Mike welcomes back to the show George Mason University economist Bryan Caplan to discuss his book, Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation.

Topics Mike and Bryan discuss include:

- why housing prices are so high

- bipartisan agreement on housing deregulation

- the value of building more high-rise residential units

- the many costs of NIMBYism

- the Supreme Court and housing regulation

- government housing regulations that do make sense

- building and immigration

- which jurisdictions are moving in the right direction

- and lots more!

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