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The NHS is warning of an unprecedented flu season - we check what the numbers say.
Is there really a mass exodus of Brits leaving the UK due to Labour tax policies? We look at the latest emigration figures.
We take a look at the prison service’s curious habit of letting prisoners out early – or keeping them in for too long - is there a trend?
Plus - why the US economy can’t grow at 25 percent a year.
Presenter: Tim Harford Reporter: Nathan Gower Producers: Charlotte McDonald, Katie Solleveld, Lizzy McNeill and Tom Colls. Production co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele Sound mix: Gareth Jones Editor: Richard Vadon
A recording of an intimate conversation at Ludlow House, where the venerable Jad Abumrad asked me some questions about Gear.
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Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesPresident Trump and Hegseth are cashing a blank check for carnage that was written years earlier by President Barack Obama.
Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/obamas-powerpoint-death-parade-led-trumps-venezuelan-killings
The drive to religious freedom in America was carried out overwhelmingly in the state legislatures—and the federal First Amendment had almost nothing to do with it.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-religious-freedom-america-was-founded-privatization-and-decentralization
While Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) is popular in academic economics and finance, it fails to properly explain profits, mistakenly confusing entrepreneurial profit seeking with risk management.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/risk-uncertainty-profits-and-modern-portfolio-theory