Episode 524: The Ratchet Effect
Ant and James dissect the constant involvement of government in "emergencies," which seem to happen once a decade. For some reason.
0:00 Introduction and Episode Preview
0:50 The Ig Nobel Prize: Are Rich People More Selfish?
5:13 Rising Oil Prices and the Real Cost of Policy Decisions
7:20 Trump’s $5,000 Checks and the Inflation Problem
10:22 The Lindsay Clancy Trial and a Bizarre Jury Split
12:22 Foolishness of the Week: A Five-Year-Old, a Pond, and CPS
15:32 Foolishness of the Week: Punished for Stopping a Mass Shooter
18:17 The Affordability Crisis and Government Intervention
19:58 The…
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