The preview of this supporters’ midweek episode open's with a discussion of Mike’s favorite federal agency – the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The Supreme Court is considering whether the financing system for the agency set up by Congress is unconstitutional. Mike doesn’t think so, but it’s a tougher call for Jay.
After that, they look into the Credit Card Competition Act, legislation currently in the Senate that would force Visa and Mastercard to let merchants choose an alternative to them for processing credit card payments. On this, Mike and Jay are largely in agreement – more competition seems like a good idea, despite the scare ads that suggest it will mean the end of credit card rewards program.
They close by considering Bertrand Russell’s essay “In Praise of Idleness”. Mike thinks there’s a lot to it, and while Jay sees the merit in some of what Russell argues, he feels that Russell might be over-selling idleness.
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Google Lawsuit, Tanks to Ukraine, NATO Expansion, Classified Documents
The Constitution, Part IV
Dobbs Leak, Debt Ceiling, Ukraine Aid, Biden Documents, House Committees
Trouble at the FAA, Mike Gets to Talk Regulations!
The Many Investigations of Joe Biden
Trump’s Taxes & The IRS, 2023 Predictions, GOP Lies, Enlarging the House
Speaker McCarthy, Roberts’ Report, Biden’s Judges
Judge Pierre Bergeron on State Courts, Criminal Sentencing, and Trial by Jury
Santos’ Lies, 1/6 Report, Trump’s Taxes, FY23 Budget, Zelensky, Immigration
Budget Deal, TikTok Bans, SBF / FTX and Campaign Finance
Griner, Sinema, GA Senate, Trump Legal Woes, DNC Primary Changes
Trump Special Master, Rail Strike, Student Loan Forgiveness, Sedition Convictions
Garland’s Special Counsel, Trump Tax Returns, MBS Immunity, Pot Legislation
Trump Special Counsel, Midterms & 2024, Same Sex Marriage, Biden & Xi
Midterms: Results, Reactions, Consequences, Ballot Issues
Pelosi Attack, Affirmative Action, Trump’s Taxes, Twitter, Midterms
Robb Willer and Jan Voelkel on Strengthening American Democratic Attitudes
Fetterman & Oz, Midterms & Polling, Republicans & Ukraine
Truss Resignation, Russian and Iran, Senate Debates, Midterm Predictions, Lindsey Graham, Loan Forgiveness
1/6 Committee, Trump Documents, Danchenko & Durham
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