Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
California puts cancer warnings on light bulbs, but a random guy's taco cart outside the stadium gets a total pass? Phil Magness catches the irony: even Xavier Becerra, an architect of the California-nanny state, seems to trust street food more than his own regulations. Is that an implicit admission of regulatory overkill?
Recalls, regulations, and risk. Full episode of Happy Hour Econ with Lou and Phil available now.
California puts cancer warnings on light bulbs, but a random guy's taco cart outside the stadium gets a total pass? Phil Magness catches the irony: even Xavier Becerra, an architect of the California-nanny state, seems to trust street food more than his own regulations. Is that an implicit admission of regulatory overkill?
Recalls, regulations, and risk. Full episode of Happy Hour Econ with Lou and Phil available now.










