Episode 520: The Death of Data
When government statistics are under question, it gets pretty hard to know what the hell is actually going on.
00:00 Introduction and Episode Preview
00:32 Civil Disobedience, Crime, and Flock Cameras
06:17 License Plate Tracking and the Surveillance State
10:52 Rising Treasury Yields and Federal Borrowing
12:20 Surge Pricing, Markets, and Government Intervention
15:48 Monopolies, Standard Oil, and De Beers
20:01 Foolishness of the Week: Trump Tariffs on Brass Instruments
24:02 The Death of Reliable Government Data
27:00 Why Politicizing Economic Data Matters
30:21 Immigration Data, Jobs, and…
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