Stephen Dubner

One thing that made me want to do this episode was trying to do something very simple with my bank that turned into a comedy of errors. I wanted to buy a CD. The rates were good. I had a And then when the CD was getting ready to expire, it was not so simple. I thought I would have the option to either re-enroll, roll it over, or just move the money back into checking or whatnot.

One thing that made me want to do this episode was trying to do something very simple with my bank that turned into a comedy of errors. I wanted to buy a CD. The rates were good. I had a And then when the CD was getting ready to expire, it was not so simple. I thought I would have the option to either re-enroll, roll it over, or just move the money back into checking or whatnot.

And it turns out that no, I couldn't do that. I had to get on the phone with my banker. He said it would take about 20 minutes. I said, what are you talking about? Why? My first instinct was, well, this is the way companies like to work. They make it easy to buy and hard to sell, easy to subscribe, hard to unsubscribe.

And it turns out that no, I couldn't do that. I had to get on the phone with my banker. He said it would take about 20 minutes. I said, what are you talking about? Why? My first instinct was, well, this is the way companies like to work. They make it easy to buy and hard to sell, easy to subscribe, hard to unsubscribe.

And it turns out that no, I couldn't do that. I had to get on the phone with my banker. He said it would take about 20 minutes. I said, what are you talking about? Why? My first instinct was, well, this is the way companies like to work. They make it easy to buy and hard to sell, easy to subscribe, hard to unsubscribe.

It turns out that he needed a lot of identity verification, which struck me as absurd because I was already identified. But he attributed it to government compliance laws, know your customer laws and things like that. I do wonder how much government sludge tips over into and infects private firms and all the rest of us.

It turns out that he needed a lot of identity verification, which struck me as absurd because I was already identified. But he attributed it to government compliance laws, know your customer laws and things like that. I do wonder how much government sludge tips over into and infects private firms and all the rest of us.

It turns out that he needed a lot of identity verification, which struck me as absurd because I was already identified. But he attributed it to government compliance laws, know your customer laws and things like that. I do wonder how much government sludge tips over into and infects private firms and all the rest of us.

From the government side or from the firm side?

From the government side or from the firm side?

From the government side or from the firm side?

So I hate to be impatient, and what you just described about policy implementation is plainly part of the solution, but I want more solution. We could talk about the formation of the problem forever, but it doesn't sound that surprising. It's a little bit like, you know, if we were...

So I hate to be impatient, and what you just described about policy implementation is plainly part of the solution, but I want more solution. We could talk about the formation of the problem forever, but it doesn't sound that surprising. It's a little bit like, you know, if we were...

So I hate to be impatient, and what you just described about policy implementation is plainly part of the solution, but I want more solution. We could talk about the formation of the problem forever, but it doesn't sound that surprising. It's a little bit like, you know, if we were...

geologists we'd talk about this sedimentary accumulation that's happened over billions of years like we get it there were fires earthquakes it all added up but now it's a big rock and we need to move the rock so how do you move the rock

geologists we'd talk about this sedimentary accumulation that's happened over billions of years like we get it there were fires earthquakes it all added up but now it's a big rock and we need to move the rock so how do you move the rock

geologists we'd talk about this sedimentary accumulation that's happened over billions of years like we get it there were fires earthquakes it all added up but now it's a big rock and we need to move the rock so how do you move the rock

The Loper-Bright decision that Paul just mentioned is a 2024 ruling that overturned what is known as the Chevron doctrine, which required courts to defer to federal agencies on how statutes are interpreted. Loper-Bright will require courts to independently assess certain statutes and sometimes overrule the agencies. As Palka says, nobody knows exactly what this is going to look like.

The Loper-Bright decision that Paul just mentioned is a 2024 ruling that overturned what is known as the Chevron doctrine, which required courts to defer to federal agencies on how statutes are interpreted. Loper-Bright will require courts to independently assess certain statutes and sometimes overrule the agencies. As Palka says, nobody knows exactly what this is going to look like.

The Loper-Bright decision that Paul just mentioned is a 2024 ruling that overturned what is known as the Chevron doctrine, which required courts to defer to federal agencies on how statutes are interpreted. Loper-Bright will require courts to independently assess certain statutes and sometimes overrule the agencies. As Palka says, nobody knows exactly what this is going to look like.