Category: News

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Pod Save America - How the Right Took Over the Media

Ben Smith, former media columnist at the New York Times and now the editor-in-chief of Semafor, joins Dan to talk about today's ultra-challenging news media landscape. The industry is significantly weaker than it was in 2016, and Trump's aggressive lawsuits have the executives in charge of CBS and ABC scrambling to appease him. Will the death blow for America's free press come from within? Smith runs through what we should have learned from the first Trump presidency, how cults of personality rule in journalism just like they rule in politics, and why the dominance of the Times is terrible for fascism-proofing the country.

 

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Audio Mises Wire - A Praxeological Critique of the Equation of Exchange and Neutrality of Money

No macroeconomics or monetary theory course is complete without introduction of the Equation of Exchange, or MV = PQ. However, this equation explains nothing, praxeologically speaking. Instead, it clouds our understanding of how money fits into our economy. 

Original article: A Praxeological Critique of the Equation of Exchange and Neutrality of Money

 

 

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Audio Mises Wire - Inheritance Tax Hikes Threaten Farmers’ Property Rights in the UK

Britain‘s new Labour Government is doing what leftist governments always do: raising taxes on everyone, but pretending that only the wealthiest citizens will pay more. Middle-class British farmers are quickly finding out that the taxman is coming for them too.

Original article: Inheritance Tax Hikes Threaten Farmers’ Property Rights in the UK

 

 

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Audio Mises Wire - Are the Transfer Portal and NIL Ruining College Sports? Explaining the Changes Using Austrian Economics

A common refrain among college fans is, "The Transfer Portal and NIL are ruining college sports." But are they? Before we can answer that question, we have to be able to explain what is happening, and Austrian economics provides the best analytical tools.

Original article: Are the Transfer Portal and NIL Ruining College Sports? Explaining the Changes Using Austrian Economics

 

 

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Audio Mises Wire - Jimmy Carter’s Legacy Is Much More than Good Deeds Done in His Later Years

Most editorialists and pundits have labeled Jimmy Carter's presidency a failure, but his activities after he left office as a rousing success. The truth is that his successful deregulation efforts have left a positive and lasting legacy.

Original article: Jimmy Carter’s Legacy Is Much More than Good Deeds Done in His Later Years

 

 

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Are black babies in the US really more likely to die under the care of white doctors?

Babies born in the US to Black Hispanic or African American mothers are more likely to die than any other ethnic group in America.

That is a fact.

But the reason why this happens is unclear. In 2020 a study came out that claimed that black babies attended by white doctors after birth were twice as likely to die than white babies attended by white doctors.

People jumped to the conclusion that the race of the doctor was leading to the different outcomes. But when you delve into the numbers, a very different picture starts to emerge.

Presenter: Lizzy McNeill Series producer: Tom Colls Production coordinator: Brenda Brown Sound mix: Steve Greenwood Editor: Richard Vadon