Vann Prime, an award-winning public school teacher from (in his words) a standard public school - not rich, not poor, not magnet or charter - joins us to talk about good things happening at his public school and how we might improve public schools in general.
The housing bubble and crash were due, in part, to government intervention in the mortgage markets. The government is intervening in the same way in college loan markets. The result will be the same bubble and crash that we saw in the housing market.
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For our 300th episode, Senator Phil Gramm joins us to talk about his recent book on income inequality in America. The disturbing thing is that the government figures that people quote concerning income inequality exclude all the tax and transfer adjustments we deliberately make to mitigate income inequality.
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https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/india/us-national-park-service-warns-people-to-stop-licking-toad-that-causes-hallucinations/ar-AA13Rs8d
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Robert Reich (not an economist) recorded a video recently in which he claims that the rich are not paying their fair share of Social Security. But the calculations he uses to prove his point are fundamentally flawed.
Foolishness of the week: 09:54 Main episode: 12:57
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https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/25/us/powerball-lottery-jackpot-millions-monday/index.html
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https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/22/politics/fact-check-biden-every-mass-shooting/index.html
https://abcnews.go.com/US/mass-shootings-days-2023-database-shows/story?id=96609874
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There are some things that people have an emotional reaction to buying and selling: sex, body parts, votes. There are other things whose quality people aren’t able to judge. Is it possible that markets shouldn’t or can’t handle these things? Philosopher James Stacey Taylor joins us to discuss his latest book, Markets With Limits.
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Quick hits and the foolishness of the week have gone on vacation for a few weeks. In their places, we’ll be talking about unintended consequences.
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Markets With Limits by James Stacey Taylor
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Foolishness of the Week: 06:30 Main episode: 09:25
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https://nypost.com/2024/04/15/us-news/californians-arming-themselves-over-border-issue/
Foolishness of the Week
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/12/politics/biden-student-loan-forgiveness/index.html
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The federal debt recently crossed the $30 trillion mark, making the debt 50% larger than the entire US economy.
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/belarusian-officials-charged-with-aircraft-piracy-for-diversion-of-ryanair-flight-11642723692
https://www.itv.com/news/2022-02-07/scientists-create-spinal-cord-implants-that-could-allow-paralysed-people-to-walk
Foolishness of the Week
https://www.claimscon.org/study/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposable_household_and_per_capita_income
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Do the dead have rights? This Halloween, philosopher James Stacey Taylor joins us for a live (heh) recording of Words & Numbers to take this question seriously.
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https://studyfinds.org/americans-unsure-about-god-politics-white-evangelicals/
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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/sympathisers-mark-centenary-of-mussolinis-rise-to-power-in-italy/ar-AA13xayV
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Weird things are happening. Retail sales have stagnated, savings are markedly down, yet unemployment is low, inflation isn’t as bad as it was. Have we reached a “new normal?” Foolishness of the week: 05:00 Main episode: 06:41 Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com
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Foolishness of the Week https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2023/06/04/are-chickens-really-related-to-t-rex-dinosaurs-peta-spotlights-evolutionary-link/
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