Where's the AC? Latest episode @HappyHourEcon @freetochoosenetwork

Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Europeans have turned suffering through a heat wave into a personality trait.

Lou and Phil break down why skipping the AC has become a badge of honor across Europe, even when 95 degrees outside means 95 degrees inside. Regulations, misery, and the refusal to just... fix it.

Listen to the full episode of Happy Hour Econ for the rest of the meltdown. youtube.com/watch?v=XwoPqHpfVdQ

Wheres the AC? Latest episode @HappyHourEcon

The materialistic objection is irrelevant #shorts

FROM: Role of Government in a Free Society (S1050)

$Political Incentives and Special Interests Milton Friedman identified a structural problem at the heart of democratic policy-making: concentrated interests consistently overpower diffused ones. When a small group stands to gain significantly from a policy, they organize, lobby, and show up. When the cost is spread across millions of consumers — each bearing only a fraction — no one mobilizes. The result is policy that serves the few at the expense of the many, not because of corruption, but because of incentives.$

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