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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 312: The Next American Economy Feb 01, 2023

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Dr. Samuel Gregg joins us to talk about his latest book, The Next American Economy, in which he describes emerging problems and potential solutions to America’s slow movement away from freedom.

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https://news.gallup.com/poll/468983/cite-gov-top-problem-inflation-ranks-second.aspx

Foolishness of the Week

https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgyb4k/ohio-nazi-dissident-homeschool

This Week’s TopicSamuel Gregg on Twitter: @drsamuelgregg

The Next American Economyhttps://www.amazon.com/Next-American-Economy-Markets-Uncertain/dp/164177276X

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Episode 311: Supply Chains Revisited Jan 25, 2023

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A year ago, Mikhail Rasner joined us to talk about shortages and supply chains. A year later, he’s back to talk about what’s happened, both expected and unexpected, and where he sees the economy going in the near future.

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https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/earth-talk-how-effective-is-endangered-species-act/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgyje7/earths-core-has-stopped-and-may-be-reversing-direction-study-says

Foolishness of the Week

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/21/china-says-covid-outbreak-has-infected-80percent-of-population.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11667115/Protesters-swarm-Justice-Kavanaughs-home-50th-anniversary-Roe-v-Wade.html

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Episode 310: The Ratchet Effect and Civil Disagreement (fixed) Jan 18, 2023

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This week, we answer listener questions about the ratchet effect, how to disagree civilly, and who our dream guest would be.

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https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/washington/2023/01/15/classified-document-snafus-predate-biden-presidency/69809187007/

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Episode 309: Liabilities, Rights, the Commerce Clause, and Significance Jan 11, 2023

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This week, we answer listener questions about unfunded liabilities, different types of rights, what would happen if the Supreme Court overturned the broad interpretation of the commerce clause, and statistical versus practical significance

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https://www.enerdynamics.com/Energy-Currents_Blog/How-Much-Primary-Energy-Is-Wasted-Before-Consumers-See-Value-from-Electricity.aspx

https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/06/university-michigan-diversicrats-year-diversity-equity-inclusion/

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https://thepostmillennial.com/historically-debunked-1619-project-to-be-released-as-hulu-docuseries

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Episode 308: The Pursuit of Wealth Jan 04, 2023

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Pope Francis devoted his Christmas homily to speaking out about the evils of pursuing wealth. This week, James and Ant share their different takes on the topic.

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Episode 307: Listener Questions: Central Banking, National Divorce, and Public Companies Dec 28, 2022

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Listener questions this week include: What are the benefits of central banking? Is it time for the states to have an amicable divorce? What would it take to reduce the size of the federal government? What’s the difference between private and public companies?

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Episode 306: Listener Questions: Contagion, Lawsuits, and Socialism, Pt. 1 Dec 21, 2022

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This week, listeners ask whether it’s right to think of contagion as pollution, and if so, whether government has a role in containing contagion, why are we so litigious, and how we can say anything about socialism or capitalism if neither one has ever existed in a pure form.

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Episode 305: How Did We Get Here? Dec 14, 2022

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Over the past century, three constraints on the federal government have failed. When we started ignoring Constitutional constraints, we opened the door to massive increases in federal spending. When voters started asking politicians for more “free” stuff, we walked through the door. And when we went off the gold standard politicians were able to strong-arm the Federal Reserve into funding the massive spending. What transpired was unsustainable spending, which created unsustainable debt, which required money printing, which is causing inflation.

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Episode 304: Good and Bad Regulations Dec 07, 2022

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Whether regulations are a good thing or a bad thing is a more complicated question than it appears. Government can regulate through law. But consumers can also regulate through choice. Some government regulations protect people from harm. But some purport to protect people from harm while actually protecting favored businesses from competition. In this live episode, recorded at Susquehanna University, we talk about the good and bad of regulation.

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https://dnyuz.com/2022/12/06/in-sweeping-new-law-indonesia-outlaws-sex-outside-of-marriage

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https://www.newsweek.com/kanye-west-tells-jews-forgive-hitler-amid-anti-semitism-controversy-1764844

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Episode 303: Ronald Reagan Nov 30, 2022

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Our greatest immediate concerns are the combination of inflation and recession, and the threat of war with Russia. The United States faced this combination of problems forty years ago. One important difference is that whereas we are politically divided today, then we were politically united. Going by electoral votes, Ronald Reagan was the last President who united the country, and the only President to unite it to a greater degree than George Washington.

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