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Was Jackson’s victory over the Second Bank of the United States a triumph for liberty, or did it merely expand federal authority under the guise of constraining it? His legacy is complicated, but there is much we can learn from it.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/complicated-legacy-andrew-jacksons-bank-war
Gen X is barreling toward retirement with an excruciating student-loan burden. The generation that came of age in the ’80s and ’90s is now also the generation with the most student debt per borrower. WSJ’s Oyin Adedoyin explains how federal policies around student debt left Gen X with such a big burden. And one Gen Xer talks about the impact student debt has had on his life. Jessica Mendoza hosts.
Further Listening:
- For Millions of Student-Loan Borrowers It's Time to Pay
- Biden’s New Plan to Cancel Student Debt
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Messy fights over funding the federal government have become all too familiar in American politics. Why are we like this? On the show today, The Brookings Institution’s Molly Reynolds joins Kimberly to explain how shutdowns became Congress’ political weapon of choice and why the federal budget process has gotten even more complicated under the Trump administration. Plus, we hear from you, our dear listeners.
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The Renaissance period is seen as mostly positive by historians, but the sinister development of absolutism and the imperial state complicates the legacy of that time.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/absolutism-and-reason-state-rothbard-growth-statism
How the government shutdown will impact crypto legislation with Congressman and House Digital Assets Subcommittee Chairman Bryan Steil.
House Digital Assets Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) joins CoinDesk to discuss the two biggest roadblocks facing the crypto industry: the government shutdown and the Senate's slow movement on the landmark Clarity Act market structure bill. Plus, he explains exactly what needs to happen to get the bill passed by his year-end goal.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie and Renato Mariotti.
At least two people have been killed in an attack outside a synagogue in Manchester in northern England on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Three others are in a serious condition after the incident, in which a car was driven at people and a man was stabbed. Greater Manchester Police have confirmed the suspected assailant was shot dead by armed officers. Detectives have declared it a terrorist attack. Also: the head of Hamas’s armed wing in Gaza tells mediators he does not agree to the plan set out by US President Donald Trump to end the war with Israel. Rescue workers in Indonesia say there are no longer any signs of life under the rubble of a school which collapsed in East Java, with nearly sixty people still missing. Britain's Royal Society is marking 75 years since the mathematician and Second World War codebreaker, Alan Turing, created a test to help distinguish a machine from a human. And an ice core from Antarctica that may be more than 1.5 million years old is being melted down by scientists to unlock key information about Earth's climate.
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Plus: Tesla sales unexpectedly rise in the third quarter. And Berkshire Hathaway announces a plan to buy OxyChem for $9.7 billion. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts.
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