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Baconator Arbitrage
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76 minutes
Released:
Mar 4, 2024
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This week, Eric, Anthony, and Dylan discuss the self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell and the ethics of using his suicide to advance the Palestinian cause, the online free-speech cases that SCOTUS heard last week, and the story that the fast-food chain Wendy’s was planning to roll out surge pricing in the spirit of Uber and Lyft. Wendy’s isn’t doing that—but should it?
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Man Dies After Setting Himself on Fire Outside Israeli Embassy in Washington, Air Force Says | New York Times
Cornel West tweet about Aaron Bushnell
The History of Self-Immolation as Political Protest | TIME Magazine
US Supreme Court weighs landmark online free speech case | BBC
‘Mainstream Media’ Doesn’t Have a Liberal Bias | Dylan Pahman, The Federalist
Supreme Court justices raise First Amendment concerns in NetChoice oral argument | FIRE
Wendy’s says ‘dynamic pricing’ is different from ‘surge pricing,’ but whatever it’s called may still alienate customers | Fortune
Consumerism, Service, and Religion | Dylan Pahman, Religion & Liberty Online
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Man Dies After Setting Himself on Fire Outside Israeli Embassy in Washington, Air Force Says | New York Times
Cornel West tweet about Aaron Bushnell
The History of Self-Immolation as Political Protest | TIME Magazine
US Supreme Court weighs landmark online free speech case | BBC
‘Mainstream Media’ Doesn’t Have a Liberal Bias | Dylan Pahman, The Federalist
Supreme Court justices raise First Amendment concerns in NetChoice oral argument | FIRE
Wendy’s says ‘dynamic pricing’ is different from ‘surge pricing,’ but whatever it’s called may still alienate customers | Fortune
Consumerism, Service, and Religion | Dylan Pahman, Religion & Liberty Online
Released:
Mar 4, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Texas abortion law & the social responsibility of business: <p>This week, Eric Kohn, Sam Gregg, and Stephen Barrows discuss the corporate reactions to SB 8, the new abortion law in Texas, including the pledge from the rideshare company Lyft to pay for any potential legal fees for drivers, as well as to make a $1 million contribution to Planned Parenthood. Is this just responding to the market and what their customers want? Or are politics overwhelming corporate decision making and leading them astray? Then, they discuss the strict Covid-19 lockdown measures in Australia. Will political leaders experience any kind of comeuppance for over-promising and under-delivering on dealing with the pandemic? And finally, Eric, Sam, and Steve all reflect on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.acton.org/actonunwind" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Subscribe to the Acton Unwind Podcast</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><br><p><a href="https://www.ly by Acton Unwind