If you're reading this on the morning of Weds, 12/15, and you're in Colorado, please be aware of potentially VERY strong winds coming through today. Could see 60 MPH in Denver!
Today's Guest
As an econ nerd who has enjoyed philosophy since I was in high school, I'm very excited to talk with Bart Wilson, experimental economist and professor at Chapman University. His new book is called "The Property Species" and is an in-depth discussion of the nature of property and property rights. If you enjoy deep thinking about economics and political philosophy, you'll love this book. AmazonSmile: The Property Species: Mine, Yours, and the Human Mind
The Fox News texts to Mark Meadows
Much is being made in the so-called mainstream media over texts from Fox News personalities to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows during the chaos on January 6th. To me the only one that's particularly interesting is Laura Ingraham's where she said that "we" will be hurt by the events, essentially casting herself as an arm of the administration. (Well, you don't have to read it that way but I do read it that way.) Hannity's text and Kilmeade's text were what I'd expect of any American who had Mark Meadows' cell number. To me the more interesting story is that of texts from Donald Trump Jr to Meadows trying to get President Trump to call off his MAGA rioters. Why didn't Jr just call his dad? Was dad just in hiding?
Donald Trump Jr. Texted Meadows to Have Trump Call Off January 6 Riot (businessinsider.com)
The Meadows texts and the weird PowerPoint take Jan. 6 inside the White House - The Washington Post
I realize that the people who believe the election was stolen are impervious to facts, but...
Far too little vote fraud to tip election to Trump, AP finds | AP News
Some shopping savings for you
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Enormous changes in the religious (un)affiliation of Americans
About Three-in-Ten U.S. Adults Are Now Religiously Unaffiliated | Pew Research Center (pewforum.org)
Steph Curry really is the greatest shot ever
Do you remember when black folks opposed segregation?
Can we please return to that time, which seems like not so long ago?
Today's Video
NASA's Parker Solar Probe "touches the sun" for the first time. Can you imagine creating a machine that can withstand these forces and temperatures and magnetic fields?