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Pre-Columbian America Wasn’t Exactly a Paradise of Freedom
October 14, 2021
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Why a Bear Market in Bonds Points to a Weakening Economy
October 14, 2021
After closing at 0.53 percent in July 2020 the yield on the ten-year US T-bond moved relentlessly higher, closing on Tuesday, September
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Critiquing an MMT TED Talk
October 14, 2021
Bob provides a running refutation of Stephanie Kelton's recent TED talk on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links
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How “Cultural Distance” between Societies Can Hamper Economic Prosperity
October 14, 2021
Cultural disparities between national, linguistic, or cultural groups can prevent the spread of trade and hamper the adoption of useful economic strategies. Original
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Billionaire Plutocrat Jamie Dimon Wants to Ditch the Debt Ceiling
October 14, 2021
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Without Lockdowns, Sweden Had Fewer Excess Deaths Than Most of Europe
October 13, 2021
Although the experts assured us Sweden would experience a disaster and a bloodbath without covid lockdowns, the Nordic nation has fared better
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Don’t Expect Foreign Policy Experts to be Held Accountable for Afghanistan
October 13, 2021
Can America’s self-styled foreign policy experts be expected to learn from the failures of the latest misadventure in Afghanistan? If history is
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The UK’s National “Crisis”: Age-Adjusted Mortality Is at 2008 Levels
October 13, 2021
All over the world, populations have been locked up, have become fearful, and none of it can be justified. Looking at the
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Jay Bhattacharya on Public Health
October 13, 2021
Our guest is Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Medicine and Health Policy at Stanford University. Professor Bhattacharya is also research associate at the
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What the New Nobel Winners Get Wrong about Economics
October 13, 2021