Episodes

  • Episode 216: Controlling Drug Prices: Costs and Benefits of Direct Negotiation with Big Pharma

    Episode 216: Controlling Drug Prices: Costs and Benefits of Direct Negotiation with Big Pharma
    Sep 3 2024
    Joe 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.
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    36 mins
  • Episode 215: Harris' Tax Vision: Policy & Politics

    Episode 215: Harris' Tax Vision: Policy & Politics
    Aug 27 2024
    Joe 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.
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    34 mins
  • Episode 214: Digital Privacy Divide: Can Law Enforcement Google Where You’ve Been?

    Episode 214: Digital Privacy Divide: Can Law Enforcement Google Where You’ve Been?
    Aug 20 2024
    Joe 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.
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    36 mins
  • Episode 213: Housing Bond Bill: Could Billions Better Bay State Cost of Living

    Episode 213: Housing Bond Bill: Could Billions Better Bay State Cost of Living
    Aug 13 2024
    Joe 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.
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    37 mins
  • Episode 212: Ruinous Red Tape: Epic Cost of Unchecked Federal Rule Making

    Episode 212: Ruinous Red Tape: Epic Cost of Unchecked Federal Rule Making
    Aug 6 2024
    Joe Selvaggi discusses the emergence of the massive, costly, and rapidly growing register of federal rules and regulations with Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Wayne Crews.
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    40 mins
  • Ep 211: Property Tax Reassessment: Beleaguered Buildings Bear Burden of Boston’s Burgeoning Budget

    Ep 211: Property Tax Reassessment: Beleaguered Buildings Bear Burden of Boston’s Burgeoning Budget
    Jul 30 2024
    Joe 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.
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    36 mins
  • Ep 210: Registering Republican Realignment: GOP Convention Showcases Conservatism's New Direction

    Ep 210: Registering Republican Realignment: GOP Convention Showcases Conservatism's New Direction
    Jul 23 2024
    Joe 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.
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    41 mins
  • Ep. 209: Candidate Selection Breakdown: Presidential Primary Primacy or Determined Delegate Detour

    Ep. 209: Candidate Selection Breakdown: Presidential Primary Primacy or Determined Delegate Detour
    Jul 16 2024
    Joe 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.
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    36 mins