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Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Why We Can't Have Nice Things
14 episodes
8 hours ago
A six-part Reason magazine podcast series about the frustrating and foolish aspects of American trade policy that make everyday items more expensive. From last year's sudden shortages of baby formula to the Jones Act and President Lyndon Johnson's infamous "Chicken War," host Eric Boehm sits down with industry experts and libertarian policy wonks to explore how these counterproductive rules got made – and explain why they can be so difficult to undo.
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A six-part Reason magazine podcast series about the frustrating and foolish aspects of American trade policy that make everyday items more expensive. From last year's sudden shortages of baby formula to the Jones Act and President Lyndon Johnson's infamous "Chicken War," host Eric Boehm sits down with industry experts and libertarian policy wonks to explore how these counterproductive rules got made – and explain why they can be so difficult to undo.
Show more...
News Commentary
News,
Government,
Politics
Episodes (14/14)
Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Why We Can't Have Nice Things: The War on Drugs
In many cases, the government's attempts at regulating health care markets are complex, convoluted operations—and seeing the consequences of those…
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1 year ago
33 minutes 22 seconds

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Dial 'T' for Terrible Telehealth Laws
When Mike Abell's young son was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer, a phone call proved to be…
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1 year ago
32 minutes 21 seconds

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Why We Can't Have Nice Things: The Case of the 17,000 Missing Kidneys
There are more than 100,000 Americans on the waiting lists to receive an organ transplant, and many of them will…
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1 year ago
39 minutes 46 seconds

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Permission Slips for Innovation
Dr. Jay Singleton remembers the moment when he realized that Certificate of Need laws were serious business. "He stood up…
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1 year ago
31 minutes 8 seconds

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Who Decides What Health Care Is 'Needed'?
In a functioning market, entrepreneurs feel encouraged to bring new products and services to consumers—and get rewarded when those efforts…
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1 year ago
31 minutes 32 seconds

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Can Mark Cuban Make Prescriptions Affordable Again?
Why are prescription drugs so expensive in the United States? "Drug prices in this country are so high because there…
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1 year ago
53 minutes 59 seconds

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Trailer: Why We Can't Have Nice Things Season 2
What's wrong with American health care? That's the question that drives the new season of Why We Can't Have Nice…
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1 year ago
2 minutes 5 seconds

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Can You Afford Tariffs on Tin Cans?
You probably don't think much about tin cans, even when you're buying one. It's the product inside the can—soup, beans,…
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2 years ago
23 minutes 43 seconds

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Why We Can't Have Nice Things: The 'Chicken Tax' That Makes Pickup Trucks More Expensive
The brief trade war between the U.S. and Europe in the early 1960s might seem hardly worth remembering—and it pales…
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2 years ago
24 minutes 24 seconds

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Bootleggers, Baptists, and Ballots
Arkansas has some of the strangest liquor laws in the country—or at least the most politically contentious. Unlike a lot…
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2 years ago
25 minutes 53 seconds

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Jones Act Traffic Jam
From his second-floor office overlooking the harbor in Norwalk, Connecticut, Bob Kunkel can see Long Island looming over the horizon…
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2 years ago
26 minutes 36 seconds

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Why We Can't Have Nice Things: The Ghosts of Protectionism Past
It's now been nearly 100 years since Congress overhauled the United States' general tariff system—a system that is by now…
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2 years ago
23 minutes 27 seconds

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Why We Can't Have Nice Things: The Great Baby Formula Shortage of 2022
"When you walk into the store and there you don't see that packaging…you start to panic," says Kenzie Jaicomo, a…
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2 years ago
21 minutes 47 seconds

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Trailer: Why We Can't Have Nice Things Season 1
Trade crossed with politics equals protectionism. That's the formula for Why We Can't Have Nice Things, a new limited-run podcast series…
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2 years ago
1 minute 37 seconds

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
A six-part Reason magazine podcast series about the frustrating and foolish aspects of American trade policy that make everyday items more expensive. From last year's sudden shortages of baby formula to the Jones Act and President Lyndon Johnson's infamous "Chicken War," host Eric Boehm sits down with industry experts and libertarian policy wonks to explore how these counterproductive rules got made – and explain why they can be so difficult to undo.