Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: How the Law Is Holding America Back

The United States once successfully prosecuted two world wars, built the national highway system, created Social Security and Medicare, and diverted enough water to support huge cities in western deserts. Today, we struggle with the basics.
At an event hosted by Yale’s Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Nicholas Bagley, the Thomas G. Long Professor of Law at Michigan Law School, discusses his forthcoming book that tells the story of how the laws that are supposed to make government work better have stymied American progress.
A panel discussion led by ISPS Director Alan Gerber, Sterling Professor of Political Science, includes:
Amy Kapczynski, Yale Law School- Dave Schleicher, Yale Law School- Stephen Skowronek, Political Science, Yale University