radio at Freakonomics.com. Coming up next time on the show, another one-on-one conversation around another set of important government functions.