China Relents On Zero-COVID Policies

<p>This week, Eric Kohn, Dan Hugger, and Dylan Pahman discuss China’s decision to relent on their “zero-COVID policies. With an ineffective vaccine and much of the older population unvaccinated, what happens if the current COVID variant rips through the country with a huge death toll? And why did China, which is clearly indifferent to human life, even decide to engage in these policies in the first place? Then the guys examine the release of Trump NFTs, which raised $4.5 million for the former president. Is there any current value to NFTs aside from the value people place on them by buying them? And finally, Eric, Dan, and Dylan make some traditional, and nontraditional, Christmas-movie recommendations.</p><br><p><a href="http://acton.org/audio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to our podcasts</a></p><p><a href="https://acton.swoogo.com/businessmatters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Register Now for Business Matters 2023</a></p><p><a href="https://university.acton.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apply Now for Acton University 2023 (Early Bird Pricing)</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/world/asia/china-zero-covid-xi-jinping.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">From Zero Covid to No Plan: Behind China’s Pandemic U-Turn | New York Times</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.cnet.com/culture/donald-trumps-nft-trading-cards-sell-out-raise-over-5m/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Trump's NFT Trading Cards Sell Out, Raise Over $5M | CNET</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShOo0CED_yU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Remember Alf? He’s back! In pog form.</a></p><br><p>Christmas Movies:</p><br><p>Dylan: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq6mXhFZIlU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spirited</a> & <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhJYMEzQA-Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jingle All the Way</a></p><br><p>Dan: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLR3gZrU2Xo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It’s A Wonderful Life</a> & <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVAUtzgfumk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Muppet Christmas Carol</a></p><br><p>Eric: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVAUtzgfumk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Muppet Christmas Carol</a> & <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaJuwKCmJbY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Die Hard</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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