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Justice Clarence Thomas is famously quiet on the Supreme Court. But a new movie, "Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words," is drawn from an exclusive interview with Thomas. Filmmaker Michael Pack shares what he learned about Thomas.

We also cover the following stories:

• President Trump discusses the impeachment proceedings.
• Twenty-one attorneys general call on the Senate to not validate House Democrats' impeachment push.
• Utah bans conversion therapy for minors.
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News broke yesterday that the Libra Association had seen it’s eighth high-profile defection, this time from the telecom giant Vodafone. In today’s episode of The Breakdown, @nlw argues that Association members are far less of a factor in Libra’s success than key regulatory questions around domiciling, the value peg and the US’s fear of a Chinese digital currency.

Also in this episode, Square Crypto announces its plans for a 'Lightning Development Kit' while Square also announced a new patent that could make crypto easier to use. In regulatory battles, meanwhile, both the Blockchain Association and the Chamber of Digital Commerce have filed amicus briefs around the SEC-Telegram lawsuit. 

Topics Discussed

Vodafone Is the Latest Big Company to Quit Facebook-Founded Libra Association

Square Crypto Is Creating a 'Lightning Development Kit' for Bitcoin Wallets

Jack Dorsey's Square Wins Patent for Fiat-to-Crypto Payments Network

Blockchain Association Sides With Telegram Against SEC, Says Grams Are Not Securities

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Canada’s prime minister now leads a minority government, and has lost support in the country’s west. We ask what he must do, and how, with his weakened mandate. Our correspondent travels across Ireland to discover how it swiftly switched from socially conservative to proudly progressive. And a look at the worrying numbers in our annual Democracy Index. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer

The news to know for Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020!

What to know today about the 12 hours of debate on Capitol Hill (we're breaking it down in a couple of minutes). Also, there's an update about that virus outbreak and the 2020 census...

Plus: new rules for Uber, Google's new experimental apps, and Starbucks has plans for more plant-based menu items.

Those stories and more -- in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

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Sources:

Late-Night Debate: NYT, The Hill, NBC News, Washington Post

New Virus Confirmed in U.S.: CNN, Washington Post, NBC News

2020 Census Begins: AP, NPR, Reuters AP (second source)

Southeast Cold Weather: Washington Post, NBC News, USA Today

Uber Rates Could Change: Engadget, WSJ

Phone Addiction Apps: The Verge, Engadget, Android Central 

Venmo’s Custom Stickers: TechCrunch, The Verge

Starbucks Sustainability: Mashable, Starbucks

MLB Hall of Fame: ESPN, CBS Sports

Cluster Hiring: WSJ

 

Should families be able to use school choice tax credits on religious schools? That's the question that's at the heart of Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, which is the Supreme Court is hearing Wednesday. Heritage Foundation legal scholar Elizabeth Slattery breaks down the case for us.

We also cover the following stories:

• A columnist claims his belief in only two sexes got him fired.
• President Trump and Greta Thunberg deliver dueling speeches on climate and environment.
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., targets the wealthy in new remarks.

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Ever since announcing their fourth round of grants, Gitcoin has been a major subject of conversation across the Twittersphere. In addition to all the excited buzz from both technical projects and media creators vying for grants matched based on E. Glen Weyl and Vitalik Buterin’s quadratic funding model, there has been controversy. Some of that controversy has been from outside the Ethereum community, pointing to Consensys and Ethereum Foundation support as an example of centralization. Some of the controversy has come from within, as debates rage about what is or isn’t an acceptable use of “public” resources. 

No matter what one’s position, it’s hard to deny that Gitcoin is one of the most interesting experiments in open source funding to date. Listen as @nlw askes the projects founder Kevin Owocki about the history of the project, the controversy, and what makes this round of grants such a big jump forward.

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The rules are set, battle lines drawn and the outcome is all but assured. We ask why the Senate trial of President Donald Trump seems so sewn up. A decade after a devastating earthquake, Haiti is still a mess—and now a constitutional crisis is compounding the misery. And why gay women are more likely to divorce than gay men. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer

The news to know for Tuesday, January 21st, 2020!

What to expect at the first big day of the impeachment trial (and why President Trump is thousands of miles away for it), and what to know about a new virus spreading in China.

Plus: we're talking artificial intelligence, linking credit cards with your hand, and the record ticket prices for the Super Bowl...

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!

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Sources:

Impeachment Trial Starts Today: CNN, NYT, The Hill, CBS News

World Economic Forum Starts: BBC, USA Today, NBC News, Fox News

Virginia Rally Ends Peacefully: ABC News, AP

New Coronavirus Spreads in China: WSJ, NPR, Washington Post

China Bans Plastic Bags: NBC News, BBC

Alphabet CEO Calls for AI Regulation: The Verge, The Financial Times

Credit Cards Linked to Hands: WSJ, Engadget

Coco Gauff vs. Venus Williams: ESPN

Super Bowl Ticket Prices: CBS Sports, SeatGeek.com

 

Life Empowers: Pro-Life is Pro-Woman. That is the theme of this years national March for Life in Washington, DC set to take place on January 24. Since 1974, March For Life has gathered in our nations capital to remember the lives lost since the passage of Roe v. Wade and to remind America that each life has value.

President of March for Life Jeanne Mancini joins The Daily Signal podcast to discuss what to expect at this years march and where the pro-life movement as a whole is headed in 2020.

Learn More about March March for Life: https://marchforlife.org/national-march-for-life/.

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This weekend’s peace talks in Berlin were a good start, but the situation is still ripe for a longer, messier proxy war. More than a million people die each year on the world’s roads; solutions to the crisis are plain to see, if only governments would seize them. And how curators and conservators are bracing for climate change. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer