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Episode 119: Words & Numbers Listener Special #3
If the federal government disappeared, would there still be a United States? Does every country fall on a spectrum between two extremes, capitalism a…
7 years, 1 month ago
Episode 118: Household Debt: The Good, the Bad, and the Politicized
Americans, as individuals, carry a lot of debt. But don’t panic! Not all debt is created equal, and not all debt is necessarily a bad thing. Some deb…
7 years, 1 month ago
Episode 117: What’s Your Fair Share?
Lately, headlines seem to focus on big companies that pay no corporate taxes. However, most of those big companies are still paying payroll taxes. So…
7 years, 1 month ago
Episode 116: What Happens When We Make College “Free”?
There’s no such thing as a free lunch or, in this case, a free college education, despite the promises of certain presidential candidates. The federa…
7 years, 1 month ago
Episode 115: The Campus Witch Trials
Many college students seem baffled or even outraged by opinions that differ from their own. We hear phrases like safe spaces, trigger warnings, and v…
7 years, 2 months ago
Episode 114: Is It Ok to Pay People for Their Blood Plasma?
Getting paid for your blood—do you have any concerns? Many people are opposed to donors receiving compensation for ethical reasons. Should people onl…
7 years, 2 months ago
Episode 113: The Origins of the Social Contract, Part 2
Wage gap myths, middle class success, and hate crime statistics are examined this week in order to dispel the calls for a new social contract. In a s…
7 years, 2 months ago
Episode 112: The Origins of the Social Contract, Part 1
Have you ever signed a contract without reading the terms and conditions? According to Elizabeth Warren, part of the “social contract” is to pay your…
7 years, 2 months ago
Episode 111: Game of Votes: Electoral vs. Popular
538 Electors. 270 votes. Winner-takes-all! Well, at least for now. Colorado recently became the twelfth state to join an effort to award the presid…
7 years, 2 months ago
Episode 110: Is Facebook a Monopoly?
The dominating online presence of Facebook, Google, and Amazon has often been called monopolistic. Government-enforced monopolies, such as Western Un…
7 years, 3 months ago