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Whip inflation now, again
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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Nov 15, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Today Eric Kohn, Stephen Barrows, and Dan Hugger discuss all things inflation. What makes the inflation we’re seeing now different from the experience of the 1970s? What does it mean that we have a contracting labor force along with high inflation? How long will inflation be with us, and is there anything that can be done about it? The discussion then turns to mission creep and masking guidance from the CDC, with the agency head suggesting we keep wearing masks to combat, not only COVID-19, but the flu and the common cold as well. And finally, the trials of Kyle Rittenhouse and the accused killers of Ahmaud Arbery are both underway, but only the Rittenhouse proceeding is getting much attention, thanks largely to people using it as a political cudgel. What would happen if we lost faith in our legal system the way we’ve lost faith in so many other American institutions?
Fastest Inflation in 31 Years Puts More Heat on Washington | New York Times
The number of U.S. workers quitting their jobs in September was the highest on record | New York Times
Labor force participation is static, a conundrum for the Fed | New York Times
Inflation Will Make or Break the Next Spending Bill | New York Times
The CDC's Director Implies That Face Masks Are More Effective Than Vaccines at Preventing COVID-19 Infection | Reason
The Rittenhouse Trial Is a Master Class in Media Bias | National Review
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Fastest Inflation in 31 Years Puts More Heat on Washington | New York Times
The number of U.S. workers quitting their jobs in September was the highest on record | New York Times
Labor force participation is static, a conundrum for the Fed | New York Times
Inflation Will Make or Break the Next Spending Bill | New York Times
The CDC's Director Implies That Face Masks Are More Effective Than Vaccines at Preventing COVID-19 Infection | Reason
The Rittenhouse Trial Is a Master Class in Media Bias | National Review
Subscribe to Acton Unwind, Acton Line & Acton Vault
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Nov 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Are we prepared for exponential technological growth?: <p>This week, Eric Kohn, Stephen Barrows, and Dan Churchwell discuss the new vaccine mandate President Joe Biden has announced for businesses larger than 100 employees, to be administered by OSHA. In what ways are they failing to consider the role of incentives, and what unintended consequences might this effort have? Will it just drive people further into their political corners and continue to undermine faith in our institutions? Then, they discuss a new piece in Wired from Azeen Azhar about the concept of exponential growth. Are we prepared for a time when technological growth happens at a blinding pace? Can we even effectively prepare for it? Are we at all prepared to cope with the unrest that it will create?</p><br><p><strong>Subscribe to </strong><a href="https://www.acton.org/actonunwind" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Acton Unwind</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://www.acton.org/actonline" re by Acton Unwind