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Leading experts discuss the pros and cons of government regulations and explain how they affect everyday life for Americans.

Deep Dive Episode 81 – Vertical Integration in Broadcasting: A Cause for Concern?

What can the United States learn from Canada, a broadcasting market with higher levels of vertical integration and cross-media ownership? Brad Danks and William Rinehart discuss in a conversation moderated by Paul Beaudry.

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Deep Dive Episode 80 – New Executive Orders Directing Agency Guidance

How significant are these orders? What impact will they have on regulatory policymaking? What has been the initial reaction to these new measures?

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Tech Roundup Episode 4 – The Future of Drone Policy: A Discussion with Sen. Mike Lee

In this episode, Adam Thierer and Brent Skorup speak with Senator Mike Lee on the current state of drone regulation. The senator speaks to his proposal for a cooperative, federal solution to regulatory holdup in drone technology innovation.

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Deep Dive Episode 79 – An Update on Gundy v. United States

Gundy v. U.S. has enormous implications for how much power federal bureaucrats can be given by Congress. In this episode, panelists discuss this case and a potential future without such extensive power for federal agencies.

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Deep Dive Episode 78 – FTC’s 21st Century Hearings

With the conclusion of the Federal Trade Commission’s 21st Century Hearings, the agency is finalizing several reports concerning the state of competition in the US, vertical mergers, the consumer welfare standard, and privacy.

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Deep Dive Episode 77 – Book Review: The Capitalism Paradox: How Cooperation Enables Free Market Competition

In this episode, Paul Rubin, the world’s leading expert on cooperative capitalism, discusses his new book, The Capitalism Paradox: How Cooperation Enables Free Market Competition.

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Deep Dive Episode 76 – State-Sponsored Piracy? The Allen v. Cooper Case

What happens when a state agency uses without authorization copyrighted videos and pictures of Blackbeard’s famous pirate ship, the Queen Ann’s Revenge?

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Deep Dive Episode 75 – Spectrum Wars

Is there a clear and coherent path forward on the assignment or repurposing of spectrum? Perhaps as importantly, who has the authority and expertise to decide?

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Deep Dive Episode 74 – A Discussion on Current Department of Labor Priorities

This episode, moderated by former Solicitor of Labor Gregory Jacob, features a discussion with Cheryl Stanton, head of DOL’s Wage and Hour Division, and Jonathan Berry, head of its regulatory policy shop, about how President Trump’s Department of Labor is stewarding the responsibilities that have been entrusted to its care.

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Deep Dive Episode 73 – Balancing Federal and State Authority in Energy Policy

In this episode, Gordon A. Coffee and Ari Peskoe discuss recent conflicts between state and federal authorities surrounding different approaches to energy regulation.

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