The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Why Trump Is Angry About Epsteinmania

The continuing focus on the "Epstein files" that don't exist is the first bump in the road for Donald Trump with his base. His declaration that people who focus on it are "very bad" demonstrates his frustration with the distraction from his accomplishments—which are revealed in part by the violence with which liberals and leftists are now discussing his victories at the Supreme Court. Give a listen.


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Audio Mises Wire - Josh Hawley Proves That Republicans Still Don’t Understand Economics

By introducing legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is demonstrating that while Republicans like to talk about free markets, they are statists and interventionists like their Democratic colleagues across the aisle.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/josh-hawley-proves-republicans-still-dont-understand-economics

Audio Mises Wire - Thomas Paine Slaps Congress with His Résumé

Perhaps no publication contributed more to the Colonials' drive for independence from Great Britain than Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense." But what if he had tried to get the Continental Congress to publish it, instead? The following debate might have occurred.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/thomas-paine-slaps-congress-his-resume

The Indicator from Planet Money - The story of China and Hollywood’s big-screen romance

No country can come close to the amount of money Americans spend at the box office each year ... that is, until China came along. The US and Chinese film industries have a long intertwined history, with shifting power dynamics.

Today on the show, we continue our week-long look at the movie business as we explore the on-and-off romance between Hollywood and China's film industries.

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Audio Mises Wire - The Split over Epstein Tells Us Something Important about the MAGA Movement

When President Trump declared the Epstein case closed, many of his supporters in MAGA objected, believing that the government is still hiding the truth. But Trump opponents claim that MAGA is a monolithic movement beholden only to Trump. This incident tells us something else.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/split-over-epstein-tells-us-something-important-about-maga-movement

Consider This from NPR - Climate change is fueling brutal rainstorms. Here’s how to stay safe

It's not just Texas. In the past couple of weeks, communities all around the country have been hit with torrential rains and deadly flash flooding. Extreme weather events like this are expected to become more common as the planet heats up.

As climate change increases flash flooding risks, our infrastructure is struggling to keep up. But improvements to that infrastructure will cost billions.

NPR's Michael Copley explains how a changing climate drives flooding and how communities and individuals can prepare.

And NPR's Laura Sullivan reports on how flood maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency didn't capture the true risks at Camp Mystic, which was devastated by the Texas flooding.

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