Podcast: Problems with the Precautionary Principle

by Adam Thierer on February 20, 2020 · 2 comments

On the latest Institute for Energy Research podcast, I joined Paige Lambermont to discuss:

the precautionary principle vs. permissionless innovation;
risk analysis trade-offs;
the future of nuclear power;
the “pacing problem”;
regulatory capture;
evasive entrepreneurialism;
“soft law”;
… and why I’m still bitter about losing the 6th grade science fair!

Our discussion was inspired by my recent essay, “How Many Lives Are Lost Due to the Precautionary Principle?”

Adam Thierer / Senior Fellow in Technology & Innovation at the R Street Institute in Washington, DC. Formerly a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, President of the Progress & Freedom Foundation, Director of Telecommunications Studies at the Cato Institute, and a Fellow in Economic Policy at the Heritage Foundation.

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