Episode 16: Environmentalists Are Grasping at Straws
2,218 views · Published 3 August 2018 · 33:16 · Indexed 27 October 2026
Channel: Foundation for Economic Education · 2018 · Education
Support Out of Frame on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OutofFrameShow Watch our newest video, "How Can You POSSIBLY Not Be Red-Pilled By Now??": https://youtu.be/7QZQ8FlTbb4 Check out our podcast, Out of Frame: Behind the Scenes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiS5rEmhnLwo1IG9bgr19Og Drinking straws are being banned and phased out by cities and corporations under pressure from environmental activists. Is this moral progress or just a moral panic? What is the psychology behind such campaigns? And what are the economics of their consequences? The FEEcasters have a freewheeling discussion on the matter. Show Notes: Article: How are 10 Cent Grocery Bags Creating a Surplus? https://fee.org/articles/how-are-10-cent-grocery-bags-creating-a-surplus/ Podcast: 'There Ought to Be a Law’: What that Phrase Actually Means https://fee.org/shows/audio/words-numbers/there-ought-to-be-a-law-what-that-phrase-actually-means
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