Stephen Dubner

So you're saying that the Musk Trump version of efficiency just means unregulated versus capable regulation?

So you're saying that the Musk Trump version of efficiency just means unregulated versus capable regulation?

So my profession, journalism, does not require a license?

So my profession, journalism, does not require a license?

So my profession, journalism, does not require a license?

Oh, there are. I can vouch for that.

Oh, there are. I can vouch for that.

Oh, there are. I can vouch for that.

Okay, so for all the reporting you did, all the board meetings you sat in on, the conversations you had, and the legal scholarship you added on top of all that, and then writing the book itself, do you think your work will have any significant effect?

Okay, so for all the reporting you did, all the board meetings you sat in on, the conversations you had, and the legal scholarship you added on top of all that, and then writing the book itself, do you think your work will have any significant effect?

Okay, so for all the reporting you did, all the board meetings you sat in on, the conversations you had, and the legal scholarship you added on top of all that, and then writing the book itself, do you think your work will have any significant effect?

I'd like to thank Rebecca Allensworth for helping me think about licensed professionals a little bit differently. This is a subject I've been interested in for a long time, but I was always looking for the right opportunity, the right person, really, to explain it. I appreciate how much legwork and brainwork Allensworth put into it. Again, her book is called The Licensing Racket.

I'd like to thank Rebecca Allensworth for helping me think about licensed professionals a little bit differently. This is a subject I've been interested in for a long time, but I was always looking for the right opportunity, the right person, really, to explain it. I appreciate how much legwork and brainwork Allensworth put into it. Again, her book is called The Licensing Racket.

I'd like to thank Rebecca Allensworth for helping me think about licensed professionals a little bit differently. This is a subject I've been interested in for a long time, but I was always looking for the right opportunity, the right person, really, to explain it. I appreciate how much legwork and brainwork Allensworth put into it. Again, her book is called The Licensing Racket.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this topic. Our email is radio at freakonomics.com. Coming up next time on the show.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this topic. Our email is radio at freakonomics.com. Coming up next time on the show.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this topic. Our email is radio at freakonomics.com. Coming up next time on the show.

The brown rat, also known as Rattus norvegicus, is one of the most reviled animals in the world. Why?

The brown rat, also known as Rattus norvegicus, is one of the most reviled animals in the world. Why?

The brown rat, also known as Rattus norvegicus, is one of the most reviled animals in the world. Why?