The Gist - Survey Says …
Anthony Salvanto, CBS News’ elections director, explains the CBS Nation Tracker poll and why it’s different from the surveys that tell you if you’re a Jessa.
In the Spiel, can you trust the job numbers?
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - WS More or Less: The Attention Span of a Goldfish
Are our attention spans now shorter than a goldfish's?
Opening Arguments - OA50: Obama’s Fiduciary Rule (With Guest Ben Offit)
In today's episode, we take a look at a rule first proposed by President Obama's Department of Labor in 2016 that would require financial advisers to abide by a "fiduciary" duty with their clients. What does that mean? Listen and find out! We begin with a relevant note about the status of the rule, which is due to be implemented in 60 days. Next, in our main segment, we take a look at the implications of the Fiduciary Rule by consulting an expert; in this case, certified financial planner Ben Offit, CFP® who has a somewhat novel take on this enhanced obligation. He breaks down what the proposed rule means for you and the financial professionals you might hire. After the main segment, we turn to a petition that has been garnering significant attention on the Internet: #ReVote2017. What is it? Is it really pending before the Supreme Court, and what does that mean? Finally, we end with a brand new Thomas Takes the Bar Exam question #14 regarding the tort of the intentional infliction of emotional distress. Remember that TTTBE issues a new question every Friday, followed by the answer on next Tuesday's show. Don't forget to play along by following our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and/or our Facebook Page and quoting the Tweet or Facebook Post that announces this episode along with your guess and reason(s)! Show Notes & Links
- To find out more about Ben Offit, CFP® and his services, you can visit his firm, Clear Path Advisory, or email Ben at ben@clearpathadvisory.com.
- This is the announcement that the Fiduciary Rule has been postponed for 60 days.
- You can also check out the text of the Fiduciary Rule itself.
- This is the hilarious petition for writ of mandamus filed by the #ReVote 2017 petitioners.
- And this is the docket entry for their petition, which is currently pending before the Court and will be denied on March 17, 2017, one week from today.
15A Brahmanic Synthesis, Professor Michael H. Fisher, The Great Courses, A History Of India
14A Northwest And North India, Professor Michael H. Fisher, The Great Courses, A History Of India
The Gist - Trump’s Azerbaijan Problem
President Donald Trump has overseen many shady deals, but New Yorker staff writer Adam Davidson thinks he may have found the most questionable one. Davidson says a Trump Organization hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan, links the president to some shady oligarchs as well as Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, a shadow-government ideological group. Read Davidson’s piece, “Donald Trump’s Worst Deal.”
Maria Konnikova has today’s Spiel on the theory of trickle-down hate-speech.
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Cato Daily Podcast - End the Federal Prohibition on Marijuana
As long as the feds refuse to enforce marijuana laws uniformly across the United States, Rep. Thomas Garrett (R-VA) says it's time to end federal cannabis prohibition.
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Bay Curious - How Does Rain Create More Potholes?
This year's rainy winter has left San Francisco Bay Area roads riddled with potholes. Why? And will Caltrans fix them?
Reported by Penny Nelson. Bay Curious is Olivia Allen-Price, Vinnee Tong, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Jessica Placzek and Julia McEvoy. Our Vice President for News is Holly Kernan. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller.
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Pod Save America - “The dogs who caught the car.”
Paul Ryan struggles to pass a tax cut for the rich disguised as health care reform, and Vox.com's Ezra Klein joins Jon and Dan to break down all the policy pitfalls of Trumpcare.