The Chris Spangle Show, 04/02/25
Source: We Are Libertarians
“The Truth About Life in Cuba Under Communism with Gaby Blanco.” (04/02/25)
https://www.chrisspangle.com/p/the-truth-about-life-in-cuba-under
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
Yale Professor Flees “Fascist” America
Source: Underthrow
by Max Borders
“As the US loses a second-rate mind to Canada, I’m here for the cupcakes and tearful farewells. Let’s expose Jason Stanley’s polemical silliness on his way out.” (04/02/25)
https://underthrow.substack.com/p/yale-professor-flees-fascist-america
The Dollar Milkshake Theory, Explained
Source: The Daily Economy
by Peter C Earle
“A popular economic theory claims that excess currency liquidity is sucked up into US assets, but incorrectly assumes that central banking policy, and global power balances, will never change.” (04/02/25)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/the-dollar-milkshake-theory-explained/
SCOTUS Tosses Ruling Faulting FDA for Denying Flavored Vape Products
Source: US News & World Report
“The U.S. Supreme Court threw out on Wednesday a judicial decision that found the U.S. Food and Drug Administration acted unlawfully in refusing to let two e-cigarette companies sell flavored vape products that regulators consider a health risk to youths. The justices in a unanimous ruling threw out a lower court’s ruling that the FDA had failed to follow proper legal procedures under a federal law called the Administrative Procedure Act when it rejected the applications by the companies, Triton Distribution and Vapetasia, to sell these nicotine-containing products.” (04/02/25)
The Bryan Hyde Show, 04/02/25
Source: The Bryan Hyde Show
“With the recent Supreme Court decision on so-called ‘ghost guns’ and the revelation that the FBI may be actively helping states like California enforce gun control, the whole do-it-yourself firearms industry is making more sense than ever.” (04/02/25)
Book Review: Of Kings, Keynes, and Capitalism
Source: Cato Institute
by Alberto Mingardi
“The question ‘why should someone write another biography of Keynes’ has a very clear answer: because Keynes had a tremendously interesting life, unmatched among economists before and after him.” (04/02/25)
https://www.cato.org/commentary/book-review-kings-keynes-capitalism
Sudan: Two killed as paramilitary intensifies attacks on displacement camp in North Darfur
Source: Seattle Times
“At least two people were killed in attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary forces on a famine-stricken camp in North Darfur for people displaced by the war in the country, officials and humanitarian organizations said. The Abo Shouk displacement camp in el-Fasher has been attacked on and off over the past 11 months, but attacks have intensified this week, Adam Rijal, the spokesman for the Coordination for Displaced Persons and Refugees in Darfur, said Wednesday. He told The Associated Press that two people were confirmed dead due to the attacks by the Rapid Support Forces that intensified on Monday. The paramilitary was using artillery shelling ‘indiscriminately and deliberately,’ he said. Four people were reported injured on Tuesday, but that figure is likely higher. The attacks have also destroyed property in the camp, which houses around 450,000 displaced people.” (04/02/25)
Trump just handed the global auto market to China
Source: Washington Post
by Eduardo Porter
“Protectionists have a long history of ignoring economics when it comes to trade. Unsurprisingly, their policies often end up mugged by reality, producing awkward unexpected consequences and failing to deliver on their stated objectives: promoting domestic production and jobs. Still, you have to hand it to President Donald Trump and his advisers. Kneecapping the domestic auto industry with a 25 percent import tariff and handing over the global market to Chinese brands will be a hard oopsie to beat.” (04/02/25)
NYC: Adams skates on corruption rap
Source: CBS News
“New York City Mayor Eric Adams'[s] historic federal corruption case has been dropped. Judge Dale Ho has agreed to the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to drop the charges against Adams, but he did so ‘with prejudice.’ That means Adams cannot be re-tried on the same charges at a later time — a stipulation the Justice Department sought in its initial request to dismiss the case. … In the DOJ request to drop the case, prosecutors said having it hang over Adams interfered with his 2025 mayoral campaign and his ability to cooperate with the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. The initial request to drop the charges made note that the decision was not based on ‘the strength of the evidence or the legal theories on which the case is based.'” (04/02/25)
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-corruption-case-dropped/
Conflicts of Interest, episode 778
Source: Libertarian Institute
“Trump White House Gives Full Throated Support for Israeli War Crimes.” (04/02/25)