Aaron Mehta talks about all the issues with the F-35 fighter jet, a plane that has been in development for 20 years and still can’t do many of the things it was designed for. Mehta describes his long investigation into the F-35 project, which upon initial...
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5/8/20 Jeff Deist on America’s Bubble Economy
Scott talks to Jeff Deist about the economic ramifications of the coronavirus, including both the virus itself and the government’s fiscal and monetary response. Deist certainly expects that we could be in for a severe recession, but is mainly of the view that...
News Roundup 5/11/20
US News Mike Maharrey explains how the government broke the meat supply chain decades ago. [Link] Amazon Web Services files another complaint against the Pentagon. The Pentagon is offering a multi-billion contract for a cloud program, known as JEDI. [Link] The UK is...
5/8/20 Arielle Zionts on the Death of Andrea Circle Bear
Scott interviews reporter Arielle Zionts about her recent story about a pregnant South Dakota woman who died of COVID-19 in federal prison. Andrea Circle Bear, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, was charged under an obscure law in connection with a drug sale...
News Roundup 5/8/20
US News 33.5 million Americans have filed for unemployment since the coronavirus lockdowns started. [Link] The Senate failed to override Trump’s veto of the Iran War Powers resolution. [Link] The Justice Department is dropping the case against Mike Flynn. [Link] Rep....
News Roundup 5/7/20
US News The TSA ignored federal guidelines that required turning over N-95 masks to hospitals. The TSA has hoarded 1.3 million N-95s. [Link] Trump vetoed a war powers bill that would have constrained his ability to start a war with Iran. [Link] The US is looking to...
Foreign Aid Can’t Fix Bad Economics
Some myths in politics die hard. We are constantly reminded by the managerial classes that foreign aid is crucial to lifting the developing world out of poverty. With the magic wand of public spending, money is sent to the developing world in hopes of pushing these...
Bubble-Wrapped Americans: How the U.S. Became Obsessed with Physical and Emotional Safety
How America became obsessed with physical and emotional safety – and how damaging it’s been to our culture.
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