Mike & Jay open the show with a discussion of the post Roe landscape, given the near certainty of the Supreme Court finding that there is no constitutionally protected right to terminate a pregnancy. They look at some data on pregnancy and abortion, discuss the recent efforts of Democrats to codify Roe’s protections into law, how states are likely to act, and whether a future Republican chamber might pass a national abortion restriction.
Next they turn to Donald Trump’s success as a primary endorser and what it means for Trump’s control over the GOP, followed by the latest on Ukraine – including Finland & Sweden applying for NATO membership and a $40 billion Ukraine package.
After that it’s inflation: the latest downturn (sort of), what the Fed has been and likely will do in the future, how markets have reacted, how big of a role the American Rescue Plan has played in fueling inflation, and whether US tariffs against China should be rolled back.
They close the show with Mike’s announcement that he and his wife are thinking about retiring to either Uruguay, Chile, or Portugal in the next few years. Mike explains why, brings up some data on how those countries compare to the US in terms of freedom and corruption, and he and Jay discuss the tension between American nationalism and Stoic cosmopolitanism.
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Biden Vaccine Mandates, DOJ Sues Texas over Abortion Law, 9/11 - 20 Years Later
Abortion Ruling, Texas Voting Law, Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Vaccine Mandates, The House Narcissist Caucus, Eviction Moratorium
Afghanistan, COVID
DeSantis & COVID, Senate’s $3.5 Trillion Budget, Legislative Politics
Eviction Moratorium, COVID & DeSantis, Infrastructure
January 6th Committee, Infrastructure, COVID
Jan 6 Commission, Infrastructure Again, Pegasus Project, Chinese Cyberhacking
DACA, Dems $3.5 Trillion Budget, Inflation, Schumer’s Pot Bill, Prosecuting Military Crimes
States Sue Google, Trump Sues Social Media Giants, Biden Order on Competition
Trump Indictments, SCOTUS on AZ Election Laws & CA Donor Registration, Facebook Antitrust Suit
Seth David Radwell and American Schism
Biden on Crime, New York Mayoral Race, Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Students' Speech Rights, NCAA
SCOTUS and the ACA, Juneteenth, The Fed & Inflation, Religious Freedom
Biden in Europe, Infrastructure, Inflation, January 6 Senate Committee Reports
Texas’ Voting Law, Assaults on Democracy, Labor Market
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