A (Better) Government for the People: Michael Boskin on the Future of Federalism | MPP Podcast

Since the founding of the republic, America’s leaders have pondered the question of federalism and the proper divide between national and local government regarding such thorny matters as infrastructure, healthcare financing, and education.

Michael Boskin, the Hoover Institution’s Wohlford Family Senior Fellow and former chair of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, discusses "American Federalism Today: Perspectives on Political and Economic Governance", a newly released book he edited based on the findings from a November 2023 Hoover conference on federalism. Boskin explains the urgent need for policy reforms (government waste in particular), plus what makes for effective government commissions (Boskin chaired a federal commission on the Consumer Price Index in the mid-1990’s).

Recorded on September 16, 2024.

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[glennmitchell]

That government is best which governs least. We need more specific constitutional restrictions on the scope and size of government. We also need more specific constitutional delineations between federal, regional, state, and local authority. The federal government should be limited to selecting ambassadors and federal judges, and maintaining national defense and national parks. All other functions can be devolved back to the individual and to state and local governments.

[michaeljacobs]

Yes MJB elaborate social engineering goals while we bolix the 3 basics of national security, rule of law and stable dollar.

[glennmitchell]

Is that really a big brain on the Matters of Policy Politics podcast logo?

[gerardkiff]

I hear all this and it’s inspiring. However, I leave deflated because it will never happen. We are held by an oligarchy that will not let go of their power.

[Semper_Iratus]

The whole purpose of government is to be of service to the patricians at the expense of the plebs. When in history has this not been so?