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Former Supervisory Special Agent Martin Gilvary joins us this week to give us an inside perspective on policing in the US. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits https://giphy.com/gifs/rickroll-rick-astley-never-gonna-give-you-up-Vuw9m5wXviFIQ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/i-will-not-make-happen-biden-declines-democrats-call-cancel-n1258069 https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2021/01/13/heres-why-biden-cant-cancel-student-loans/ https://apnews.com/article/1st-cloned-endagered-species-ferret-23cde3908e496692648dc28d4b8121ee Foolishness of the Week https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/11/churchill-white-supremacist-leading-empire-worse-nazis-claims/ Topic of the Weekhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/check-your-bias/id1500221730?i=1000466477789 Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this second of a two part series, Max Borders joins us to discuss his recent book, After Collapse: The End of America and the Rebirth of Her Ideals. Despite the title and the subject matter, it is an honest but upbeat analysis of political, economic, and cultural changes that have put us on a path to transformation. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/02/01/oregon-decriminalizes-all-drugs-offers-treatment-instead-jail-time/4311046001/ https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2018/03/more-imprisonment-does-not-reduce-state-drug-problems https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2681083/ https://news.yahoo.com/fbi-informant-panic-ruining-friendships-042446613.html Foolishness of the Week https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-chris-cuomo-andrew-cuomo-nursing-home-scandal https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9256103/Chris-Cuomo-fire-saying-brothers-COVID-deaths-coverup-scandal.html Topic of the WeekAfter CollapseThe Social SingularityFuture Frontiers Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Max Borders joins us to discuss his recent book, After Collapse: The End of America and the Rebirth of Her Ideals. Despite the title and the subject matter, it is an honest but upbeat analysis of political, economic, and cultural changes that have put us on a path to transformation. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits 30 minutes’ worth of Googling Krogerhttps://www.ibisworld.com/industry-statistics/employment/supermarkets-grocery-stores-united-states/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/999141/gross-margin-of-kroger/ https://thehill.com/policy/finance/537002-kroger-closing-two-stores-after-city-orders-higher-pandemic-pay-for-workers https://www.workforce.com/news/labor-and-benefits-expenses-in-supermarkets http://s1.q4cdn.com/137099145/files/doc_downloads/irw/fact_books/2016-PDF-Fact-Book.pdf MOMA https://dnyuz.com/2021/02/05/facing-deficit-met-considers-selling-art-to-help-pay-the-bills/ Foolishness of the Week https://apnews.com/article/house-gop-votes-greene-d00c46241478d39db3996a36f5cbf91e https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/greene-blasts-morons-who-stripped-her-of-committee-posts-hours-after-expressing-contrition/ar-BB1dqCPl Topic of the WeekAfter CollapseThe Social SingularityFuture Frontiers Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Federal policies have been hitting small businesses particularly hard. From the lockdown to heightened IRS scrutiny to an increased minimum wage to an expanded estate tax, many federal policies harm small businesses more than corporations and so jeopardizes the livelihoods of almost half of American workers. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Chick-fil-A https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/south-carolina-chick-fil-a-manager-covid-19-vaccine-drive-thru Dodger Stadium https://news.yahoo.com/dodger-stadiums-covid-19-vaccination-233339650.html Foolishness of the Week Impeachment 1 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/us/politics/trump-butch-bowers-impeachment.html Impeachment 2https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/30/politics/butch-bowers-deborah-barbier-trump-impeachment-team/index.html Topic of the Week The War on Small Businesseshttps://insidesources.com/the-war-on-small-business/ Minimum Wage Costs 1.3 Million Jobshttps://reason.com/2019/07/08/cbo-says-15-federal-minimum-wage-will-cost-1-3-million-jobs/ List of Minimum Wage Peer-Reviewed Researchhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1fbSTGYQP5ObsEMjgbDWB2W8pgz64XZS5/view?usp=sharing The Economics of the Estate Tax https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SrMWCAq-HfJdRGBjjQ7kr-KMTGlJjKvX/view?usp=sharing Survey of Businesses Owners on the Effect of the Estate Taxhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1111/j.1741-6248.1996.00303.x Union Contracts Tied to Minimum Wagehttps://www.forbes.com/sites/edrensi/2017/01/19/why-it-is-that-unions-fund-the-fight-for-15/ States to Tax Stimulus Loan Forgiveness https://advocacy.sba.gov/2020/11/03/some-states-may-tax-forgiven-ppp-loan-proceeds/ IRS Targeting Small Businesses https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/tax-compliance/news/21205514/irs-expected-to-audit-more-small-businesses-in-2021 Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we discuss a smorgasbord of topics related to the division of power among the branches: pardons, judicial review, agencies, and bureaucracy. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2021/01/21/census-estimates-show-population-decline-in-16-states Foolishness of the Week https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/01/21/covid-vaccines-coronavirus-internet-ads/ Topic of the Week: Powers of U.S. Government’s Branches Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 206: A Dutch immigrant gives us a view of the United States from the outside, and a view of the Netherlands from the inside: immigration, taxes, social safety nets, and community. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/17/3rd-antitrust-lawsuit-hits-google-447741 https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share https://www.statista.com/statistics/265773/market-share-of-the-most-popular-social-media-websites-in-the-us https://www.wired.com/2002/11/u-s-v-microsoft-timeline/ https://www.kwtx.com/2021/01/15/3-with-covid-19-owe-lives-to-girl-17-who-smelled-smoke-from-early-morning-fire/ Foolishness of the Week https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/17/live-politics-updates-joe-biden-inauguration-donald-trump-impeachment/4196264001/ Topic of the Week Bass Van Der Vossen https://www.basvandervossen.com https://www.chapman.edu/our-faculty/bas-van-der-vossen https://www.amazon.com/Defense-Openness-Freedom-Solution-Poverty/dp/0190462957 Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The riots in Washington DC and the riots in Seattle have revealed some troubling hypocrisy. Many of those who were for one were against the other. While the impetus behind them was different, the justifications people invoked were the same. This inconsistency is what happens when we ignore principles in favor of justifying outcomes. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Parler https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9130649/Conservative-social-media-platform-Parler-banned-Apple.html Pilot Threatens to Pull The Plane Over https://www.businessinsider.com/video-american-airlines-pilot-threat-strand-trump-fans-dc-phoenix-2021-1 Foolishness of the Week Race Offender Registry https://nypost.com/2020/12/30/leader-of-blm-inspired-group-calls-for-race-offenders-registry Topic of the Week Arash Ayrom https://www.facebook.com/arashayrom/posts/10224723291979277 Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the start of a new year, James and Ant look at the phenomenon of nostalgia. Why do we tend to look back on the past with a fondness, and what dangers does that imply for how we look at the present? Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Walk with Shawn https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/black-man-scared-to-walk-in-neighborhood-joined-by-75-neighbors/ Expunging Marijuana Records https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/12/31/22208659/cannabis-marijuana-illinois-expunge-pardon-pritzker-legal-pot Foolishness of the Week Bill de Blasio https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3262037742?pwd=K2kzWGw5eVdBbCttVVo0MnVaeFdVdz09 https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-andy-cohen-rants-mayor-de-blasio-dance-new-years-eve-show-new-york-20210101-azfjzrhbl5aizbsqibzrcm6v7a-story.html Topic of the Weekhttps://www2.census.gov/library/publications/1956/demographics/p60-23.pdf https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MAPAINUSA646N https://www.newser.com/story/225645/average-size-of-us-homes-decade-by-decade.html Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We haven’t seen widespread adoption of alternative energy because, for many decades, energy generated from fossil fuels was cheaper. As with any technology, as time progressed, superior technologies evolved. Also, as time progressed, demand for alternative energy increased, resulting in economies of scale. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Federal Reserve Database https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LES1252881600Q#0 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/COMPRNFB#0 Jeff Bezos: Richest Person in the World https://www.npr.org/2020/12/10/944620768/theres-rich-and-theres-jeff-bezos-rich-meet-the-members-of-the-100-billion-club The Richest People Who Ever Lived https://www.finance-monthly.com/2019/02/who-is-the-richest-person-that-ever-lived/ Average Person Spends 44 Years Looking at Devices https://www.studyfinds.org/screen-zombies-average-person-spends-44-years-looking-at-devices/ Foolishness of the Week Secret Witness https://thehill.com/homenews/news/531668-washington-post-identifies-powells-secret-witness-as-pro-trump-podcaster Topic of the Weekhttps://www.cmu.edu/epp/people/faculty/lynne-kiesling.html https://ourworldindata.org/cheap-renewables-growth https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286674124_Deregulation_innovation_and_market_liberalization_Electricity_regulation_in_a_continually_evolving_environment Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Christmas special is a montage of “best of” moments from Words and Numbers. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all our listeners and supporters! Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The tool each of us uses most often - language - presents an interesting contradiction. To communicate ideas clearly and efficiently, words must have meanings. Yet, because language is an emergent phenomenon, words and words’ meanings change. This has important implications for everything from how we interact with each other on a daily basis to what rights the Constitution claims to protect. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick HitsPresidential Restraint https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/joe-biden-audio-civil-rights-leaders/index.html Should Biden Pardon Trump? https://theconstitutionalist.org/2020/12/13/joe-biden-should-pardon-donald-trump/ Foolishness of the Week MAGA Protesters https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/protesters-chant-destroy-the-gop-at-pro-trump-rally-1102967/ Topic of the Weekhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregardless https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_québécois_de_la_langue_française https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2392586/Oxford-English-Dictionary-admits-used-wrong-sense-word-literally.html Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For our 200th episode, Larry Reed joins us to talk about his experiences in spreading the good news of liberty and freedom. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Hope https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A939RX0Q048SBEA https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRATE https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/12/05/fortune-telling-businesses-booming-during-covid-19-pandemic/ Foolishness of the Week https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-tells-gop-to-vote-in-rigged-election/IVGOUWDVBBCXHJU573QB5H5XVY/ Topic of the WeekLarry Reed https://fee.org/people/lawrence-w-reed/ Books by Larry Reed https://www.amazon.com/Lawrence-W-Reed/e/B08BJD7W9T Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many people’s misunderstandings about disparate subjects like insurance, profits, and financial speculators have their roots in a single source - a misunderstanding of risk. One of the most important discoveries that gave rise to our technologically advanced world is how to turn risk into a commodity that can be bought and sold. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick HitsSocial Security race gap https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/2017/015.pdf One-third of NJ businesses close https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/527901-almost-one-third-of-small-businesses-in-new-jersey-have-have-closed Foolishness of the Week Trump claims FBI rigged the election https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-baselessly-suggests-fbi-rigged-election-against-him-in-first-post-election-interview Topic of the Week: Misunderstanding of Risk Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In part 2 of this two-part episode, Steve Horwitz joins us to discuss the realities and myths surrounding gender discrimination and the gender pay gap. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick HitsWomen comprise 67% of HR workforce https://www.hrdive.com/news/hr-is-overwhelmingly-white-and-female-data-indicates/548600 Venezuelans making their own gas https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-pdvsa-gasoline-feature-idUSKBN27Z1LR Foolishness of the Week 14 hours for a burger https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8972231/In-N-Burger-chain-opens-two-Colorado-outlets-leading-fights-epic-14-hour-lines.html Topic of the Week Steve Horwitz https://www.amazon.com/Steven-Horwitz/e/B001JP8I1I Lawsuits under the equal pay act https://www.eeoc.gov/statistics/eeoc-litigation-statistics-fy-1997-through-fy-2019 Unemployment rates for men and women https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS14000001 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS14000002 Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In part 1 of this two-part episode, Steve Horwitz joins us to discuss the realities and myths surrounding gender discrimination and the gender pay gap. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick HitsWhat the Constitution means to me https://constitutionbroadway.com Foolishness of the Week Student loan forgiveness https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2020/11/16/biden-student-loan-forgiveness-figures-in-my-plan/ Topic of the Week Steve Horwitz https://www.amazon.com/Steven-Horwitz/e/B001JP8I1I Lawsuits under the equal pay act https://www.eeoc.gov/statistics/eeoc-litigation-statistics-fy-1997-through-fy-2019 Unemployment rates for men and women https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS14000001 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS14000002 Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of the unintended consequences of government overreach is that everything becomes politicized. Much of the acrimony in our political environment is due to the fact that the government has (and often uses) the power to tell people how to live their lives. That power, in turn, comes from the fact that the people ask government for more and more stuff, handing over more of their power with each request. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick HitsExtreme Poverty on the Rise http://toinformistoinfluence.com/news/business-54448589 Happiness is Genetic https://nypost.com/2020/11/06/nearly-half-of-happiness-is-genetic-so-most-of-us-are-doomed/ Foolishness of the Week 2020 Presidential Denial Topic of the Week: Politicizing Government Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this second of a two-part series, we continue the conversation with Clark Neily about differences in publicly provided and privately provided goods and services. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits$10,000,000,000,000,000,000https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hubble-space-telescope-rare-asteroid-16-psyche-worth-10000-quadrillion/?ftag=CNM-00-10aag7e Foolishness of the Week Chaotic election https://www.yahoo.com/now/final-yahoo-news-you-gov-poll-biden-leads-trump-by-10-as-voters-fear-a-chaotic-election-day-132235742.html Stressful electionhttps://www.studyfinds.org/2020-election-day-most-stressful/ Topic of the Week https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZTUb9gKQildyeIAUM9BxEL49_XSsKS0z/view?usp=sharing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sour_Grapes_(2016_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Limited Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some goods and services we choose to provide via the government (mail delivery). Some we choose to provide via markets (grocery stores). And some we choose to provide via government and markets working together (road construction), or via them working in competition (education). This week, Clark Neily joins us to compare and contrast publicly provided and privately provided goods and services. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Fake Instagrammers https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-instagrammers-are-faking-the-luxury-of-a-private-jet-for-just-dollar64-an-hour Foolishness of the Week Gettysburg https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/10/26/gettysburg-trump-black-lives-matter-clashes/ Topic of the Week https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZTUb9gKQildyeIAUM9BxEL49_XSsKS0z/view?usp=sharing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sour_Grapes_(2016_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Limited Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Periodically, the Congressional Budget Office forecasts federal debt, revenue, and spending. For decades, the CBO has underestimated the future debt. If we adjust CBO’s forecasts by their historical error, we get a clearer picture of where the federal government’s finances will be in the next decade. Interestingly, the debt is approaching a point not seen since the first decade of our history when Congress replaced Continental dollars with the US dollar we use today. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits The Irish and the Choctaw https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/world/coronavirus-ireland-native-american-tribes.html Foolishness of the Week Presidential Debates https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/08/14/presidential-debates/ Topic of the Week CBO’s Long Term Outlook https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56516 Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The United States is poised to rack up a record trade deficit this year. Politicians and the media will make a big deal about this, but the truth is that trade deficits really don’t matter. Trade is simply an exchange. So long as it’s voluntary, by definition, both parties are better off. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits US Debthttps://www.cnn.com/2020/10/08/economy/deficit-debt-pandemic-cbo/index.html https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GFDEGDQ188S Facebook Currencyhttps://news.trust.org/item/20201012143626-bfcy3 Foolishness of the Week Super Trump https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/520540-trump-wanted-to-rip-open-shirt-to-show-superman-t-shirt-when-leaving Topic of the Week Trade Deficit https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IEABC Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James and Ant offer a post-game discussion of the first Presidential debate. Unfortunately, “post-game” is the right word because, for as much as the left and right bicker, the two parties have become largely the same. Regardless of who wins, the government goes on doing the same things it has always done. Mostly what people do now is to root for their team, not out of principle, but because it’s their team. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Swearing Parrots https://www.insider.com/foul-fowl-language-2020-9 Armenia and Azerbaijan Conflict https://www.cbsnews.com/news/armenia-azerbaijan-clash-nagorno-karabakh-why-it-could-get-uglier/ Foolishness of the Week Mask Bashing https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/top-trump-campaign-official-ridicules-joe-biden-s-mask-wearing-n1242041 Topic of the Week: The Presidential Debate Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We devote plenty of time to discussing things that the government does wrong. This week, we change gears as Clark Neily joins us to discuss things throughout history that the Supreme Court has done right. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Deaths by Car and SUV https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/passenger-vehicle-occupants https://newsroom.aaa.com/tag/driving-cost-per-mile/ Term Limits for the Supremes? https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/25/democrats-introduce-bill-to-democratize-supreme-court-limit-terms-to-18-years/ Rationing https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/other/uk-supermarkets-tesco-and-morrisons-are-rationing-toilet-paper-and-hand-sanitizer-as-fears-of-panic-buying-return-one-worker-said-their-store-was-worse-than-a-bad-christmas/ar-BB19pTBr Foolishness of the Week Time Travelling Professor https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleiii Topic of the Week: The Supreme Court's History Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Little by little, things appear to be getting back to normal following COVID and the lockdown. James and Ant discuss what the world will look like as we recover from COVID. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Emu Today and Tomorrow https://www.emutoday.com Flight to Nowhere https://gizmodo.com/australias-7-hour-flight-to-nowhere-sells-out-instantly-1845101789 First Annual Clusterchuck https://www.pittwire.pitt.edu/news/history-professor-s-far-flung-fun-brings-students-together Trump Endangering Journalists https://thehill.com/homenews/media/517270-msnbc-trump-endangering-journalists-undermining-freedoms-with-comments-about Foolishness of the Week Supreme Court Appointment https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/over-our-dead-bodies-liberals-threatens-to-burn-it-all-down-if-gop-replace-ginsburg-before-election-day Topic of the Week: Things Returning to Normal Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Roger Ver, founder of bitcoin.com joins us this week to discuss the emergence of cryptocurrency as the answer to the problem of inflated sovereign currencies. Widespread adoption of cryptocurrency will likely emerge at about the same time that the US dollar begins to lose its value to the inflation needed to fund the government’s insatiable appetite for debt. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Payroll Tax Deferral https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/11/business/trump-payroll-tax-cut.html Mumbai Traffic Lights https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/05/india/mumbai-traffic-lights-tests-scli-intl/index.html Foolishness of the Week Joe Exotic https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/amazon-picks-up-show-starring-nicolas-cage-as-joe-exotic-the-tiger-king/ Topic of the Week: Cryptocurrency Roger Ver https://www.rogerver.com Bitcoin.com https://www.bitcoin.com/ Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew Heaton joins us to discuss comedy, politics, and that we can’t seem to laugh at ourselves anymore because our politics have become our religion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our response to COVID has imposed changes across the whole economy. One of the industries that is likely to bear the lion’s share of those changes is higher education. COVID policies are laying bare the fact that both students and administrators have come to regard college less as a place to obtain an education than as a place to obtain a four-year “experience.” Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Virtual Graduation https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/25/asia/india-university-virtual-reality-graduation-scli-intl/index.html Flying Cars https://dnyuz.com/2020/08/29/humans-take-a-step-closer-to-flying-cars/ Foolishness of the Week Drones and Drugs https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/36013/mexican-drug-cartel-now-assassinating-its-enemies-with-improvised-explosive-toting-drones Topic of the Week How Not to Be Terrible at College https://fee.org/shows/audio/words-numbers/how-not-to-be-terrible-at-college#player Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve Horwitz is back with us this week to discuss the Great Depression. The story that’s commonly handed down in high school history courses doesn’t match what economists and historians have come to understand about it. The government’s response was less an exercise in macroeconomic policy than it was an exercise in social engineering. The lessons of what didn’t work and why are important to us as we struggle with the COVID economy. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits How Not to Be Terrible at College https://fee.org/shows/audio/words-numbers/how-not-to-be-terrible-at-college#player Liquid Democracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_democracy Post Office https://facts.usps.com/top-facts/ https://thehill.com/homenews/house/513241-house-passes-25b-bill-to-boost-postal-service https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2013/jul/24/american-postal-workers-union/postal-service-claim-not-fully-target/ Foolishness of the Week Germany’s Universal Income https://www.businessinsider.com/germany-begins-universal-basic-income-trial-three-years-2020-8 Topic of the Week: The Great Depression Steve Horwitz on the Great Depression https://youtu.be/EWyzWKnkwUg George Selgin on the Great Depression https://www.cato.org/blog/new-deal-recovery-part-7-fdr-gold Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Todd Zywicki, Professor of Law at GMU and head of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s Task Force on Consumer Financial Law joins us to discuss the pros and cons of consumer protection and financial regulation. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Covid Caseshttps://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Cases.aspx Nathan Benefield on Covid Cases https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/closer-look-coronavirus-numbers-pa-nathan-benefield/ Hospital Utilization Data https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/covid19/report-patient-impact.html#anchor_1594393649 The Long Arm of the California Tax Office https://californiaglobe.com/section-2/california-dems-wealth-tax-follows-people-who-move-out-of-the-state/ Foolishness of the Week Wisconsin Requires Face Masks at Home https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/511483-wisconsin-state-agency-requires-employees-to-wear-masks-while Topic of the Week Todd Zywicki https://www.law.gmu.edu/faculty/directory/fulltime/zywicki_todd https://www.amazon.com/Consumer-Financial-Management-Association-Synthesis/dp/0195169921 Unkoch My Campus http://www.unkochmycampus.org/cfpb Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For two millenia, economics was a field of philosophy. Starting in the late 1800s, economists began to employ mathematical modeling in their thinking. The requirements of mathematical modeling have led modern economists to begin by assuming that humans behave in certain ways. This week, Steve Horwitz joins us to discuss Austrian economics, which is a school of thought that goes back to economics’ philosophical roots by beginning with questions, rather than assumptions, about how humans behave. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! https://isi.org/books/cooperation-and-coercion/ Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Shampoo Assistants https://nypost.com/2020/08/08/ny-dems-push-for-law-mandating-training-for-shampoo-assistants/ Democratic Campaign https://theweek.com/speedreads/929999/biden-campaign-reportedly-making-ruthless-cuts-convention-speaking-list Foolishness of the Week Bernie’s Latest Wealth Tax https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/18/upshot/warren-wealth-tax.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/06/sanders-billionaire-tax-bill-would-cost-bezos-musk-zuckerberg.html Topic of the Week Steve Horwitz http://www.sghorwitz.com/ Austrian Economicshttps://www.amazon.com/Austrian-Economics-Introduction-Libertarianism-Org-Guides/dp/1948647958/ref=sr_1_1 Theory and Practice in the Austrian School https://www.amazon.com/Theory-Practice-Austrian-School-Unbound-ebook/dp/B00CF0GXZO Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In past episodes, we’ve discussed problems with policing including qualified immunity and the militarization of police. In this episode, we revisit the topic from the perspective of a former police officer. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! https://isi.org/books/cooperation-and-coercion/ Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Fitch https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/united-states-outlook-revised-to-negative-from-stable-by-fitch/ar-BB17qy05 Foolishness of the Week Capitalism https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/07/07/seattle_city_councilwoman_we_will_not_stop_until_we_overthrow_capitalism_replace_it_with_socialism.html Topic of the Week Ian Adams https://scholars.org/scholar/ian-adams Data on Police Shootings https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/four-years-in-a-row-police-nationwide-fatally-shoot-nearly-1000-people/2019/02/07/0cb3b098-020f-11e9-9122-82e98f91ee6f_story.html Police Shootings, Racism, and Statistical Paradox https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/11/opinion/statistical-paradox-police-killings/ Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Constitution leaves policing up to the states. There is no provision for a national police force. Yet, numerous federal policing bodies have emerged and now the federal government is employing them in Portland in a manner that is a disturbing reminder of other governments’ secret police forces. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! https://isi.org/books/cooperation-and-coercion/ Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Balloon-Based 4G https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/balloons-bring-internet-to-20000-square-miles-of-kenya/ Google Employees Working at Home until 2021 https://nypost.com/2020/07/27/google-will-let-employees-work-from-home-until-july-2021/ Foolishness of the Week Washington Football Team https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/07/23/washington-redskins-new-team-name-washington-football-team/ Topic of the Week: Federal police action Clark Neily on Twitter https://twitter.com/ConLawWarrior Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Conspiracy theories arise in part from our penchant for seeking patterns in random events and in part from our need to feel in control - to be able to explain the inexplicable. Some conspiracy theories are amusing, some will fool even skeptics, and some are dangerous. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! https://isi.org/books/cooperation-and-coercion/ Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Minimum Wage https://reports.nlihc.org/sites/default/files/oor/OOR_BOOK_2020.pdf https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2018/pdf/home.pdf Goya https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-goya-beans/ Foolishness of the Week Masks and Rights https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/may/1/forced-face-masking-civil-rights-offense/ Topic of the Week: Conspiracy Theories Elders of Zion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protocols_of_the_Elders_of_Zion The Clinton Hit List https://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2016/08/10/the-list-of-clinton-associates-whove-died-mysteriously-check-it-out/ Flat Earthers https://flatearthfacts.com/flat-earth-model/proof-the-earth-is-flat/ Petroleum Company https://ask.metafilter.com/322588/Conspiracy-Theory-Petroleum-Company-Edition-Innovative-Technology Reptilian Overlords https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptilian_conspiracy_theory Stonehenge http://www.theunexplainedvault.com/stonehenge-ancient-alien-theory/ancient-aliens/ Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Founders established the three branches of government to provide checks on one another. But parties have come to supplant these institutions as the focus of loyalty for politicians. In this episode, we explore what the rise of parties means for our system of checks and balances. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! https://isi.org/books/cooperation-and-coercion/ Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Economic Update https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRATE https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EMRATIO https://www.macrotrends.net/1377/u6-unemployment-rate COVID Party https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/i-thought-this-was-a-hoax-patient-in-their-30s-dies-after-attending-covid-party Foolishness of the Week Upward-Thrusting Buildings https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/jul/06/upward-thrusting-buildings-ejaculating-cities-sexist-leslie-kern-phallic-feminist-city-toxic-masculinity Topic of the Week: Parties and Institutions Washington’s Farewell Address https://www.history.com/news/george-washington-farewell-address-warnings Federalist 51 https://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/primary-source-documents/the-federalist-papers/federalist-papers-no-51/ Books https://www.amazon.com/Robert-M-S-McDonald/e/B006G5XJK6 Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rob McDonald returns for the second of a two-part series in which we discuss the Founding and his new book, The American Revolution. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! https://isi.org/books/cooperation-and-coercion/ Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Misunderstanding Research https://www.thecollegefix.com/scholar-forced-to-resign-over-study-that-found-police-shootings-not-biased-against-blacks/ https://www.pnas.org/content/116/32/15877 Faithless Electors https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-faithless-electors-can-t-go-rogue-electoral-n1231394 Foolishness of the Week Kanye West https://www.showbiz411.com/2020/07/06/kanye-west-used-his-presidential-announcement-as-a-lure-to-sell-merchandise-online-this-afternoon Topic of the Week Rob McDonald https://teachingamericanhistory.org/blog/the-american-revolution-professor-robert-mcdonalds-new-core-document-collection/ Books https://www.amazon.com/Robert-M-S-McDonald/e/B006G5XJK6 Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rob McDonald joins us this Fourth of July week for the first of a two-part series in which we discuss the Founding and his new book, The American Revolution. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! https://isi.org/books/cooperation-and-coercion/ Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits 30 Hour Work Week? https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2020/06/01/adam-grant-on-how-jobs-bosses-and-firms-may-improve-after-the-crisis Woodrow Wilson https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/princeton-axing-woodrow-wilson-s-name-from-public-policy-school Foolishness of the Week L’Oreal https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/504865-loreal-will-remove-words-whitening-fair-and-lightening-from Phil Magness on Civil War Monuments https://www.aier.org/article/what-the-data-say-about-civil-war-monuments/ Topic of the Week Rob McDonald https://teachingamericanhistory.org/blog/the-american-revolution-professor-robert-mcdonalds-new-core-document-collection/ Books https://www.amazon.com/Robert-M-S-McDonald/e/B006G5XJK6 Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clark Neily joins us to discuss policing, the origin and effect of qualified immunity, and what the courts have said about whether police have a duty to protect citizens. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! https://isi.org/books/cooperation-and-coercion/ Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Lottery Winners https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-news/arizona-couple-win-dollar410-million-mega-millions-jackpot-thanks-to-family-birthdays-lucky-penny/ar-BB15J25k Invite Someone to Dinner to Berate You https://reason.com/2020/02/04/white-women-saira-rao-dinner-regina-jackson-liberal/ Police Ordered to Turn off Body Cameras https://reason.com/2020/06/19/san-francisco-police-were-ordered-to-turn-off-body-cameras-in-raid-on-journalists-home/ Foolishness of the Week Minnesota Mayor Finds “Chief” Offensive https://www.foxnews.com/politics/duluth-minnesota-mayor-remove-chief-microaggresion https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/06/19/minnesota-city-to-vote-on-removing-chief-from-job-titles-calling-it-a-microaggression/?utm_source=rss The Word, “Chief” https://www.etymonline.com/word/chief Topic of the week Qualified Immunity https://reason.com/2020/05/29/the-supreme-court-has-a-chance-to-end-qualified-immunity-and-prevent-cases-like-george-floyds/ A Confederacy of Dunces https://www.amazon.com/Confederacy-Dunces-John-Kennedy-Toole-ebook/dp/B008UX2UIO Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we answer listener questions that we didn’t have time to cover in the previous listener special episode. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! https://isi.org/books/cooperation-and-coercion/ Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Deepfake https://www.forbes.com/sites/robtoews/2020/05/25/deepfakes-are-going-to-wreak-havoc-on-society-we-are-not-prepared/#3748f25d7494 https://www.instagram.com/p/BypkGIvFfGZ/ Oscars https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/movies/oscars-diversity-rule.html Foolishness of the Week VA Hospital https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/62-year-old-patient-missing-since-may-found-dead-va-hospitals-stairwell/EBWXDSM3IJBCLNGXOHLUYPAVYY/ Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Deficit Day - the hypothetical day on which the federal government’s tax revenues for the year run out - lands on June 21. Not only is that the earliest Deficit Day has fallen since World War II, the date will get revised to even earlier in the calendar if the government undertakes more stimulus spending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The riots sweeping the country are the result of a perfect storm. It’s about racism, but more. It’s about police accountability, but more. It’s about too many people being out of work, but more. The first step to solving our problems is understanding that they are often more complicated than they appear. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits SpaceX https://www.spacex.com/ Food Prices https://apnews.com/54f1efe0afa71b0a939fda91cf917366 Foolishness of the Week Minneapolis Mayor https://www.foxnews.com/politics/minneapolis-jacob-frey-white-supremacists-out-of-state-instigators-george-floyd-protests Topic of the Week: Riots and Police Response https://streamable.com/u2jzoo https://v.redd.it/jjclrdzp8x151 https://v.redd.it/zepg0b43ly151 https://v.redd.it/v8x8isj0xz151 https://v.redd.it/mztm15kh00251 https://gfycat.com/misguidedrecklesscod https://v.redd.it/bluggpblrz151 https://v.redd.it/m82yxl4qh0251 https://v.redd.it/ngxvkoro60251 https://mobile.twitter.com/Sarah_Mojarad/status/1266633046591078400?s=09 https://v.redd.it/o3v8ps7rat151 https://v.redd.it/yce9bpk8mo151 https://mobile.twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/1266193926316228609 https://i.redd.it/4ix8f3j6dy151.jpg https://v.redd.it/wlx0gyoe21251 https://i.redd.it/ns0uj557x0251.jpg https://mobile.twitter.com/KevinRKrause/status/1266898396339675137 https://mobile.twitter.com/KillerMartinis/status/1266618525600399361?s=19 https://mobile.twitter.com/mollyhf/status/1266911382613692422 https://mobile.twitter.com/GAFollowers/status/1266919104574865410?s=19 https://mobile.twitter.com/whitney_hu/status/1266540710188195843?s=20 https://twitter.com/JaredGoyette/status/1266961243476299778 https://twitter.com/johncusack/status/1266953514242228229 https://youtu.be/9wgkGLmphLE https://twitter.com/KRobPhoto/status/1266796191469252610 https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/30/politics/joyce-beatty-ohio-pepper-sprayed-columbus-protest/index.html https://v.redd.it/tal1ncha4o151 https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/video-shows-milk-poured-over-face-of-child-pepper-sprayed-in-seattle-protest https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/05/30/watch-video-captures-moment-police-horse-tramples-woman-during-houston-rally/ https://twitter.com/ava/status/1266797973834395648?s=20 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-protest-update/reuters-cameraman-hit-by-rubber-bullets-as-police-disperse-protesters-idUSKBN237050 Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we answer listener questions. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Doordash https://themargins.substack.com/p/doordash-and-pizza-arbitrage Joe Biden https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/amazon-joe-biden-taxes Foolishness of the Week Biden Aims at Charter Schools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgVbi0oD8uM Topic of the Week Your Questions! Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In New York City, stop and frisk was controversial because it was a violation of the Fourth Amendment. As implemented, police would stop and frisk people without showing probable cause that the people were committing, or might be committing, a crime. The courts subsequently required that police demonstrate probable cause. But social distancing laws appear to be poised to take the place of stop and frisk, creating the opportunity for police to violate people’s Fourth Amendment rights. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Microsoft Wrong about Open Source https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/18/21262103/microsoft-open-source-linux-history-wrong-statement Elon Musk https://www.chron.com/news/article/As-it-prepares-to-fly-humans-Elon-Musk-s-SpaceX-15275155.php] Foolishness of the Week Don’t Swim in New York https://www.the-sun.com/news/847367/bill-de-blasio-anyone-swim-nyc-beach-taken-right-out/ Bonus Material Links LA Mayor Says LA Won’t Reopen https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/05/13/coronavirus-covid-los-angeles-la-county-mayor-health-reopen-vaccine/ Another Source https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/12/health/us-coronavirus-tuesday/index.html Topic of the Week Judicial Scrutiny https://reason.com/2020/05/06/supreme-court-justices-in-texas-and-pennsylvania-emphasize-that-covid-19-lockdowns-require-judicial-scrutiny/ A Confederacy of Dunces https://www.amazon.com/Confederacy-Dunces-John-Kennedy-Toole-ebook/dp/B008UX2UIO Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Clark Neily on Twitter https://twitter.com/ConLawWarrior https://www.amazon.com/Terms-Engagement-Enforce-Constitutions-Government/dp/1594036969 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week is part two of Stossel in the Classroom meets Words & Numbers. We continue the conversation with John Stossel about economics, politics, and society. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Peer to Peer Charging https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339350758_P2C2_Peer-to-Peer_Car_Charging Baseball! https://apnews.com/6195fbe572aa83a0616053e9133a8551 Foolishness of the Week Lorena Gonzalez https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2020/05/10/san-diegos-lorena-gonzalez-slams-elon-musk-over-tesla-threat-to-leave-california/ Topic of the Week Stossel in the Classroom https://stosselintheclassroom.org/ Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Stossel joins us this week to talk about economics, politics, and society. This is part one of two, so be sure to tune in next week for more exciting discussions! Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Naomi’s Potato https://twitter.com/khaleesi_101/status/1255817022551863296/photo/1 Glass in the Soviet Union https://www-jstor-org.authenticate.library.duq.edu/stable/4202738?seq=7#metadata_info_tab_contents South Korean Baseball https://www.thewrap.com/espn-finds-a-sport-will-air-south-korean-baseball-games/ Foolishness of the Week Students Sue Colleges for Their Money Back https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/angry-undergrads-are-suing-colleges-for-billions-in-refunds/ar-BB13t6wd Topic of the Week Stossel in the Classroom https://stosselintheclassroom.org/ Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A depression differs from a recession in both the severity of the downturn and the duration. Recessions typically last months; the Great Depression lasted a decade. Importantly, the Great Depression started as an economic phenomenon, but the current “Great Suppression” started as a policy phenomenon. State governments deliberately shut down an otherwise vibrant economy. As we prepare to restart our economic engine, we consider things the government did right and did wrong in attempting to restart the economy during the Great Depression. Live with Stossel May 1st, 2020 @12 pm ET http://sitc.org/live Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Disincentives of Unemployment Benefits https://www.npr.org/2020/04/21/838879361/bitter-taste-for-coffee-shop-owner-as-new-600-jobless-benefit-closed-her-busines Forgivable Loan Backfire https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/22/she-got-a-paycheck-protection-loan-her-employees-hate-her-for-it.html Smokers Less Likely to Get COVID? https://news.yahoo.com/smokers-four-times-less-likely-151203823.html Foolishness of the Week Parents are Authoritarians https://nypost.com/2020/04/23/harvard-professor-wants-to-ban-authoritarian-homeschooling/ Topic of the Week Harold L. Cole https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/people/harold-l-cole History of the Great Depression https://fee.org/media/37305/deppod.pdf The Path to Growth Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hd_j9OX43g Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let us know what you think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In times of crisis, humans develop a dangerous, asymmetric view of events. We readily see the damage the crisis causes, but we don’t readily see the potential damage that proposed solutions can cause. And when information is uncertain, we tend to believe the worst about the crisis while tending to believe the best about proposed solutions. There is mounting evidence that this is playing out right now with the decision to shut down the economy in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits How We Deal with Lockdowns https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/04/15/coronavirus-police-maryland-town-urge-residents-wear-pants/5140750002/ Ghosts https://www.indy100.com/article/indonesia-ghosts-terrifying-coronavirus-lockdown-stay-home-9462511 Australia Trend https://www.sadanduseless.com/bin-isolation-outing/ Italian Toast https://www.facebook.com/MagnificentItaly/videos/178130129869702 Llama Rentals https://futurism.com/the-byte/rent-goats-llamas-zoom-meetings Pet Skype Calls https://www.themarysue.com/the-new-york-times-is-wrong-about-pets-on-video-conferences/ CO2 Supplies Diminishing https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ethanol-beer/beer-may-lose-its-fizz-as-co2-supplies-go-flat-during-pandemic-idUSKBN2200G3 Foolishness of the Week Covid Scam https://wjla.com/news/nation-world/do-not-click-the-link-police-warn-of-scam-covid-19-text-messages Topic of the Week Flu Index https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html United State Corona Cases https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html Santa Clara County Case Study https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.14.20062463v1 Boston’s Homeless Testing https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2020/04/14/coronavirus-boston-homeless-testing Corona’s Reach https://spectator.us/covid-antibody-test-german-town-shows-15-percent-infection-rate/ Quarantined Cruise Ship https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099517/japan-coronavirus-patients-diamond-princess/ Economic Outcome https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/us/politics/coronavirus-economy-recession-depression.html Intervention Cost Breakdowns http://econ.ucsb.edu/~tedb/Courses/UCSBpf/readings/interventions.pdf Cardiovascular Disease Spending https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3495132/ Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let us know what you think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vernon Smith, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in economics joins us on this episode to talk about the economic impact of the coronavirus and why, though we will have to push through some pain, we can be optimistic about the future. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Sweden’s Approach to Coronavirus https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/10/europe/sweden-lockdown-turmp-intl/index.html Non-essentials https://www.businessinsider.com/costco-walmart-target-stop-selling-non-essential-items-select-states-2020-4 Michigan Governor https://dailycaller.com/2020/04/11/gretchen-whitmer-gardening-seeds-non-essential/ Foolishness of the Week Pope Francis – On Universal Wage https://www.businessinsider.com/pope-francis-it-might-be-time-to-consider-universal-basic-wage-2020-4 On “Nature’s Response” https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/491734-pope-says-coronavirus-outbreak-may-be-one-of-natures-responses-to Topic of the Week Vernon Smith – USA Today & WSJ https://www.chapman.edu/our-faculty/vernon-smith https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/03/23/coronavirus-economy-lives-suspense-not-wall-street-crash-column/2898448001/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-economy-will-survive-the-coronavirus-11586103392 Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In response to the virus, state and city governments are exercising powers that they wouldn’t have in normal times. State and local governments are ordering businesses to close, restricting people’s right to travel, and talking about legally suspending rent and debt payments. This week, Clark Neily joins us to discuss the black, white, and gray constitutional areas of governmental powers in times of crisis. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! https://isi.org/cooperation-and-coercion-preorder/ Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Math Teacher https://twitter.com/DakSt8Football/status/1243687140799766532/photo/1 Venezuelan Warship https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-52151951 Earliest Recorded Use of the F-Word https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8189047/Worlds-earliest-record-F-word-discovered-manuscript-written-bored-Scottish-student.html Foolishness of the Week The Social Distancing Police https://www.forsythnews.com/news/government/cumming-officials-sign-social-distancing-order-will-swear-150-residents-special-policemen/ Topic of the Week Clark Neily https://www.cato.org/people/clark-neily Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let us know what you think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the debate over the future of public schooling in the U.S., charter schools may show the way forward. Similar to public schools, charter schools are open to all students and are funded by and answerable to state and local governments. Like private schools, charter schools are free to experiment with curricula and teaching styles, unencumbered by state and local government meddling. Pinnacle Classical Academy, in Shelby, NC, is one example of educational experimentation made possible by charter schools. Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits Coronavirus and Subsidiarity https://reason.com/2020/03/25/despite-coronavirus-sweden-refuses-to-shutter-businesses-and-limit-gatherings/ Sweden’s Response https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/world/europe/sweden-coronavirus.html Baby Chickens https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/style/chicken-eggs-coronavirus.html Foolishness of the Week Virginia Locked down for More Than 2 Months https://www.richmond.com/special-report/coronavirus/update-northam-issues-statewide-stay-at-home-order-effective-through/article_67dbe141-da92-504b-b74d-e7c9ed8a118c.html Bonus Foolishness: Mayor de Blasio https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/30/bill-de-blasio-churches-caught-holding-services-du/ Topic of the Week Pinnacle Classical Academy https://www.pinnacleclassicalacademy.com/ Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lincoln Chafee is possibly the only politician in US history who has served as mayor, governor, and US Senator and been elected as a Republican, a Democrat, and an Independent. Now Gov. Chafee is running to be the Libertarian Party’s candidate for President of the United States. Gov. Chafee brings the broadest of perspectives on American politics to this week’s Words & Numbers. Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! http://www.cooperationandcoercion.com Quick Hits People Being Nice to Each Other https://lithub.com/big-hearted-strangers-turn-little-free-libraries-into-little-free-pantries/ IHOP to Go https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/westmoreland-restaurant-helping-out-churches-organizations-impacted-by-fish-fry-cancellations/ Best Buy’s Employee Solution https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akwq8a/best-buy-employees-work-voluntary-coronavirus-paid-two-weeks T-Mobile & Sprint Providing Unlimited Data https://www.tomsguide.com/news/t-mobile-and-sprint-providing-unlimited-data-to-all-customers-for-coronavirus-relief Conference Calls by Zoom https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/03/14/zoom-is-helping-schools-closing-due-coronavirus-fo.aspx U-Haul for College Students https://www.uhaul.com/Articles/About/20625/College-Students-U-Haul-Offers-30-Days-Free-Self-Storage-amid-Coronavirus-Outbreak/ Employees over Rent https://www.kait8.com/2020/03/18/property-owner-tells-restaurants-pay-employees-instead-rent/ Americans Stranded Abroad https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/thousands-of-americans-stranded-abroad-as-money-patience-run-out/ar-BB11vJu2 Disaster Relief Guides and Resources https://medium.com/@kittystryker/collective-care-is-our-best-weapon-against-covid-19-851e29568656 Foolishness of the Week Trillion-Dollar Coins https://www.businesstelegraph.co.uk/minting-basic-income-us-lawmaker-asks-treasury-to-issue-two-1-trillion-coins-with-no-debt/ Topic of the Week Lincoln Chafee https://www.lincolnchafee.com/ Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let us know what you think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The laws of economics aren’t social conventions that we can choose to follow or ignore as it suits us. When demand for a product outstrips supply, the price of the product rises. Calling it, “price gouging,” and outlawing doesn’t make the price increase go away. It simply hides it in other forms. When it comes to price gouging laws, we only think we are choosing between a high price and a low price. We are actually choosing between a high price and a shortage. Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Get Your Copy of Cooperation and Coercion Now! https://isi.org/cooperation-and-coercion-preorder/ Quick Hits Dayton University Pepper Sprays Its Students https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200311/police-fire-pepper-balls-at-disorderly-crowd-near-university-of-dayton-after-coronavirus-dorm-closing-announcement People Calling 911 for Toilet Paper https://www.fox5ny.com/news/do-not-call-911-just-because-you-ran-out-of-toilet-paper-oregon-police-say Foolishness of the Week Student Suspended for Selling Hand Sanitizer https://nypost.com/2020/03/12/uk-teen-suspended-from-school-for-charging-students-for-hand-sanitizer/ Topic of the Week Craigslist Gas Black-Market https://money.cnn.com/2012/11/05/news/economy/craigslist-gas-sandy/index.html Fire Man Arrested for Selling Gas Post Hurricane Sandy https://www.nj.com/essex/2014/12/jury_selection_to_begin_for_east_orange_firefighter_accused_of_selling_gas_after_hurricane_sandy_fue.html Join the Conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let Us Know What You Think mailto:[email protected] Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices