5 18 24 Hour 1: Modern Monetary Theory & "Finding the Money" Movie
Joe Biden's chief economist Jared Bernstein can't answer a question about why we print money but still have budge deficits, tacitly admitting that modern monetary theory must make sense, which it does not. "Finding the Money" is the latest salvo advocating modern monetary theory and Michael is encouraging peopel to watch it. Your head will explode.
5 18 24 The Weekend Hour 2: Cohen & Perjury; Inflation; Congress & The Border Farce
Did Michael Cohen actually commit perjury in the Donald Trump "hush money" trial? Michael thinks he did and explains why.
Inflationay pressures continue and Jamie Dimon is worried about it. Rightfully so.
Congress does something really absurd about border security and of course, fifty-four Democrats join Republicans in the House to pass a mostly meaningful piece of border legislation. Yet they claim it's border security!
5 18 24 The Weekend Hour 3: Commencement Speeches & Butker. California Homelessness.
Why are commencement speeches controversial? Time to stop doing them? Butker, Seinfeld, both get booed and attacked. Why? Why can't people speak the truth about what they believe? Is Free Speech really that scary?
Governor Gavin Newsome is now proud of and subsidizing homelessness in California. How bad is it?
5-17-24 - 6am - The Princess Bride and Trump Fair Trial