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The annual gross interest on the debt exceeded $1 trillion for the first time in history. Years ago, we warned that the combination of on-going deficits and inevitably higher interest rates would give us exactly what we have now. Foolishness of the Week: 08:16 Main episode: 09:31 Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! See More Ant and James! Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon Quick Hits Foolishness of the Week Topic of the Week Words & Numbers Backstage More James at Smoke & Stories More Ant on YouTube Let Us Know What You Think Antony Davies on...
info_outline Episode 380: Population ShrinkWords & Numbers
A generation or two ago, people wrung their hands over the population explosion. What will happen, they said, when we finally have too many people! It turns out that, not only was overpopulation not a problem, underpopulation has become one. Foolishness of the Week: 8:25 Main episode: 14:19 Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! See More Ant and James! Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon Quick Hits Foolishness of the Week Topic of the Week Words & Numbers Backstage More James at Smoke & Stories More Ant on YouTube Let Us Know What You Think Antony...
info_outline Episode 379: Of Millionaires and HomelessWords & Numbers
Foolishness of the Week: 11:09 Main episode: 16:35 Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! See More Ant and James! Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon Quick Hits Foolishness of the Week Topic of the Week Words & Numbers Backstage More James at Smoke & Stories More Ant on YouTube Let Us Know What You Think Antony Davies on Twitter James R. Harrigan on Twitter #AntonyDavies #JamesRHarrigan #WordsAndNumbers #economics #government #politics #policy #libertarian #classicalliberal #podcast #educational
info_outline Episode 378: The One Branch of GovernmentWords & Numbers
Clark Neily joins us again this week. This time, we’re talking about how we have come to muddle the separation of powers among the three branches of government. As Congress has largely fallen asleep at the wheel, the executive branch has come to play the roles of all three branches, all by itself. Foolishness of the Week: 04:46 Main episode: 05:49 Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! See More Ant and James! Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon Quick Hits Foolishness of the Week Topic of the Week Clark Neily Words & Numbers Backstage More James at Smoke...
info_outline Episode 377: Real Estate InsiderWords & Numbers
The National Association of Realtors recently agreed to pay almost half a billion dollars in a class action suit involving sellers fees. This week’s guest, Judd Bristo, is unique in being a listener, an economist, and a realtor. We asked Judd to come on to talk about the settlement and the complex world of real estate commissions. Foolishness of the Week: 04:38 Main episode: 07:03 Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! See More Ant and James! Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon Quick Hits Foolishness of the Week Topic of the Week Words & Numbers...
info_outline Episode 376: Interest Rates Up, Down, or Sideways?Words & Numbers
Foolishness of the Week: 06:30 Main episode: 09:25 Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! See More Ant and James! Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon Quick Hits Foolishness of the Week Topic of the Week Words & Numbers Backstage More James at Smoke & Stories More Ant on YouTube Let Us Know What You Think Antony Davies on Twitter James R. Harrigan on Twitter #AntonyDavies #JamesRHarrigan #WordsAndNumbers #economics #government #politics #policy #libertarian #classicalliberal #podcast #educational
info_outline Episode 375: Google and FedEx Anger JamesWords & Numbers
James has an ax to grind. Google made him mad. FedEx made him mad. Many things make James mad. But this week, he tells us why. Foolishness of the Week: 16:22 Main episode: 20:01 Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! See More Ant and James! Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon Quick Hits Foolishness of the Week Topic of the Week Words & Numbers Backstage More James at Smoke & Stories More Ant on YouTube Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter James R. Harrigan on Twitter #AntonyDavies...
info_outline Episode 374: The Price of BaseballWords & Numbers
James recently wrote an article on the price of admission and food at baseball fields over the years. To look at the prices, it appears that baseball has shifted from entertainment for the working classes to entertainment for the middle and rich classes. Or perhaps we’ve simply all become richer and baseball has simply followed along. Foolishness of the Week: 13:07 Main episode: 16:09 Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! See More Ant and James! Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon Quick Hits Foolishness of the Week Topic of the Week Words & Numbers...
info_outline Episode 373: FDA: Friend or Foe?Words & Numbers
We all know that the FDA saves lives by keeping bad drugs off markets. But far fewer of us understand that the FDA costs lives by keeping good drugs from markets. Often all it takes to see this other side of the FDA is to be confronted with a life threatening disease for which there are treatments - just not FDA-approved treatments. Foolishness of the Week: 08:38 Main episode: 14:53 Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! See More Ant and James! Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon Quick Hits Foolishness of the Week Topic of the Week Words & Numbers...
info_outline Episode 372: Where’s the Middle Class?Words & Numbers
Each election cycle, we’re treated to politicians and their supporters crying about the disappearing middle class. So many people repeat the mantra that most of us just accept it as fact. It turns out that those people are right - the middle class is disappearing. Where they get the story wrong is that it isn’t bad news. It’s excellent news. Foolishness of the Week: 09:12 Main episode: 15:32 Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! See More Ant and James! Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon Quick Hits Foolishness of the Week Topic of the Week Words &...
info_outlineFoolishness of the Week: 11:09
Main episode: 16:35
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