Damien Grant is a Stuff columnist and the Principal of Waterstone Insolvency. We talked to him about occupational licensing, free speech, Trump's likely impact on the Anglosphere, and New Zealand's COVID response.Damien's column about Janet Dickson: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360573233/damien-grant-how-real-estate-agent-lost-her-career-over-90-minute-courseabout COVID: https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360513485/damien-grant-new-zealand-ashamed-about-what-happened-covid-yearsand about National, ACT, and Trump: https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360581859/damien-grant-acts-clarity-sticking-point-luxon-his-apparent-struggle-explain-whyJohn Stuart Mill on liberty: https://gutenberg.org/files/34901/34901-h/34901-h.htmJacob Mchangama's book about free speech history: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/1541600495Pew Research report on polarization in the US: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/political-polarization-in-the-american-public/Self-censorship now and in the McCarthy era: https://www.persuasion.community/p/americans-are-self-censoring-at-recordJames' report on academic freedom: https://www.nzinitiative.org.nz/reports-and-media/reports/unpopular-opinions-academic-freedom-in-new-zealand/Noah Carl on border closures in countries with few entry-points: https://quillette.com/2021/02/15/do-lockdowns-work-only-if-you-lock-the-borders-down-too/John Gibson's article about COVID mortality:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00779954.2024.2314770

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