Christina Elson and Patrick Reasonover: They Say It Can’t Be Done

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Patricia O’Connell interviews Christina Elson, Executive Director for the Center for the Study of Capitalism at Wake Forest University, and Patrick Reasonover, the lead producer of the movie,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">They Say It Can’t Be Done</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. They discuss the movie, innovation, and the proper role of regulation in a free market capitalist system.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen in to learn more about innovation and regulation and how you can promote innovation in the market.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></span></h1> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:21] Patricia O’Connell introduces Christina Elson, Executive Director for the Center for the Study of Capitalism at Wake Forest University, and Patrick Reasonover, the lead producer of the movie,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">They Say It Can’t Be Done,</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and welcomes them to</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is Capitalism.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[1:34] Patrick discusses innovation, regulation, optimism, and pessimism as themes of the movie</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">They Say It Can’t Be Done.</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Innovators are working on problems that people believe cannot be solved, such as global warming. Regulators use an outdated industrial model and not the digital, innovative model of capitalism we see today.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[3:30] We have to decide between optimism and pessimism. Can these things be done? Should we regulate and stop them from moving forward?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[4:00] Christina addresses the roles of regulation, both positive and negative, in a capitalist free market economy. Regulators do not fully understand the new technology econom