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Convex combination of Ron Swanson and Britta Perry Cohost of The Stacker Sports Podcast
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Stacker Sports Pod • Episode 32: Surprising Semis and Schedule Spotlight Delayed for technical difficulties, but we still got it out in time for our OKC vs Denver game 7 preview to be relevant. Our lack of understanding about European Football is on full display as we try to understand the upcoming World Group Cup League (or whatever it's called) that folks are so excited about. We break down the highly controversial Brock Purdy contract at the end of the show, after fixing the NFL's dumb schedule. Happy listening!
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Congress Should Abolish the Fed for Failing to Achieve Its Mandates https://mises.org/mises-wire/congress-should-abolish-fed-failing-achieve-its-mandates By Jon Wolfenbarger > Following World War II, Congress imposed mandates on the Federal Reserve in the areas of employment, inflation, and interest rates. Not surprisingly, the Fed has failed in all three areas. It is time to recognize failure and abolish the Fed altogether.
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Trump Vindicates Horton's Law | The Libertarian Institute Thomas Eddlem compares Trump's first term to his second administration, finding his recent record sharply at odds with previous promises. “Trump has taken his current presidency to the next level, once again proving that Horton’s Law, i.e., that presidents only keep their bad promises, remains valid. Every president disappoints, but who would have figured Trump would have locked up the title so quickly?” originally posted at
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Jordan Peterson and the Real “Dark Tetrad” https://mises.org/mises-wire/jordan-peterson-and-real-dark-tetrad By Liam McCollum > Peterson implies the “dark tetrad” is emerging on the non-interventionist right, cloaking their real intentions with conservative rhetoric. Interestingly, however, a historical parallel exists in neoconservatism, whose intellectual roots are deeply rooted in Machiavellianism. originally posted at
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A Masterclass in Sanitized Cruelty | The Libertarian Institute John Mac Ghlionn takes on a recent article by Michael Ames published at The Free Press, which accuses journalists and aid agencies of “rhetorical manipulation” in discussing the conflict in Gaza, and claims to debunk the notion that the territory is facing a famine. “What is happening in Gaza right now is not ambiguous. It is not speculative. The United Nations has warned repeatedly of impending famine. UNICEF has documented the collapse of clean water and sanitation. USAID’s own chief, Samantha Power – no stranger to statecraft or calculated language – acknowledged that Gaza was 'credibly' in famine. And that was over a year ago. But rather than confront reality, Ames performs semantic gymnastics, accusing others of exaggeration while cherry-picking anecdotes to build his case.” originally posted at
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The Spanish Blackout Is a Warning to the World https://mises.org/mises-wire/spanish-blackout-warning-world By Daniel Lacalle > The blackout in Spain was not caused by a cyberattack but by the worst possible attack—that of politicians against their own citizens. originally posted at
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The Political Business Cycle 50 Years Later https://mises.org/mises-wire/political-business-cycle-50-years-later By Dale Steinreich > William Nordhaus coined the term “Political Business Cycle” a half-century ago. The idea was that government authorities, particularly the central bank, would manipulate the economy to correspond with election cycles, a practice that continues to this day. Some neat modelling leads to the following hypothetical outcome: ![](https://m.stacker.news/91151) originally posted at
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P.T. Bauer’s Reminders on Foreign Aid https://mises.org/mises-wire/pt-bauers-reminders-foreign-aid By Joshua Mawhorter > The late P.T. Bauer provided much insight into the issue of the so-called First World sending aid to Third World nations in the name of “development.” Bauer demonstrated conclusively that such donations actually impede economic growth in poor nations. originally posted at
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The Kashmir Powder Keg | The Libertarian Institute Joseph Solis-Mullen delves into the geopolitical fallout of a recent terror attack in India's restive Jammu and Kashmir region, which New Delhi has pinned on Pakistan. “On April 22, 2025, militants opened fire near the Pahalgam area of Indian-administered Kashmir, killing twenty-six people – mostly Indian tourists. It was the deadliest attack on civilians in the region in over two decades. Within hours, New Delhi accused Pakistan of harboring the perpetrators, claiming they were linked to Pakistan-based groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba operating under the umbrella of a shadowy group called the 'Kashmir Resistance.' Pakistan swiftly denied any involvement. But denials did little to stop the spiraling fallout.” > (UPDATE: On Tuesday, India launched retaliatory airstrikes on Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Islamabad claimed dozens of civilians were killed as a result and shelled Indian territory in response. The violent flare-up mirrors border skirmishes over Kashmir in 2019, after another terrorist attack which India blamed on its neighbor and responded to with air raids.  –Will Porter) originally posted at
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Tariffs Are Sanctions (1999) https://mises.org/mises-daily/tariffs-are-sanctions By William L. Anderson Article description: > In a 1999 article, William L. Anderson addresses Pat Buchanan’s simultaneous protectionism and his position that sanctions are counterproductive. A simple insight is needed: tariffs essentially are sanctions. originally posted at
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US Trade Account Balance and the Imposition of Tariffs https://mises.org/mises-wire/us-trade-account-balance-and-imposition-tariffs By Frank Shostak > Although politicians, pundits, and the media claim that a trade deficit is harmful to a country, the reality is much different. In a free economy, individuals interact with each other in mutually beneficial exchanges. As Murray Rothbard noted, free exchanges do not produce winners and losers. Mises: > While an individual’s balance of payments conveys exhaustive information about his social position, a group’s balance discloses much less. It says nothing about the mutual relations between the members of the group. The greater the group is and the less homogeneous its members are, the more defective is the information vouchsafed by the balance of payments. originally posted at