For more than 20 years, researchers have tracked how often Americans defend themselves with a gun. So why can’t they agree on an answer?
Cato Daily Podcast - Lives of the Necromancers
Politicians testing the credulity of Americans with outlandish statements is far from unprecedented. Anthony Comegna is editor of the new volume, Lives of the Necromancers by William Godwin.
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The Gist - Dumb About Deficits
On The Gist, it’s The $10,000 Pyramid with a budget deal twist.
Is it possible we don’t know enough about national debt to call our politicians when they’re peddling nonsense? New Yorker staff writer Adam Davidson addresses some common misconceptions and sums up the Republican tax cuts and spending bill this way: “Rich people are stealing the money.”
In the Spiel, the Olympics are back, and the Russians got off easy.
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Cato Daily Podcast - The Tax Bill Didn’t Kill Obamacare
Obamacare lives. Sal Nuzzo of the James Madison Institute discusses what that means for states trying to make reforms.
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CrowdScience - Why Does Dark Matter, Matter?
Scientists have been searching for dark matter for 80 years, so CrowdScience wondered whether they could find it faster. Armed with a boiler suit, hard hat and ear defenders, Marnie Chesterton travels over a kilometre underground into a hot and sweaty mine to see how we could catch dark matter in action. She investigates various theories as to what it might be with popping candy and gazes at galaxies to determine how we know it exists in the first place. But most importantly, she questions whether it really matters. And, as our Singaporean listener Koon-Hou askes, what impact would finding it have on our everyday lives?
Presenter: Marnie Chesterton Producer: Graihagh Jackson
(Photo: Finding dark matter could have galactic implications. Credit: Getty Images)
Pod Save America - “A government eclipse.” (LIVE from Denver)
Paul Ryan needs Democratic votes to keep the government open, and the Democrats can’t decide whether to demand a vote on dreamers. The White House covers up a senior aide’s domestic abuse allegations, and Pennsylvania may be headed towards a constitutional crisis. Jon, Jon, Tommy, Dan, and Alyssa are joined by business owner and community activist Wanda James live on stage in Denver, Colorado.
More or Less: Behind the Stats - The Dow, Tampons, Parkrun part II
Why the biggest ever fall in the Dow wasn't, and how much do women spend on tampons?
The NewsWorthy - Government Shutdown, Opening Ceremony & Tequila Shortage – Friday, February 9th, 2018
All the news you need to know for Friday, February 9th, 2018!
Today: another government shutdown and a late-night for lawmakers.
Plus: let the Winter Games begin, the Dow drops again and Dunkin' Donuts has a new plan.
All that and much more in less than 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
For links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.
Opening Arguments - OA146: Clearing the White Board!
In this "lightning round" episode, Andrew tackles more than the typical three stories we cover on the show. How much more?? Listen and find out! Potential topics include: the budget showdown and sequestration, the recent Supreme Court rulings on gerrymandering, the Nunes memo, the Federal Reserve, stock market, and Wells Fargo fraud, and ... possibly even more?? Finally, we end with an all-new Thomas (and Lucien!) Take the Bar Exam #62 involving the statute of frauds. Remember that you can play along with #TTTBE by retweeting our episode on Twitter or sharing it on Facebook along with your guess. We'll release the answer on next Tuesday's episode along with our favorite entry! Recent Appearances None! Have us on your show! Show Notes & Links
- You can read all 652 pages of the proposed budget deal here.
- The Pennsylvania redistricting case is League of Women Voters v. Pennsylvania, 159 MM 2017.
- We discussed the North Carolina gerrymandering decision in Episode 138; the Supreme Court's brief order staying that decision is here.
- And, of course, you'll want to review the 2008 Powerpoint and 2010 "Snidely Whiplash" REDMAP Powerpoint.
- This is the full text of the Nunes memo. We discussed FISA courts in depth in Episode 106, which covered 50 U.S.C. § 1805, the authorizing legislation.
- Finally, you can read the Federal Reserve's cease-and-desist against Wells Fargo; the enabling legislation is 12 U.S.C. § 1818 et seq.
The Gist - Is the Iran Deal a Dud?
On The Gist, the “When did you stop beating your wife?” question in the White House press briefing.
In the interview, Iran may have shelved its nuclear ambitions, but the Middle East is still in trouble. Slate’s Joshua Keating wonders if the Iran deal was worth it.
In the Spiel, the world of the FEMA scammer.
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