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Cato Weekly Podcast • June 28, 2018 

# The Jones Act: A Burden America Can No Longer Bear 

The Jones Act was passed in response to worries about U.S. reliance on foreign shipping during World War I. Why is it still on the books, raising prices and damaging U.S. economic performance? Dan Ikenson discusses [his new Cato paper](https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/jones-act-burden-america-can-no-longer-bear) on the subject.

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##### [Daniel J. Ikenson](/people/daniel-j-ikenson)

Former Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute