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More Government Won't Fix Government Corruption (Teddy Roosevelt Deserves More Credit for Destroying America) || 1810

Episode 1810 Published 1 week, 4 days ago

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Shane Gillis and Joe Rogan see the problem: big corporations and government are deeply intertwined. But is giving the government even more power really the solution?

Nate and Charlie break down the call for another Teddy Roosevelt and argue that the very institutions designed to control powerful corporations helped create the incentives behind today's corporate-government relationship.

They dig into Roosevelt's view of executive power, railroad regulation that protected companies from competition, antitrust enforcement, the early framework that led toward the Federal Reserve, and the growth of federal control over drugs, food, and meat processing.

The recurring question is simple: if government becomes the gatekeeper to running a successful business, where are corporations going to spend their money and influence?

The guys also get into the absurdities of trucking regulations, government-created railroad monopolies, USDA meat-processing rules, and why another government agency probably isn't fixing government corruption.

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00:00 Good Morning Liberty + Charlie's Former Band

03:15 Shane Gillis and Joe Rogan Want Another Teddy Roosevelt

07:15 The Problem They Almost Get Right

10:30 Why More Government Creates More Corruption

13:15 Teddy Roosevelt's Theory of Presidential Power

15:30 How Railroad Regulation Protected the Railroads

19:15 When Regulation Spread From Railroads to Trucking

22:45 Monopoly, Antitrust, and the Free Market

28:15 The Government-Created Railroad Monopolies

33:00 Teddy Roosevelt and the Road Toward the Federal Reserve

36:30 The Origins of Federal Drug and Food Regulation