Radiolab | One Nation, Under Money | Radiolab Presents: More Perfect Podcast | Season 2 Episode 9 @Radiolabpod | Uploaded May 2022 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
A look at the government’s secret power to control almost everything around you.
An unassuming string of 16 words tucked into the Constitution grants Congress extensive power to make laws that impact the entire nation. The Commerce Clause has allowed Congress to intervene in all kinds of situations — from penalizing one man for growing too much wheat on his farm, to enforcing the end of racial segregation nationwide. That is, if the federal government can make an economic case for it. This seemingly all-powerful tool has the potential to unite the 50 states into one nation and protect the civil liberties of all. But it also challenges us to consider: when we make everything about money, what does it cost us?
⚖️ More Perfect is a spin-off series from Radiolab about how the Supreme Court got so supreme. Listen to Season 1 here: bit.ly/3vE2jPm
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Supreme Court archival audio comes from Oyez®, a free law project in collaboration with the Legal Information Institute at Cornell.
Illustration by Mitch Boyer of an Ollie's Barbecue employee in front of the restaurant's "World's Best Bar-B-Q" sign.
Video by Michael Snyder, Kim Nowacki and Andrea Latimer.
A look at the government’s secret power to control almost everything around you.
An unassuming string of 16 words tucked into the Constitution grants Congress extensive power to make laws that impact the entire nation. The Commerce Clause has allowed Congress to intervene in all kinds of situations — from penalizing one man for growing too much wheat on his farm, to enforcing the end of racial segregation nationwide. That is, if the federal government can make an economic case for it. This seemingly all-powerful tool has the potential to unite the 50 states into one nation and protect the civil liberties of all. But it also challenges us to consider: when we make everything about money, what does it cost us?
⚖️ More Perfect is a spin-off series from Radiolab about how the Supreme Court got so supreme. Listen to Season 1 here: bit.ly/3vE2jPm
🎧 Subscribe to Radiolab wherever you listen to podcasts: bit.ly/3trXDLe
🔎 Subscribe to Radiolab on YouTube: bit.ly/3I9KI53
🌱 Check out Radiolab's Starter Kit Playlist: bit.ly/3sX8f4P
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Supreme Court archival audio comes from Oyez®, a free law project in collaboration with the Legal Information Institute at Cornell.
Illustration by Mitch Boyer of an Ollie's Barbecue employee in front of the restaurant's "World's Best Bar-B-Q" sign.
Video by Michael Snyder, Kim Nowacki and Andrea Latimer.
