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Emma Camp | 5.14.2024 10:56 AM Food IS CHINESE GARLIC A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY? Plus, an AI-generated recipe for garlic lovers' shrimp scampi Eric Boehm | 5.13.2024 6:30 AM Ron DeSantis RON DESANTIS SAYS LETTING PEOPLE BUY CULTIVATED MEAT IS LIKE FORCING THEM TO EAT BUGS Florida’s protectionist ban on the nascent industry sacrifices conservative principles in the name of a culture war that politicizes everything. Jacob Sullum | 5.8.2024 12:01 AM Protectionism BIG BEER VS. CANNED COCKTAILS IN THE GROCERY AISLE Uncovering Big Beer’s crafty campaign to limit consumer access to canned cocktails. C. Jarrett Dieterle | 4.27.2024 7:00 AM Defense Spending WORST 4/20 EVER Plus: A listener asks the editors to steel man the case for the Jones Act, an antiquated law that regulates maritime commerce in U.S. waters. Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Eric Boehm | 4.22.2024 5:30 PM Tariffs TRUMP'S AND BIDEN'S TERRIBLE TARIFFS Plus: A listener asks if Trump or Biden have done anything to secure the blessings of liberty. Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman | 4.1.2024 4:33 PM Baltimore THE OBSCURE PROTECTIONIST LAW THAT WILL SLOW CLEAN-UP OF THE BALTIMORE BRIDGE DISASTER The best time to repeal the Foreign Dredge Act was before the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed. The next best time to repeal it is right now. Eric Boehm | 3.27.2024 5:30 PM Protectionism AMERICA'S DRONE INDUSTRY IS TRYING TO BAN THE COMPETITION Chinese camera drones are the most popular worldwide. American drone manufacturers argue that's a national security threat. Matthew Petti | 3.26.2024 5:00 PM Economic Nationalism OPPOSITION TO U.S. STEEL SALE SHOWS HOW SIMILAR BIDEN AND TRUMP ARE ON TRADE Economic nationalists are claiming the deal endangers "national security" to convince Americans that a good deal for investors, employees, and the U.S. economy will somehow make America less secure. That's nonsense. Veronique de Rugy | 3.21.2024 12:01 AM Economics THE POLITICAL RIGHT HAS LUXURY BELIEFS, TOO Support for industrial policy and protectionism are supposed to help the working class. Instead, these ideas elevate the already privileged. Veronique de Rugy | 3.20.2024 10:14 AM Argentina MILEI'S FREE MARKET REFORMS CAN RESHAPE ARGENTINE CINEMA Decades of protectionism have led to the film industry’s decline, but a free market can make it bloom. Eloy Vera | 3.2.2024 7:00 AM Biden Administration BIDEN POURS OUT ANOTHER $6.5 BILLION FOR THE CHIPS ACT'S COSTLY PROTECTIONISM It's part of the government's expensive public-private partnership meant to address concerns over a reliance on foreign countries, like China, for semiconductors. Varad Raigaonkar | 2.21.2024 3:30 PM Free Trade A RARE WIN FOR SANITY IN U.S. TARIFF POLICY The U.S. International Trade Commission voted unanimously to reject a nakedly protectionist proposal that would have made canned goods more expensive. Eric Boehm | 2.9.2024 1:40 PM Free Trade TRUMP'S TERRIBLE, POPULAR TARIFFS Plus: A listener asks if it should become the norm for all news outlets to require journalists to disclose their voting records. Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman | 2.5.2024 5:54 PM Libertarianism ARGENTINA, ONCE ONE OF THE RICHEST COUNTRIES, IS NOW ONE OF THE POOREST. JAVIER MILEI COULD HELP FIX THAT. The new libertarian president believes in free markets and the rule of law. When people have those things, prosperity happens. John Stossel | 1.31.2024 12:30 AM Economy ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, THE POPULIST RIGHT AND LEFT SHARE A LOT OF COMMON GROUND That's bad news for Americans. Veronique de Rugy | 1.11.2024 10:55 AM Tariffs BIDEN CONSIDERING HIGHER TARIFFS ON E.V.S IMPORTED FROM CHINA, RAISING PRICES FOR AMERICANS Tariffs of 25 percent introduced under Donald Trump have been allowed to remain in place, and Biden may tack on even more to shield American firms from competition. Joe Lancaster | 1.9.2024 2:00 PM Free Trade NEW TARIFFS ON TIN CANS GET BIDEN ADMINISTRATION APPROVAL There's no good reason for the government to block Americans' access to cheaper tin cans. Eric Boehm | 1.9.2024 1:45 PM Free Trade PROTECTIONISM RUINED U.S. STEEL Another round of federal intervention to prevent its sale makes no sense. Eric Boehm | 1.2.2024 1:45 PM Regulation STARTING NEXT YEAR, YOU CAN BUY A CAR ON AMAZON While the partnership between Hyundai and Amazon is a good first step, states should get rid of laws that mandate franchise dealerships. Joe Lancaster | 11.17.2023 1:46 PM Electric cars BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS WANT 'BUY AMERICAN' PROVISIONS FOR E.V. CHARGERS When the Biden administration temporarily suspended its own protectionist policies, Senate Republicans voted to reinstate them. Joe Lancaster | 11.9.2023 4:40 PM Congress JOHN FETTERMAN THINKS YOU'RE TOO DUMB TO UNDERSTAND THAT VEGAN 'MILK' ISN'T DAIRY The DAIRY PRIDE Act says it wants to protect consumers. In reality, it's trying to protect dairy farmers from economic competition. Emma Camp | 11.6.2023 3:11 PM Halloween WHY IS HALLOWEEN CANDY SO EXPENSIVE? SUGAR PROTECTIONISM. A new report from the GAO highlights how America's system of sugar subsidies and tariffs costs consumers about $3.5 billion every year. Eric Boehm | 10.31.2023 2:55 PM Free Trade COULD ANOTHER BABY FORMULA SHORTAGE BE ON THE HORIZON? Removing high tariffs from foreign imports of baby formula would ease the supply shock of possible factory closures. Emma Camp | 9.25.2023 3:34 PM Free Trade CEO: 'I'M THE ONE WHO PAID THE TARIFFS. CHINA DID NOT.' Deena Ghazarian, CEO of consumer electronic company Austere, says the federal government's tariff exclusion process was "arcane, nontransparent, and highly uncertain." Eric Boehm | 9.21.2023 2:10 PM Electric cars POLITICIANS SAY THEY WANT TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE. SO WHY ARE THEY FIGHTING CHINA ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES? Rather than posing a national security threat, the growth of China's E.V. industry is an opportunity for global innovation. Veronique de Rugy | 9.7.2023 4:20 PM Podcasts WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS: CAN YOU AFFORD TARIFFS ON TIN CANS? "There's nobody that says, wait, is this good for America? Is this good for the American consumer?" Eric Boehm | 9.7.2023 11:00 AM Monopoly ARKANSAS BUSINESS OWNER SUES OVER GOVERNMENT GARBAGE MONOPOLY X-Dumpsters owner Steven Hedrick rents roll-away dumpsters to people, but now his city forces residents to contract with the county. Joe Lancaster | 8.28.2023 4:30 PM Reason Podcast A NEW PODCAST EXPLAINS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS The answer? Because special interests and government prevent the free market from working the way it should. Eric Boehm | 8.18.2023 3:55 PM Free Trade WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS: JONES ACT TRAFFIC JAM "It's just a very classic case of everything wrong with Washington." Eric Boehm | 8.17.2023 11:05 AM Tariffs ERIC BOEHM: HOW PROTECTIONIST TRADE POLICIES SCREW US ALL The host of Why We Can't Have Nice Things explains how indefensible tariffs cause baby formula shortages, screw Hawaii residents, and increase traffic in the Northeast. Nick Gillespie | 8.16.2023 2:29 PM Free Trade WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS: THE GHOSTS OF PROTECTIONISM PAST The U.S. tariff code is "quite regressive and somewhat misogynist" because the most powerful lobbyist in Washington is muscle memory. Eric Boehm | 8.10.2023 11:00 AM Free Trade TRAILER: WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS A six-part podcast series on trade policy launching next week Eric Boehm | 7.28.2023 4:06 PM Jobs INDUSTRIAL POLICY ISN'T ABOUT CREATING JOBS It's a short-sighted approach that distracts us from the more important question. Veronique de Rugy | 7.27.2023 3:30 PM Tariffs TRADE WAR HEATS UP WITH CHINA'S EXPORT RESTRICTIONS ON TWO CRITICAL MINERALS China and the U.S. are locked in a mutually destructive economic conflict. J.D. Tuccille | 7.7.2023 7:00 AM Rail THE RAIL SAFETY ACT IS ABOUT UNION HANDOUTS, NOT SAFETY The legislation—which was introduced in response to the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio—pushes pet projects and would worsen the status quo. Veronique de Rugy | 6.15.2023 12:01 AM California CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS WANT TO MAKE TECH COMPANIES SUBSIDIZE NEWS MEDIA Plus: Debt ceiling deal passes House, Congress wants to childproof the internet, lactation consultant licensing law is unconstitutional, and more... Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.1.2023 9:40 AM Occupational Licensing REJOICE GEORGIANS: YOU DON'T NEED A GOVERNMENT PERMIT TO ADVISE BREASTFEEDING MOMS The state’s Supreme Court strikes down an absurd, unneeded occupational licensing demand. Scott Shackford | 5.31.2023 3:45 PM Alcohol EVEN PENNSYLVANIANS CAN NOW BUY WINE IN GROCERY STORES, BUT NEW YORKERS STILL CAN'T A bill that would expand wine sales in the Empire State is meeting familiar resistance from entrenched interests. Jacob Sullum | 5.31.2023 2:55 PM Free Trade THE FTC IS INVESTIGATING ANTI-COMPETITIVE BABY FORMULA CONTRACTS. BAD FEDERAL POLICY IS TO BLAME. If the FTC wants to know why there's such a notable lack of competition within America's baby formula market, it ought to ask other parts of the federal bureaucracy. Eric Boehm | 5.24.2023 5:10 PM Politics DO THE NATCONS GET ANYTHING RIGHT? Plus: A listener asks if the Roundtable has given the arguments of those opposed to low-skilled immigration a fair hearing. Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman | 5.22.2023 4:27 PM Big Government CONSERVATIVES PUSHING 'COMMON GOOD CAPITALISM' SOUND A LOT LIKE PROGRESSIVES The ideology champions the same tired policies that big government types predictably propose whenever they see something they don't like. Veronique de Rugy | 5.18.2023 1:25 PM Jones Act IS THE JONES ACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL? An argument that the wasteful law violates the Constitution's Port Preference Clause. Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.24.2023 10:07 PM Alcohol BELGIUM DESTROYS THOUSANDS OF MILLER HIGH LIFE CANS OVER 'CHAMPAGNE OF BEERS' SLOGAN Plus: No one is excited about a 2024 rematch between Biden and Trump, it's showtime for House Republicans' debt ceiling bill, and more... Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.24.2023 9:29 AM Electric cars BIDEN'S 'BUY AMERICAN' ELECTRIC VEHICLE TAX CREDITS GO INTO EFFECT The credits may be well-intentioned, but they will distort the market and lead to a windfall for U.S. companies. Joe Lancaster | 4.18.2023 4:15 PM Government abuse BIDEN'S 'BUY AMERICAN' RULES ARE GETTING IN THE WAY OF BIDEN'S RURAL BROADBAND PUSH Industrial policy is never as simple as it seems. Eric Boehm | 4.7.2023 11:55 AM Regulation PROGRESSIVE POLITICIANS ARE REGULATING THEIR OWN PROJECTS INTO OBLIVION Excessive government interference in the market hurts consumers and thwarts policy goals. It also gets in the way of the government itself. 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