Free The Economy

Permitting Prosperity with Daren Bakst

August 17, 2023 Competitive Enterprise Institute Episode 34
Permitting Prosperity with Daren Bakst
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Free The Economy
Permitting Prosperity with Daren Bakst
Aug 17, 2023 Episode 34
Competitive Enterprise Institute

This week we talk about labor union history, demands for a 4-day work week, YIMBY policy wins, and Reason’s new “Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” podcast. Our interview this week is with Daren Bakst, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. We discuss the National Environmental Policy Act, construction permits, energy infrastructure, and the prospects for permitting reform in Congress. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Our producers are Scooter Schaefer, Phoebe Gersten, and Ryan Kracinski. 

Keep up with the show by following us on Twitter at @freethe_economy and read our episodes summaries with links to the stories we cover at cei.org/blog.

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This week we talk about labor union history, demands for a 4-day work week, YIMBY policy wins, and Reason’s new “Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” podcast. Our interview this week is with Daren Bakst, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. We discuss the National Environmental Policy Act, construction permits, energy infrastructure, and the prospects for permitting reform in Congress. Free the Economy is hosted by Richard Morrison. Our producers are Scooter Schaefer, Phoebe Gersten, and Ryan Kracinski. 

Keep up with the show by following us on Twitter at @freethe_economy and read our episodes summaries with links to the stories we cover at cei.org/blog.