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Episode 218: Learning From California: Policy Lessons From Golden State Exodus
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46:10Joe Selvaggi speaks with Tim Anaya of the Pacific Research Institute about his new book, The California Left Coast Survivor’s Guide, exploring insights and lessons on how Massachusetts can stay competitive.By Pioneer Institute
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Ep 217: New England Short Circuit: Distorted Incentives Drive Energy Prices Up and Reliability Down
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43:13Joe Selvaggi talks with Travis Fisher from the Cato Institute about the rising costs and increasing fragility of the New England power grid, as green capacity incentives distract from neglected infrastructure.By Pioneer Institute
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Episode 216: Controlling Drug Prices: Costs and Benefits of Direct Negotiation with Big Pharma
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35:40Joe Selvaggi talks with Pioneer Institute Director Bill Smith about the Inflation Reduction Act's impact on drug pricing negotiations and its potential effects on drug development, consumers, and taxpayers.By Pioneer Institute
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Episode 215: Harris' Tax Vision: Policy & Politics
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33:57Joe Selvaggi talks with Tax Foundation Vice President William McBride about the details and potential effects of the tax policy proposed by Kamala Harris's presidential campaign.By Pioneer Institute
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Episode 214: Digital Privacy Divide: Can Law Enforcement Google Where You’ve Been?
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35:40Joe Selvaggi talks with Cato Institute legal fellow Brent Skorup about the split in the court of appeals over the Constitution's 4th Amendment protections concerning law enforcement's search of location tracking data.By Pioneer Institute
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Episode 213: Housing Bond Bill: Could Billions Better Bay State Cost of Living
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37:27Joe Selvaggi talks with Pioneer's Senior Housing Fellow, Andrew Mikula, about the recently passed $5.2 billion bond bill, discussing its key features and how it might impact the supply and cost of homes in Massachusetts.By Pioneer Institute
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Episode 212: Ruinous Red Tape: Epic Cost of Unchecked Federal Rule Making
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40:09Joe Selvaggi discusses the emergence of the massive, costly, and rapidly growing register of federal rules and regulations with Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Wayne Crews.By Pioneer Institute
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Ep 211: Property Tax Reassessment: Beleaguered Buildings Bear Burden of Boston’s Burgeoning Budget
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36:25Joe Selvaggi talks with Marty Walz, the interim president of the Boston Municipal Research Bureau, about more viable, long-term alternatives to Mayor Wu’s property tax classification proposal.By Pioneer Institute
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Ep 210: Registering Republican Realignment: GOP Convention Showcases Conservatism's New Direction
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41:18Joe Selvaggi talks with the CATO Institute’s Dr. Norbert Michel about the shift in the Republican vision and policy goals from decades past, as reflected in the nominees and guest speakers at the 2024 GOP Convention.By Pioneer Institute
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Ep. 209: Candidate Selection Breakdown: Presidential Primary Primacy or Determined Delegate Detour
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36:20Joe Selvaggi talks with MIT Professor Charles Stewart III about the political party’s presidential candidate nomination process and what or who ultimately decides who is chosen.By Pioneer Institute
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Episode 208: Breaking Down Encampments: Court Finds no Right to Sleep Outdoors
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34:48Joe Selvaggi speaks with Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Dr. Stephen Eide about the Grants Pass v. Johnson Supreme Court decision and its impact on homeless encampments in Boston and across the country.By Pioneer Institute
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Ep. 207 Underfunding Overdose Alternatives: Price Controls Hinder Search for Non-Addictive Opioids
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33:56Joe Selvaggi talks with Pioneer Institute's Director of Healthcare Initiatives, Dr. Bill Smith, about the challenges posed by new regulations and price controls for developing alternatives to addictive opioids.By Pioneer Institute
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Episode 206: Unlocking Affordable Housing: Sources and Solutions for Cost Crisis
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35:44Joe Selvaggi talks with Pioneer Institute Housing Fellow Andrew Mikula about his research on the causes and cures for our region's highest-in-the-nation housing costs.By Pioneer Institute
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Episode 205: Jawboning Free Speech: State Coercion Finds Limits at Supreme Court
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39:20Joe Selvaggi talks with Cato Institute legal scholar Thomas Berry about the effects of the 9-0 Supreme Court decision in NRA v. Vullo on states' ability to use regulation to target disfavored free speech.By Pioneer Institute
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Episode 204: Protectionism’s Bipartisan Embrace: Who Pays When Imports Cost More
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39:31Joe Selvaggi talks with international tax and trade expert Clark Packard about the tension between the economic and political calculus behind the Biden administration's recently announced tariffs on Chinese products, including EVs, batteries, and steel.By Pioneer Institute
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Episode 203: Universal Savings Accounts: Designing Tax Incentives that Pay to Save
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38:22Joe Selvaggi talks with CATO Institute’s Dr. Adam Michel about the opportunity for tax reforms that promote individual savings, an important foundation for economic growth, personal well-being, and intergenerational support.By Pioneer Institute
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Episode 202: Precision Law Enforcement: Can Gunfire Detection Technology Serve and Protect Everyone?
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51:15Joe Selvaggi talks with SoundThinking's Senior Vice President Tom Chittum about gunfire location technology promises and pitfalls when deployed by law enforcement in high-crime communities.By Pioneer Institute
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Episode 201: Examining Diversity’s Dividends: Can Studies Survive Contact with Peer Review
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41:12Joe Selvaggi talks with business data scientist Dr. Jeremiah Green about his peer review work examining consulting firm McKinsey’s studies on the measurable financial benefits of diversity in corporate executive leadership.By Pioneer Institute
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Episode 200: Promoting Policy Probity: Confessions of Hubwonk's Humble Host at 200
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34:16Hubwonk's Joe Selvaggi marks episode 200 with a solo podcast that offers some backstory of his journey to becoming a host and offers some insights learned from more than 4 years of interviews.By Pioneer Institute
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Episode 199: Losing Local Labor: Retaining Workers Remains a Massachusetts Challenge
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28:54Joe Selvaggi talks with Pioneer Institute's Research Associate Aidan Enright about Pioneer's annual report on the Massachusetts labor force and discuss which trends could portend trouble for the state’s future.By Pioneer Institute
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Episode 198: Tax Man Confounded: Why High Rates Haven’t Yielded Higher Revenue
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37:18Joe Selvaggi talks with economic scholar Dr Brian Domitrovic about the history of federal tax policy and the reasons for why varied marginal rates fail to correlate with either tax revenue or GDP growth.By Pioneer Institute
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Episode 197: Industrial Policy Reimaged: Can Government Improve Free Markets
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39:44Joe Selvaggi discusses industrial policy, its aspirations and limitations, with CATO Institute Associate Director Colin Grabow, in response to Senator Rubio's thought piece advocating for a more active role for government in the economy.By Pioneer Institute
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Episode 196: Posting Patient Prices: Transparency Cure for Hospital Blank Checks
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45:56Joe Selvaggi interviews entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder of PatientRightsAdvocate.org, Cynthia Fisher, discussing her research and advocacy for enhanced healthcare price transparency. This initiative has the potential to improve life expectancy and save Americans over a trillion dollars annually.…
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Episode 195: Constitutional Property Taking: Exclusionary Zoning's Costs to Owners and Society
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43:47Joe Selvaggi talks with George Mason Law Professor Ilya Somin about the costs, benefits, and legal foundations of exclusionary zoning argued in his recent paper: The Constitutional Case Against Exclusionary Zoning.By Pioneer Institute
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Episode 194: Poor Housing Incentives: Tax Credits Reward Politicians Not Neighbors in Need
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34:06Joe Selvaggi interviews Chris Edwards, Chair of Fiscal Studies at CATO Institute, about his research on the 40-year history of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. They delve into its features, effects, and potential alternatives that could provide greater benefits at lower costs to taxpayers.By Pioneer Institute
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