FIRE - Financial independence - retire early. discussion on this philosophy and the idea of 4% withdrawal rate from your portfolio. NEVI - National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure. More EV chargers and some math on how they make money. NightShares - Another idea based on Cherry picking data. Does it work? Sicily - Our one week vacation in this part of Italy.
From ancient stories of shapeshifters to works of fiction like "The Island of Dr. Moreau", humanity has always been fascinating with the line between people and non-human animals -- but modern technology may finally allow us to create real-life chimeras. In fact, it already has. The only question here is how far scientists have actually gone in this regard (and whether that's something they don't want us to know).
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Federation for American Immigration Reform's Ira Mehlman joins The Federalist's Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss how the incoming Trump administration can solve the border crisis brought on by the Biden administration. Mehlman explains how incoming border czar Tom Homan can undertake removal proceedings while prioritizing national security.
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After a long string of edifying and informative conversations with experts and thinkers, Tyler and I catch up on the big fight in MAGA world over H1B visa holders, highly skilled immigrants, and what we make of Vivek’s big tweet about… Saved By the Ball? Kids going to malls instead of studying? Really what year did he think he lives in? Anyway, all this discussed in this episode!
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The first podcast of 2025 reckons with the horror in New Orleans and the attempted horror in Las Vegas before discussing the damage done to the Democratic Party by its own ideological blinders and its decision to gaslight America about the president's condition and his family's financial shenanigans. Give a listen.
Looking forwards, looking back with our correspondents in Brussels, Paris, Kyiv and Berlin. Plus a special feature-length focus on The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at 25.
Ivory Coast has confirmed, French troops stationed in the region for decades, will begin withdrawing from Ivorian soil this month. This marks another shift in the growing trend across West Africa, where France is seeing a reduction in their military presence. An analyst explains the genesis of this resentment.
Also, French President Emmanuel Macron was recently heckled during his visit to cyclone-hit Mayotte. What's France's relationship with Mayotte?
And will the rights of the Kua people in Botswana, also known as Bushmen, be better under new President Boko Duma's government ?
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This week Brie is joined by a stacked panel of journalists -- Irami Osei-Frimpong, Q Anthony Ali, & Zaid Jilani -- to discuss the new divide on the right that emerged after Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy defended the use of H1-B visas to import labor from India for tech jobs. Conservative opponents of these visa recipients find themselves making populist arguments decrying the downward pressure on American wages and the competitive disadvantage college debt causes for American workers. But at the same time, they engage in racist anti-Indian stereotyping. Are Elon and Vivek right about American culture making workers too apathetic and less competitive? Do Americans suffer from watching too much Saved by the Bell and not enough Whiplash (a real argument made by Vivek)? And does this discourse provide an opportunity for the left to provide a material anaysis that could start to draw right populists to the left?
The new year is good time to look forward to the promises and concerns that lie ahead. In addition to setting individual and professional goals for the year, many people are watching the possibility for sweeping political changes. Merriam-Webster made "polarization" their word of 2024, and it goes beyond political division to an increasing number of family estrangements. We’ll get ideas on staying positive and on track for what’s important in 2025.
INVESTIGATION INTO NEW ORLEANS TRUCK TERROR. FIREWORKS TRAGEDY IN HONOLULU. GUNMEN SHOOT INTO A NEW YORK NIGHTCLUB CROWD. CBS NEWS CORRESPONDENT DEBORAH RODRIGUEZ HAS THOSE STORIES AND MORE ON THE WORLD NEWS ROUNDUP.