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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 232: A Constitutional Shift Jul 21, 2021

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Over the past century and a half, the federal government has quietly morphed from a government based on a constitution to a government based on a constitutional tradition. As it has done so, the Supreme Court has come to replace the Constitution as the limiting force on government. As the Supreme Court is, itself, part of the federal government, this transformation has fueled a runaway government that only ever gets larger and more powerful at the expense of the state and the people.

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Quick Hits

https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/exxons-corporate-coup

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/the-new-real-estate-normal/ar-AAMir6k

Foolishness of the Week

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/branding-us-left-aoc-makes-push-into-political-merchandise-2021-07-19/

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Episode 231: The Misinformation on Inflation Jul 14, 2021

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Consumer prices have been rising more than usual since February. James and Ant discuss the nature of inflation, what causes it, and when it is and isn’t a bad thing.

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Quick Hits

https://democracyjournal.org/arguments/ranked-choice-voting-is-not-the-solution/

https://nypost.com/2021/07/11/hotel-maid-prevents-potential-shooting-at-mlb-all-star-game-report/

Foolishness of the Week

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Episode 230: The Words and Numbers Trio Pt. 2 Jul 07, 2021

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Clark Neily, Rob McDonald, and Howard Baetjer join us for the second part of a free-wheeling conversation on government, history, and economics.

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Quick Hits

https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions

https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gases

https://www.showbiz411.com/2021/07/04/what-year-is-it-the-number-1-and-2-albums-on-itunes-are-40-queen-and-50-joni-mitchell-years-old

Foolishness of the Week

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nationals-cancel-freedom-fireworks-fourth-of-july-citys-noise-curfew

https://www.federalbaseball.com/2020/4/27/21227988/look-back-when-washington-nationals-wore-natinals-jerseys

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Episode 229: A Deeper Look into Thomas Jefferson Jun 30, 2021

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Historian Rob McDonald joins us to answer the questions, how is it that Thomas Jefferson came to be a slave owner and what could he have done to free his slaves. The answer, it turns out, is much more complicated than people tend to appreciate.

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Foolishness of the Week

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/06/police-break-up-exorcism-at-pa-home-depot.html

Topic of the Week

Rob McDonald

https://teachingamericanhistory.org/blog/the-american-revolution-professor-robert-mcdonalds-new-core-document-collection/

Books

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Episode 228: The Words and Numbers Trio Pt. 1 Jun 23, 2021

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Clark Neily, Rob McDonald, and Howard Baetjer join us for the first of a multi-part free-wheeling conversation on government, history, and economics.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/aumf-repeal-congress/2021/06/17/1bd1ec70-cf76-11eb-a7f1-52b8870bef7c_story.html

https://www.fox5ny.com/news/crypto-currency-confusion-georgia-man-wakes-up-a-trillionaire

Foolishness of the Week

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9704447/Manhattan-City-Council-candidate-26-caught-ex-girlfriend-leaked-dominatrix-video.html

Topic of the Week

https://www.cato.org/people/clark-neily

https://www.westpoint.edu/history/profile/robert_mcdonald

http://wp.towson.edu/baetjer/

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Episode 227: Outside of the Accredited Circle Jun 16, 2021

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Bob Luddy, founder of Thales College joins us this week to talk about a revolutionary model for higher education that attempts to break the guild system that is holding back innovation. Thales College is refusing to pursue accreditation and will not accept federal funding. This will both keep it out from under the regulatory thumbs of both the government and the existing higher education system.

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Quick Hits

https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/p19.pdf

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/incarceration-rates-by-country

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/14/politics/fbi-qanon-threat-assessment/index.html

Foolishness of the Week

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/lester-holt-challenges-kamala-harris-on-claim-weve-been-to-the-border-you-havent/

Topic of the Week

https://www.thalescollege.org

https://www.thalesacademy.org/about/founder

https://www.neche.org/resources/standards-for-accreditation

https://www.msche.org/standards/

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Episode 226: Introducing a Little Anarchy Jun 09, 2021

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Philosopher Michael Huemer joins us this week to talk about anarchy, chaos, and the fact that the government has a monopoly on power.

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Quick Hitshttps://www.businessinsider.com/biotech-startup-trying-to-stop-rhino-poaching-2016-9

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/05/el-salvador-becomes-the-first-country-to-adopt-bitcoin-as-legal-tender-.html

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2014-11-14/why-pay-15-million-for-a-white-canvas

Foolishness of the Week

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/italian-artist-auctioned-off-invisible-sculpture-18300-literally-made-nothing-1976181/amp-page

Topic of the Week

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http://fakenous.net

https://www.amazon.com/Michael-Huemer/e/B001H6GHNU

https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/18/us/biden-admits-plagiarism-in-school-but-says-it-was-not-malevolent.html

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Episode 225: Shooting for Success Jun 02, 2021

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Nav Bhatia, the first fan to be inducted into the basketball Hall of Fame, joins us this week to talk about his passion for basketball, life, and entrepreneurship.

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https://www.councilforeconed.org/2021/05/25/mount-hebron-high-school-in-ellicott-city-md-clinches-the-21st-annual-national-economics-challenge-from-the-council-for-economic-education/

https://dnyuz.com/2021/05/29/an-arms-race-in-america-gun-buying-spiked-during-the-pandemic-its-still-up/

Foolishness of the Week

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/do-deficits-matter-anymore-biden-s-first-budget-signals-they-don-t/ar-AAKuHYg

Topic of the Week

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/basketball/superfan-navdeep-bhatia-his-journey-from-1984-riots-to-nba-hall-of-fame-7326814/

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Episode 224: Charlie Brown’s America May 26, 2021

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Blake Scott Ball joins us to discuss his book on Charles Schulz and the political narrative in the Peanuts comic that managed to attract both liberals and conservatives.

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https://www.oddee.com/psychedelic-fungus-causes-cicadas-butts-to-fall-off-and-takes-their-place-58847/

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/22/middleeast/jewish-man-organ-donation-arab-woman-intl-cmd/index.html

Foolishness of the Week

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/554894-greene-under-fire-for-comparing-mask-policy-to-the-holocaust-a-neurotic-lack?rl=1

Topic of the Week

Blake Scott Ball

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Email: blakescottball@gmail.com

http://blakescottball.medium.com

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Episode 223: More Than a Pipe Dream May 19, 2021

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Sykes Wilford, founder and CEO of smokingpipes.com joins us this week to discuss his experience as a successful entrepreneur in an industry that has shrunk by 98 percent and that the government has targeted for eventual obliteration.

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Quick Hits

Warren Buffetthttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/buffett-its-corporate-fiction-to-say-higher-business-taxes-hurt-customers-172536348.html

China in Space

https://apnews.com/article/china-technology-business-science-e1c1d0679aa78a8cc79c04a4d1375322

UFOs

https://www.the-sun.com/news/2891893/us-navy-vid-shows-ufo-whizzing-through-sky/

Masks

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mask-no-mask-new-rules-leave-americans-recalibrating-hour-by-hour/ar-BB1gM7FO

Foolishness of the Week

The Story

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/the-man-who-didnt-invent-flamin-hot-cheetos/ar-BB1gMYd1

Our Error

https://fee.org/shows/audio/words-numbers/Arguing-Outcomes-Instead-of-Principles-Puts-the-Cart-Before-the-Horse

Topic of the Week

SmokingPipes.com

https://corporate.laudisi.com

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