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Michael Schaus
Communications Director
Michael Schaus is communications director at the Nevada Policy Research Institute and is responsible for managing the organization’s messaging with the public, the media and NPRI’s membership. He is also currently a policy advisor for the Heartland Institute.Prior to joining NPRI, Michael worked in media as a national columnist, a political humorist and a radio talk show host in Denver, Colorado. Active in both print and radio, he shared his insights and free-market economics perspective with large local and national audiences.
Michael became interested in economic theory earlier in life while employed in the financial sector. As the liaison between a local community bank and the Federal Reserve, he acquired an in-depth understanding of just how manipulative big government can be toward industry and enterprise. It was that experience with big-government intervention that initially led him into public-affairs commentary.
Episode 23: What to do about the problem with social media?
Free to Offend Episode 23 | Guest: John Hawkins As is obvious to anyone who spends time perusing “political Twitter,” social media can be an ugly place. From tech giants…
Episode 22: There is some serious ambition behind the push for Innovation Zones
Free to Offend Episode 22 | Pete Ernaut from R&R Partners and Jeremy Aguero from Applied Analysis For most people, the idea of an “Innovation Zone” in Storey County still raises…
Episode 21: Will partisan politics get in the way of greater transparency?
Free to Offend Episode 21 | Assemblyman Andy Matthews Will partisan politics get in the way of greater government transparency? Former Nevada Policy President and Freshman Assemblyman…
Episode 20: Will Nevada miss out on the national wave of school choice?
Free to Offend Episode 20 | Guest: Guest: Valeria Gurr Nevada State Director @nvedchoice Even with schools slowly reopening, parents are growing increasingly critical of the one-size-fits-all public…
Episode 19: Free market experiment or more repackaged cronyism?
Free to Offend Episode 19 | Guest: Greg Brooks When Governor Steve Sisolak announced his plans for an “innovation zone” that would essentially give a blockchain company the ability to…
Episode 18: Sisolak Tyranny Report
Free to Offend Episode 18 | Guest: Robert Fellner At what point does the “emergency” that ostensibly justifies Governor Steve Sisolak’s one-man-rule of Nevada no longer qualify as…
Episode 17: Equity, equality, fairness and other useless terms
Free to Offend Episode 17 | Guest: Dan Mitchell, Chairman of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity What is more important: “equitable outcomes” or “equal opportunity.” …
Episode 16: Waste time on Reddit and become a millionaire?
Free to Offend Episode 16 | Guest: Paul Dykewicz When a handful of social media users on Reddit decided to take on Wall Street hedge funds, no one was…
Episode 15: Legislative preview with Dr. Robin Titus
Free to Offend Episode 15 | Guest: Assembly Minority Leader Dr. Robin Titus What metric will the GOP use to gauge their success as the minority party in…