Although they fought hard to preserve a vision of the biggest overhaul of the American social safety net – along with a revolutionary reworking of climate change policy – it appears that President Biden is preparing progressives in Congress for a major let-down by insisting that a scaled-back bill – the details of which are… Continue reading “This Bill Now SUCKS” – Disappointed Dems Blast Biden, Bernie, & House Progressives Over New Spending Plan
The Exodus! (Did It Happen?)
Podcast: Download MYS166: The Bible records the story of Moses and Exodus, the foundational event in the Jewish faith, but some skeptics say it never happened. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the evidence to determine whether the Exodus really occurred. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to… Continue reading The Exodus! (Did It Happen?)
Why New Traders Really Struggle
Trading has never been as popular as it is today. It probably feels a lot like the dotcom bubble for those who went through that, with random folks talking about their stock picks in coffee shops, waiters giving you trading advice, etc. Traders are flocking to Reddit forums like WallStreetBets for trading strategies and… Continue reading Why New Traders Really Struggle
Covid, Quickly: A Pop-Up Podcast
COVID, Quickly, Episode 15: Booster Shot Approvals–plus Vaccines for Kids? Today, we’re going to bust through the confusion about booster vaccines: who can get them and who can’t, and we’ll talk about one group that hasn’t even gotten first shots yet: kids under 12. We’ll discuss when that could finally happen. Air date: September 24,… Continue reading Covid, Quickly: A Pop-Up Podcast
Preventing Sexual Violence in the Military
BriGette McCoy paused to steady her breath. She had spent years hiding the scars of what happened to her in the U.S. Army. Her own family members didn’t know about the groping, the leering jokes, the two rapes she survived before she turned 20. But someone had to put a face on the problem, and… Continue reading Preventing Sexual Violence in the Military
Pelosi Plans Fizzle After Jayapal ‘No’ Sinks Thursday Infrastructure Vote
Update (1717ET): House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s misplaced confidence that she could pull off a Thursday vote on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill went up in flames, after Congressional Progressive Caucus leader Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) made clear that House leadership would not have enough votes from her group to pass it. “Both bills pass together —… Continue reading Pelosi Plans Fizzle After Jayapal ‘No’ Sinks Thursday Infrastructure Vote
Son of Sam (David Berkowitz, True Crime, Serial Killer)
Podcast: Download MYS167: A terrifying series of killings in NYC in 1976 included letters to police from the killer calling himself “Son of Sam”. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what happened, how David Berkowitz was arrested and confessed, and then ask did he really act alone? Get all new episodes automatically and for free:… Continue reading Son of Sam (David Berkowitz, True Crime, Serial Killer)
How to Trade a Short Squeeze – Real Trading Example
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How Tadayuki Watanabe Disproved a Major Conjecture About Spheres
In a burst of work, mathematicians have moved closer to understanding just how many ways there are of contorting a simple sphere so that, in the end, it still resembles itself. Much of the progress comes from results by Tadayuki Watanabe at Kyoto University. Over the last several years, he has figured out how to… Continue reading How Tadayuki Watanabe Disproved a Major Conjecture About Spheres
Equality In Servitude: From Citizen Competence to Therapeutic Despotism
A dozen or so years ago, I took temporary leave from Georgetown University and moved to Iraq for two years to preside over The American University of Iraq-Sulaimani. Some of the young men and women enrolled in our fledgling university carried the double burden of having survived both the American invasion and the Kurdish Civil War… Continue reading Equality In Servitude: From Citizen Competence to Therapeutic Despotism