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Just One Thing: Argentina's Javier Milei warns the West against abandoning economic freedom
The worlds needs more leaders like Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, who spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland warning the global elite that “the Western world is in danger because those who are supposed to have to defend the values of the West are co-opted by a vision of the world that inexorably leads to socialism, and thereby to poverty.” Milei added, "The main leaders of the Western world have abandoned the model of freedom for different versions of what we call collectivism. We're here to tell you that collectivist experiments are never the solution to the problems that afflict the citizens of the world — rather they are the root cause.” Hallelujah. The problem is that the political left seeks power for its own sake, and they show that power by stifling freedom and impoverishing nations.
Milei also -- in comments that I wonder if Ayn Rand (or Yaron Brook) inspired -- praised business people as "heroes", adding "Let no one tell you that your ambition is immoral. If you make money, it’s because you offer a better product at a better price.” Again: Hallelujah!
Argentina’s Milei tells Davos ‘heroes’ how it should be done | CNN Business
More: Argentina’s Libertarian President Urges Global Leaders in Davos to Embrace Free Market - WSJ
Speaking of inspired by Ayn Rand, here's Yaron Brook's reaction to Milei's speech, with the full speech (dubbed into English by AI) just below that.
Today's Guests
Heidi Ganahl has a new project as the Founder of Rocky Mountain Voice
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Comedian Harland Williams joins the show! He's playing Friday and Saturday nights at 7:15 and 9:45 at Comedy Works South at the Landmark
Harland Williams | Live in Denver | Comedy Works
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Tony Katsur is CEO of IAB Tech Lab. This subject -- Google eliminating "cookies" -- will sound a bit nerdy but if you use the Internet it's very important, and it could hardly be a bigger issue for online businesses, especially retailers.
Google Is Finally Killing Cookies. Advertisers Still Aren’t Ready. (msn.com)
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Other Stuff
I share the WSJ's concerns that this is a bad deal, as shown by the fact that Chuck Schumer likes it so much: Mr. Smith’s Lousy Tax Deal - WSJ
I'm in favor of pro-business tax policy but really hate the expansion of a "refundable" child-tax credit which just means handing some people money earned by other people.
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Remember CO State Senator Chris Hansen? He was one of the most aggressive liars about Prop HH. He's everything that's wrong with Colorado Democrats, and he proves it again with this utter nonsense: Seal of Climate Literacy Diploma Endorsement | Colorado General Assembly
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You're too stupid to be allowed to have funny traffic signs: MUTCD 2023 Chapters 2H-2N (dot.gov)
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We have more engineers than Google or Amazon: JPMorgan suffers wave of cyber attacks as fraudsters get ‘more devious’ (ft.com)
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AI is getting smarter at an almost unimaginable pace: AlphaGeometry: An Olympiad-level AI system for geometry - Google DeepMind
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I owe you this for a couple of days now: Chicago-area Tesla charging stations lined with dead cars in freezing cold: 'A bunch of dead robots out here' (foxbusiness.com)
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Throw the book, or all the books, at him: DOJ: Ex-IRS employee who leaked Trump's tax returns intentionally got job to disclose records (msn.com)
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I've wondered about this place each time I've driven by it: Denver motel bought by developer for $7.3M | 9news.com
Here's what could replace the motel at the corner of Colfax Avenue and Colorado Boulevard - Denver Business Journal (bizjournals.com) (subscription may be required)
Icky: Demolition documents filed for Colfax Avenue's Royal Palace Motel - Denverite, the Denver site!
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It's very easy to imagine snowflakes at NPR firing someone for jokes: NPR reporter fired for stand-up comedy routine gets reinstated (msn.com)
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Think about the irony of this. We’re supposed to all feel terrible that the IDF has to rid Gaza hospitals of actual terrorists (so they can actually just be in the business of treating patients) AND feel terrible that Jews are helping treat and cure cancer patients in a hospital that isn’t a base for terrorists. These protesters are evil people. Every single one of them should be identified and publicly shamed.
The Gaza Protest at the Cancer Hospital (msn.com)
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Remarkable: Huge ancient lost city found in the Amazon - BBC News
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They have much to apologize for. I doubt they ever will: Fauci Admits to Multiple COVID-19 Missteps during Closed-Door Hearing - Foundation for Economic Education (fee.org)
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Today's Videos
How most of America felt last weekend
More fun with this year's "historic" cicada emergence
Cicadapocalypse Returns To The US With First Double Brood Emergence In 221 Years | IFLScience
More than you wanted to know but interesting! Broods | Cicadas (uconn.edu)
I enjoy and find fascinating various tribal cultures and traditions around the world and have participated in some in person. But this is a bunch of political elites in Switzerland. Stop it with the virtue signaling. It's almost as bad, though not quite as bad, as us having to hear at the beginnings of various conferences and public meetings about the "native" land that we're standing on and thanking/apologizing to people who haven't been in the area for at least generations, if not centuries.