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    Words & Numbers

    Words & Numbers is one of the highest-rated economics podcasts in the world. Each episode, Antony Davies and James R. Harrigan dig into economics, political science, and current events to explain what’s actually happening and why it matters.

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    Episode 371: An Interview with Spike Cohen, pt. 2 Mar 20, 2024
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    Spike Cohen, 2020 Libertarian Party Vice-Presidential nominee, joins us this week for a two part series in which we discuss the upcoming election, the Libertarian Party, the future of politics in America, and his work in single-issue activism - You Are the Power.

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    Topic of the Week https://www.youarethepower.net https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Cohen

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    Episode 370: An Interview with Spike Cohen, pt. 1 Mar 13, 2024
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    Spike Cohen, 2020 Libertarian Party Vice-Presidential nominee, joins us this week for a two part series in which we discuss the upcoming election, the Libertarian Party, the future of politics in America, and his work in single-issue activism - You Are the Power.

    Foolishness of the Week: 11:05 Main episode: 13:14

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    Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers

    Quick Hits https://www.thecollegefix.com/gmu-economist-reported-to-dei-office-for-criticizing-plan-to-mandate-dei-courses/

    https://masoncore.gmu.edu/mason-core-course-categories/just-society/

    https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/11/nearly-half-of-parents-financially-support-adult-children-study-shows.html

    Foolishness of the Week https://www.mediaite.com/news/tucker-carlson-already-pushing-stolen-election-conspiracy-theories-about-2024/

    Topic of the Week https://www.youarethepower.net

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Cohen

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    Episode 369: A One-Party System? Mar 06, 2024
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    The United States has been a two party system almost since its inception. In modern times, this has led to the Democrats and Republicans having a virtual monopoly on the political landscape. Despite the fact that a plurality of Americans don’t identify with either party, they won’t allow a third party to compete. And what’s the only thing worse than a two-party system? A one-party system.

    Foolishness of the Week: 06:08 Main episode: 09:41

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    Quick Hits https://archive.triblive.com/opinion/featured-commentary/in-defense-of-price-gouging/ https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/01/the-us-national-debt-is-rising-by-1-trillion-about-every-100-days.html

    Foolishness of the Week https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/opinion/ezra-klein-biden-audio-essay.html

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    Episode 368: Hampden-Sydney College Q&A Feb 28, 2024
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    Last week, we recorded live from Hampden-Sydney College. This week’s episode is the Q&A from that recording.

    Foolishness of the Week: 09:21 Main episode: 10:05

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    Quick Hits

    https://studyfinds.org/is-everyone-angry-toxic-outrage-culture-consuming-society-like-never-before/

    Foolishness of the Week

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13119241/Trump-threatens-biggest-stock-market-crash-HISTORY-loses-Biden-claims-five-things-DOJ-investigate-Haley-wild-speech-MAGA-fans-South-Carolina-primary.html

    Topic of the Week

    https://www.hsc.edu

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    Episode 367: Live from Hampden-Sydney College Feb 21, 2024
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    Last week, we talked about the incongruity of not only having a majority of voters not like either major party candidate, but to have those two candidates appear twice in back-to-back elections. This week, we explore what happens when a President is incapable of fulfilling the duties of the office.

    Foolishness of the Week: 11:01

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    Quick Hits https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-trump-raise-the-settlement

    Foolishness of the Week https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/15/barbara-lee-minimum-wage/72611446007/

    Topic of the Week

    https://www.hsc.edu

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    Episode 366: What’s Up With the President? Feb 14, 2024
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    Last week, we talked about the incongruity of not only having a majority of voters not like either major party candidate, but to have those two candidates appear twice in back-to-back elections. This week, we explore what happens when a President is incapable of fulfilling the duties of the office.

    Foolishness of the Week: 09:59 Main episode: 12:50

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    Quick Hits https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2024/02/blazing-saddles-five-funny-facts-at-50/

    Foolishness of the Week https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/taylor-swift-biden-psyop-conspiracy-b2489364.html

    Topic of the Week https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-25/

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    #AntonyDavies #JamesRHarrigan #WordsAndNumbers #economics #government #politics #policy #libertarian #classicalliberal #podcast #educational

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    Episode 365: Democracy Might Not Be a Good Thing Feb 07, 2024
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    The Trump vs Biden election of 2020 was noteworthy because, for so many voters, it wasn’t a matter of selecting the person they thought was best suited for the job so much as a matter of selecting the person they thought was least ill-suited. As if it isn’t weird enough that, out of 200 million or so adults, the best we could do was to bring Trump and Biden to the fore, here we are in 2024 apparently set to do the same thing all over again.

    Foolishness of the Week: 09:10 Main episode: 13:33

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    Quick Hits

    https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/06/trump-election-case-appeals-court-denies-ex-president-immunity.html

    Foolishness of the Week https://studyfinds.org/mixed-reality-headsets/

    Topic of the Week https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/biden-trump-campaign-longest-ever-age-7e849b34 https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102189/voter-turnout-us-presidential-primaries-state/

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    Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies

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    #AntonyDavies #JamesRHarrigan #WordsAndNumbers #economics #government #politics #policy #libertarian #classicalliberal #podcast #educational

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    Episode 364: $34 Trillion Jan 31, 2024
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    People used to scared about the federal debt. But it's been so huge for so long that people have lost interest. Yet, despite people's lack of attention - or perhaps, in part, because of it - the debt has continued to grow. For the past 50 years or so, it has been doubling every 8 to 9 years. Foolishness of the Week: 09:10 Main episode: 13:36

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    Quick Hits

    https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/12/06/new-fafsa-may-launch-with-old-inflation-data-resulting-in-less-college-aid.html?fbclid=IwAR1Z0ny8wwaMEEA0nyaJGxEGF3Hvbeq9XtAJpVmQLYtfyMdKNmDS-loexes

    https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/01/27/is-the-journalism-death-spasm-finally-here-00138187

    Foolishness of the Week

    https://nypost.com/2024/01/26/news/un-fires-staffers-who-allegedly-took-part-in-october-7-hamas-terrorist-attacks-on-israel/

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    Episode 363: Labor and Marx Jan 24, 2024
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    Many people share an intuition that “excess” profits are a sign of something having been stolen from labor. Karl Marx shared this intuition and formalized it in his writings on the surplus value of labor.

    Foolishness of the Week: 05:48 Main episode: 11:55

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    Quick Hits

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPkJH6BT7dM

    https://studyfinds.org/childless-millennials-parents/

    Foolishness of the Week

    https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/19/us-inflation-caused-by-corporate-profits

    Topic of the Week

    https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GFDEBTN

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    Episode 362: Shareholders and Stakeholders Jan 17, 2024
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    For whom does the corporation exist: investors, workers, customers, the community? Economists tend to answer, "investors." That's not to say that workers, customers, and the community aren't important, but rather that the corporation exists to further the interests of the investors. Where the interests of the workers, customers, and community coincide with those of investors, the corporation also cares about those groups. But where their interests conflict with those of investors, the interests of investors take precedence. That's the principle of "shareholder value." The principle of "stakeholder value" holds that the corporation should consider the interests of workers, consumers, and the community even when they conflict with the interests of the investors.

    Foolishness of the Week: 08:15 Main episode: 12:29

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    https://newschannel9.com/news/nation-world/scientists-discover-novel-way-to-destroy-cancer-cells

    Foolishness of the Week

    https://www.axios.com/2024/01/11/florida-book-ban-schools-lawsuit

    Topic of the Week https://youtu.be/O8RpyqauWOQ?si=bFkwzQNP_PTNbtFQ&t=5109

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