Ross' Thurs Blogcast:Civics quiz; How to buy a car; Inflation; Lyme disease

Today's Great Guests


Former federal judge, Harvard Law professor, and Assistant US Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Dept of Justice, Douglas Ginsburg joins the show!

Can you pass Civics 101? Take the Judge Ginsburg challenge!

Civics Fundamentals – A project of izzit.org

Civics Fundamentals with Judge Douglas Ginsburg - Promo - YouTube

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Matt DeLorenzo, senior managing editor of Kelley Blue Book, joins us with tips and advice on how to buy a car in this most unusual auto industry environment.

Kelley Blue Book | New and Used Car Price Values, Expert Car Reviews (kbb.com)

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Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist at First Trust Advisors, joins us to talk about the economic implications of the Democrats' proposed enormous spending binge and will also answer my son's question about how inflation works. I highly recommend that you sign up for Brian's free emails about economics!

First Trust Economics Blog - The Antidote to Conventional Wisdom (ftportfolios.com)

Brian on "The Cost of Lockdowns": The Cost of Lockdowns (ftportfolios.com)

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My son's poem

Yesterday a lot of folks asked for a link to my son's poem that I shared on the air. Here it is: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hs89t535wy2ldmd/Identity%20poem.pdf?dl=0

To ban or not to ban?

There's some significant pushback against a proposed Denver ordinance to ban all flavored tobacco products.
Denver City Council committee postpones vote on citywide flavored tobacco ban | Government | denvergazette.com

How much would you pay?


If you went into a supermarket that let you set your own prices, do you think you'd spend less or more than you do now, especially if the purpose of the store were to help poor people afford food?
New 'pay what you feel' grocery store aims to combat food insecurity in Vancouver | CBC News


Forgiving student loans

I guess I'm just not a very forgiving person, but I'm against ALL of this. Why should we allow the government to incentivize people to go into particular jobs, especially to work for the government, by forcing everyone else to pay for those people's college tuitions? This is a perfect example of a government program that should be eliminated but that even Republicans will be afraid to touch.
Details of Education Department's Public Service Loan Forgiveness overhaul : NPR

Troubled Student Loan Forgiveness Program Gets an Overhaul - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

This is unacceptable: Adams 14 School District

Parents, staff frustrated after loss of Adams 14 accreditation - Chalkbeat Colorado

A sad but lovely story
Ndakasi, Mountain Gorilla In Viral Photobomb Selfie, Dies In Her Caretaker's Arms (ndtv.com)

Nerd out with me!

A tremendous video about the James Webb Space Telescope, "one of the most complex things humans have ever built" which will soon be launched! (Thanks to listener Floyd for sending this!)

What kind of science will the James Webb Space Telescope do? | Science News


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