The annual gross interest on the debt exceeded $1 trillion for the first time in history. Years ago, we warned that the combination of on-going deficits and inevitably higher interest rates would give us exactly what we have now.

Foolishness of the Week: 08:16
Main episode: 09:31

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https://www.live5news.com/2024/05/17/man-is-moving-his-entire-house-12-feet-comply-with-zoning-rules/

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A generation or two ago, people wrung their hands over the population explosion. What will happen, they said, when we finally have too many people! It turns out that, not only was overpopulation not a problem, underpopulation has become one.

Foolishness of the Week: 8:25
Main episode: 14:19

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Foolishness of the Week: 11:09
Main episode: 16:35

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https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/scf/dataviz/scf/chart/#series:Net_Worth;demographic:all;population:1;units:median;range:1989,2022

https://www.statista.com/statistics/617390/us-millionaire-households/

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Clark Neily joins us again this week. This time, we’re talking about how we have come to muddle the separation of powers among the three branches of government. As Congress has largely fallen asleep at the wheel, the executive branch has come to play the roles of all three branches, all by itself.

Foolishness of the Week: 04:46
Main episode: 05:49

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Foolishness of the Week
https://nypost.com/2024/04/26/us-news/ai-priest-defrocked-by-developer-after-taking-confessions-like-real-priest/

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The National Association of Realtors recently agreed to pay almost half a billion dollars in a class action suit involving sellers fees. This week’s guest, Judd Bristo, is unique in being a listener, an economist, and a realtor. We asked Judd to come on to talk about the settlement and the complex world of real estate commissions.

Foolishness of the Week: 04:38
Main episode: 07:03

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Foolishness of the Week

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Foolishness of the Week: 06:30
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James has an ax to grind. Google made him mad. FedEx made him mad. Many things make James mad. But this week, he tells us why.

Foolishness of the Week: 16:22
Main episode: 20:01

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https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/08/trump-media-stock-drops-more-than-10percent-to-open-trading-week.html

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ar-BB1ldavJ

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https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/book-ban-campaigns-hit-4-240-titles-last-year-here-are-the-top-10-targets-bf785117

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James recently wrote an article on the price of admission and food at baseball fields over the years. To look at the prices, it appears that baseball has shifted from entertainment for the working classes to entertainment for the middle and rich classes. Or perhaps we’ve simply all become richer and baseball has simply followed along.

Foolishness of the Week: 13:07
Main episode: 16:09

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https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-fast-food-minimum-wage/3475150

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/what-gives-you-the-right-to-lecture-us-guyana-president-schools-bbc-reporter-5338295

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