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The Political Economy of Pesticides: How to Subsidize a Poison

The Political Economy of Pesticides: How to Subsidize a Poison

Audio Mises Wire · Mises Institute

February 2, 2026

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Show Notes

Will the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) succeed? If the regulatory story of DDT is a prime example of government regulation in action, then the answer is a resounding no.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/political-economy-pesticides-how-subsidize-poison

Topics

Bureaucracy and RegulationPoliticsThe Environment