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  <title>Episode 23: Episode 23: AmeriCorps</title>
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  <itunes:title>Episode 23: AmeriCorps</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>My thoughts on the recent news of AmeriCorps shutting down and thoughts on the future of the program</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>21:30</itunes:duration>
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&lt;p&gt;Associated Press - "AmeriCorps cuts prompt two dozen states to sue Trump administration" by Hannah Fingerhut:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://apnews.com/article/americorps-lawsuit-trump-doge-efd7e461acc932beaa56c3e2c4fd927d" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://apnews.com/article/americorps-lawsuit-trump-doge-efd7e461acc932beaa56c3e2c4fd927d&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Associated Press - "Most of AmeriCorps staff members have been placed on leave after DOGE cuts" by Hannah Fingerhut and Tran Nguyen:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-doge-americorps-cuts-volunteers-service-9b9c0e0cfb82ba6513478a35d3889b43" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://apnews.com/article/trump-doge-americorps-cuts-volunteers-service-9b9c0e0cfb82ba6513478a35d3889b43&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Yahoo! - "Young Adults Are Reviving Small Towns—and They’re Moving at the Highest Rate in a Decade" by Snejana Farberov:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/young-adults-reviving-small-towns-094500016.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/young-adults-reviving-small-towns-094500016.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;NPR - "100 days of DOGE: What Elon Musk has achieved and what comes next" by Bobby Allyn and Lauren Frayer:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/27/nx-s1-5372830/100-days-of-doge-what-elon-musk-has-achieved-and-what-comes-next" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.npr.org/2025/04/27/nx-s1-5372830/100-days-of-doge-what-elon-musk-has-achieved-and-what-comes-next&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;USA Today - "Is Elon Musk quitting DOGE? What he said after disastrous Tesla earnings call" by Jordan Green:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/04/23/is-elon-musk-quitting-doge-what-he-said-after-bad-tesla-earnings-call/83228653007/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/04/23/is-elon-musk-quitting-doge-what-he-said-after-bad-tesla-earnings-call/83228653007/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;CNN - "‘Just never been anything like DOGE’: Inside Elon Musk’s turbulent takeover of government in Trump’s first 100 days" by Jeremy Herb, Eric Bradner and Tami Luhby:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/26/politics/elon-musk-hostile-takeover-government-trump-100-days/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/26/politics/elon-musk-hostile-takeover-government-trump-100-days/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Hill - "What happens to DOGE once Elon Musk leaves?" by Julia Shapero:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5266007-what-happens-to-doge-once-elon-musk-leaves/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5266007-what-happens-to-doge-once-elon-musk-leaves/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>Associated Press - &quot;AmeriCorps cuts prompt two dozen states to sue Trump administration&quot; by Hannah Fingerhut:<br>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/americorps-lawsuit-trump-doge-efd7e461acc932beaa56c3e2c4fd927d" rel="nofollow">https://apnews.com/article/americorps-lawsuit-trump-doge-efd7e461acc932beaa56c3e2c4fd927d</a></p>

<p>Associated Press - &quot;Most of AmeriCorps staff members have been placed on leave after DOGE cuts&quot; by Hannah Fingerhut and Tran Nguyen:<br>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-doge-americorps-cuts-volunteers-service-9b9c0e0cfb82ba6513478a35d3889b43" rel="nofollow">https://apnews.com/article/trump-doge-americorps-cuts-volunteers-service-9b9c0e0cfb82ba6513478a35d3889b43</a></p>

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<p>Yahoo! - &quot;Young Adults Are Reviving Small Towns—and They’re Moving at the Highest Rate in a Decade&quot; by Snejana Farberov:<br>
<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/young-adults-reviving-small-towns-094500016.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/young-adults-reviving-small-towns-094500016.html</a></p>

<p>NPR - &quot;100 days of DOGE: What Elon Musk has achieved and what comes next&quot; by Bobby Allyn and Lauren Frayer:<br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/27/nx-s1-5372830/100-days-of-doge-what-elon-musk-has-achieved-and-what-comes-next" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/2025/04/27/nx-s1-5372830/100-days-of-doge-what-elon-musk-has-achieved-and-what-comes-next</a></p>

<p>USA Today - &quot;Is Elon Musk quitting DOGE? What he said after disastrous Tesla earnings call&quot; by Jordan Green:<br>
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/04/23/is-elon-musk-quitting-doge-what-he-said-after-bad-tesla-earnings-call/83228653007/" rel="nofollow">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/04/23/is-elon-musk-quitting-doge-what-he-said-after-bad-tesla-earnings-call/83228653007/</a></p>

<p>CNN - &quot;‘Just never been anything like DOGE’: Inside Elon Musk’s turbulent takeover of government in Trump’s first 100 days&quot; by Jeremy Herb, Eric Bradner and Tami Luhby:<br>
<a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/26/politics/elon-musk-hostile-takeover-government-trump-100-days/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/26/politics/elon-musk-hostile-takeover-government-trump-100-days/index.html</a></p>

<p>The Hill - &quot;What happens to DOGE once Elon Musk leaves?&quot; by Julia Shapero:<br>
<a href="https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5266007-what-happens-to-doge-once-elon-musk-leaves/" rel="nofollow">https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5266007-what-happens-to-doge-once-elon-musk-leaves/</a></p>]]>
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<p>Associated Press - &quot;AmeriCorps cuts prompt two dozen states to sue Trump administration&quot; by Hannah Fingerhut:<br>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/americorps-lawsuit-trump-doge-efd7e461acc932beaa56c3e2c4fd927d" rel="nofollow">https://apnews.com/article/americorps-lawsuit-trump-doge-efd7e461acc932beaa56c3e2c4fd927d</a></p>

<p>Associated Press - &quot;Most of AmeriCorps staff members have been placed on leave after DOGE cuts&quot; by Hannah Fingerhut and Tran Nguyen:<br>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-doge-americorps-cuts-volunteers-service-9b9c0e0cfb82ba6513478a35d3889b43" rel="nofollow">https://apnews.com/article/trump-doge-americorps-cuts-volunteers-service-9b9c0e0cfb82ba6513478a35d3889b43</a></p>

<p>GAO - &quot;MILITARY RECRUITING: Actions Needed to Address Digital Marketing Challenges:<br>
<a href="https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-25-106719/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-25-106719/index.html</a></p>

<p>Yahoo! - &quot;Young Adults Are Reviving Small Towns—and They’re Moving at the Highest Rate in a Decade&quot; by Snejana Farberov:<br>
<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/young-adults-reviving-small-towns-094500016.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/young-adults-reviving-small-towns-094500016.html</a></p>

<p>NPR - &quot;100 days of DOGE: What Elon Musk has achieved and what comes next&quot; by Bobby Allyn and Lauren Frayer:<br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/27/nx-s1-5372830/100-days-of-doge-what-elon-musk-has-achieved-and-what-comes-next" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/2025/04/27/nx-s1-5372830/100-days-of-doge-what-elon-musk-has-achieved-and-what-comes-next</a></p>

<p>USA Today - &quot;Is Elon Musk quitting DOGE? What he said after disastrous Tesla earnings call&quot; by Jordan Green:<br>
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/04/23/is-elon-musk-quitting-doge-what-he-said-after-bad-tesla-earnings-call/83228653007/" rel="nofollow">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/04/23/is-elon-musk-quitting-doge-what-he-said-after-bad-tesla-earnings-call/83228653007/</a></p>

<p>CNN - &quot;‘Just never been anything like DOGE’: Inside Elon Musk’s turbulent takeover of government in Trump’s first 100 days&quot; by Jeremy Herb, Eric Bradner and Tami Luhby:<br>
<a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/26/politics/elon-musk-hostile-takeover-government-trump-100-days/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/26/politics/elon-musk-hostile-takeover-government-trump-100-days/index.html</a></p>

<p>The Hill - &quot;What happens to DOGE once Elon Musk leaves?&quot; by Julia Shapero:<br>
<a href="https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5266007-what-happens-to-doge-once-elon-musk-leaves/" rel="nofollow">https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5266007-what-happens-to-doge-once-elon-musk-leaves/</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 22: Episode 22: Is a Value-Added Tax inevitable?</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>22</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Episode 22: Is a Value-Added Tax inevitable?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Weighing the pros and cons of a VAT in the United States</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>26:20</itunes:duration>
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&lt;p&gt;Congressional Research Service - "Value-Added Tax (VAT) as a Revenue Option: A Primer" by James M. Bickley:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/R41708.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/R41708.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;McKinsey &amp;amp; Company - "We need to talk . . . about gen AI" by Gerard Richter, Marie El Hoyek, and Valerio Dilda:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/operations-blog/we-need-to-talk-about-gen-ai" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/operations-blog/we-need-to-talk-about-gen-ai&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;CNBC - "How much would a wealth tax really raise? Dueling economists reflect new split in Democratic Party" by Robert Frank:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/10/dueling-economists-debate-how-much-a-wealth-tax-would-raise.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/10/dueling-economists-debate-how-much-a-wealth-tax-would-raise.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Axios - "Why Trump is taking aim at Europe's sales tax" by Felix Salmon:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/31/europe-trump-tariffs-sales-tax" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.axios.com/2025/03/31/europe-trump-tariffs-sales-tax&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;AP - "US economic growth to slow in the next 30 years, fueled by debt and declining birth rates, CBO says" by Fatima Hussein and Josh Boak:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-economic-growth-to-slow-in-the-next-30-years-fueled-by-debt-and-declining-birth-rates-cbo-says/ar-AA1BN6Pf?ocid=msedgntp&amp;amp;pc=LCTS&amp;amp;cvid=5180883af1c84a8c833f4f6dbea6c47b&amp;amp;ei=23" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-economic-growth-to-slow-in-the-next-30-years-fueled-by-debt-and-declining-birth-rates-cbo-says/ar-AA1BN6Pf?ocid=msedgntp&amp;amp;amp;pc=LCTS&amp;amp;amp;cvid=5180883af1c84a8c833f4f6dbea6c47b&amp;amp;amp;ei=23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Hill - "5 reasons why a wealth tax is bad policy" by Richard J. Shinder:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4782461-wealth-tax-supreme-court-decision/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4782461-wealth-tax-supreme-court-decision/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Tax Policy Center - "Taxing Wealth in the United States: Issues and Challenges" by Janet Holtzlatt and Gabriella Garriga:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://taxpolicycenter.org/research-reports/taxing-wealth-united-states-issues-and-challenges" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://taxpolicycenter.org/research-reports/taxing-wealth-united-states-issues-and-challenges&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Tax Foundation - "From the Tax Foundation Archives: The Pros and Cons of a Value Added Tax (VAT)" by Scott Hodge:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://taxfoundation.org/blog/pros-cons-value-added-tax-vat/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://taxfoundation.org/blog/pros-cons-value-added-tax-vat/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Business Insider - "What productivity boom? AI will provide just a 1% GDP boost over the next decade, MIT economist says" by Filip De Mott:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-artificial-intelligence-productivity-economy-gdp-growth-impact-daron-acemoglu-2024-5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-artificial-intelligence-productivity-economy-gdp-growth-impact-daron-acemoglu-2024-5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bloomberg Tax - "The United States Needs a Value-Added Tax" by Alan Viard:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/the-united-states-needs-a-value-added-tax" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/the-united-states-needs-a-value-added-tax&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;World Resources Institute - "US Clean Power Development Sees Record Progress, As Well As Stronger Headwinds" by Lori Bird, Andrew Light and Ian Goldsmith:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.wri.org/insights/clean-energy-progress-united-states" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.wri.org/insights/clean-energy-progress-united-states&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Avalara - "‘It’s inevitable,’ experts say: U.S. states will eventually adopt European-style sales tax compliance requirements" by Bryan Corliss:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.avalara.com/blog/en/north-america/2022/05/its-inevitable-experts-say-us-states-will-eventually-adopt-european-style-sales-tax-compliance-requirements.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.avalara.com/blog/en/north-america/2022/05/its-inevitable-experts-say-us-states-will-eventually-adopt-european-style-sales-tax-compliance-requirements.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Scientific America - "The AI Boom Could Use a Shocking Amount of Electricity" by Lauren Leffer:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-ai-boom-could-use-a-shocking-amount-of-electricity/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-ai-boom-could-use-a-shocking-amount-of-electricity/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;CNBC - "The probability of a recession is approaching 50%, Deutsche markets survey finds" by Jeff Cox:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/24/the-probability-of-a-recession-is-approaching-50percent-deutsche-markets-survey-finds.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/24/the-probability-of-a-recession-is-approaching-50percent-deutsche-markets-survey-finds.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;McKinsey Global Institute - "Rekindling US productivity for a new era" by Charles Atkins, Olivia White, Asutosh Padhi, Kweilin Ellingrud, Anu Madgavkar, and Michael Neary:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/rekindling-us-productivity-for-a-new-era" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/rekindling-us-productivity-for-a-new-era&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - "What Lessons Can Be Drawn from Japan’s High Debt-to-GDP Ratio?" by YiLi Chien and Ashley H. Stewart:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2023/nov/what-lessons-drawn-japans-high-debt-gdp-ratio" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2023/nov/what-lessons-drawn-japans-high-debt-gdp-ratio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Peter G Petersen Foundation - "National Debt on Track to Reach Record High in Just Four Years":&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.pgpf.org/article/national-debt-on-track-to-reach-record-high-in-just-four-years/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.pgpf.org/article/national-debt-on-track-to-reach-record-high-in-just-four-years/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Penn Wharton - "When Does Federal Debt Reach Unsustainable Levels?" by Jagadeesh Gokhale and Kent Smetters:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2023/10/6/when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2023/10/6/when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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<p>CNBC - &quot;How much would a wealth tax really raise? Dueling economists reflect new split in Democratic Party&quot; by Robert Frank:<br>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/10/dueling-economists-debate-how-much-a-wealth-tax-would-raise.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/10/dueling-economists-debate-how-much-a-wealth-tax-would-raise.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9</a></p>

<p>Axios - &quot;Why Trump is taking aim at Europe&#39;s sales tax&quot; by Felix Salmon:<br>
<a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/31/europe-trump-tariffs-sales-tax" rel="nofollow">https://www.axios.com/2025/03/31/europe-trump-tariffs-sales-tax</a></p>

<p>AP - &quot;US economic growth to slow in the next 30 years, fueled by debt and declining birth rates, CBO says&quot; by Fatima Hussein and Josh Boak:<br>
<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-economic-growth-to-slow-in-the-next-30-years-fueled-by-debt-and-declining-birth-rates-cbo-says/ar-AA1BN6Pf?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=5180883af1c84a8c833f4f6dbea6c47b&ei=23" rel="nofollow">https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-economic-growth-to-slow-in-the-next-30-years-fueled-by-debt-and-declining-birth-rates-cbo-says/ar-AA1BN6Pf?ocid=msedgntp&amp;pc=LCTS&amp;cvid=5180883af1c84a8c833f4f6dbea6c47b&amp;ei=23</a></p>

<p>The Hill - &quot;5 reasons why a wealth tax is bad policy&quot; by Richard J. Shinder:<br>
<a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4782461-wealth-tax-supreme-court-decision/" rel="nofollow">https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4782461-wealth-tax-supreme-court-decision/</a></p>

<p>Tax Policy Center - &quot;Taxing Wealth in the United States: Issues and Challenges&quot; by Janet Holtzlatt and Gabriella Garriga:<br>
<a href="https://taxpolicycenter.org/research-reports/taxing-wealth-united-states-issues-and-challenges" rel="nofollow">https://taxpolicycenter.org/research-reports/taxing-wealth-united-states-issues-and-challenges</a></p>

<p>Tax Foundation - &quot;From the Tax Foundation Archives: The Pros and Cons of a Value Added Tax (VAT)&quot; by Scott Hodge:<br>
<a href="https://taxfoundation.org/blog/pros-cons-value-added-tax-vat/" rel="nofollow">https://taxfoundation.org/blog/pros-cons-value-added-tax-vat/</a></p>

<p>Business Insider - &quot;What productivity boom? AI will provide just a 1% GDP boost over the next decade, MIT economist says&quot; by Filip De Mott:<br>
<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-artificial-intelligence-productivity-economy-gdp-growth-impact-daron-acemoglu-2024-5" rel="nofollow">https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-artificial-intelligence-productivity-economy-gdp-growth-impact-daron-acemoglu-2024-5</a></p>

<p>Bloomberg Tax - &quot;The United States Needs a Value-Added Tax&quot; by Alan Viard:<br>
<a href="https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/the-united-states-needs-a-value-added-tax" rel="nofollow">https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/the-united-states-needs-a-value-added-tax</a></p>

<p>World Resources Institute - &quot;US Clean Power Development Sees Record Progress, As Well As Stronger Headwinds&quot; by Lori Bird, Andrew Light and Ian Goldsmith:<br>
<a href="https://www.wri.org/insights/clean-energy-progress-united-states" rel="nofollow">https://www.wri.org/insights/clean-energy-progress-united-states</a></p>

<p>Avalara - &quot;‘It’s inevitable,’ experts say: U.S. states will eventually adopt European-style sales tax compliance requirements&quot; by Bryan Corliss:<br>
<a href="https://www.avalara.com/blog/en/north-america/2022/05/its-inevitable-experts-say-us-states-will-eventually-adopt-european-style-sales-tax-compliance-requirements.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.avalara.com/blog/en/north-america/2022/05/its-inevitable-experts-say-us-states-will-eventually-adopt-european-style-sales-tax-compliance-requirements.html</a></p>

<p>Scientific America - &quot;The AI Boom Could Use a Shocking Amount of Electricity&quot; by Lauren Leffer:<br>
<a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-ai-boom-could-use-a-shocking-amount-of-electricity/" rel="nofollow">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-ai-boom-could-use-a-shocking-amount-of-electricity/</a></p>

<p>CNBC - &quot;The probability of a recession is approaching 50%, Deutsche markets survey finds&quot; by Jeff Cox:<br>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/24/the-probability-of-a-recession-is-approaching-50percent-deutsche-markets-survey-finds.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/24/the-probability-of-a-recession-is-approaching-50percent-deutsche-markets-survey-finds.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9</a></p>

<p>McKinsey Global Institute - &quot;Rekindling US productivity for a new era&quot; by Charles Atkins, Olivia White, Asutosh Padhi, Kweilin Ellingrud, Anu Madgavkar, and Michael Neary:<br>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/rekindling-us-productivity-for-a-new-era" rel="nofollow">https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/rekindling-us-productivity-for-a-new-era</a></p>

<p>Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - &quot;What Lessons Can Be Drawn from Japan’s High Debt-to-GDP Ratio?&quot; by YiLi Chien and Ashley H. Stewart:<br>
<a href="https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2023/nov/what-lessons-drawn-japans-high-debt-gdp-ratio" rel="nofollow">https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2023/nov/what-lessons-drawn-japans-high-debt-gdp-ratio</a></p>

<p>Peter G Petersen Foundation - &quot;National Debt on Track to Reach Record High in Just Four Years&quot;:<br>
<a href="https://www.pgpf.org/article/national-debt-on-track-to-reach-record-high-in-just-four-years/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pgpf.org/article/national-debt-on-track-to-reach-record-high-in-just-four-years/</a></p>

<p>Penn Wharton - &quot;When Does Federal Debt Reach Unsustainable Levels?&quot; by Jagadeesh Gokhale and Kent Smetters:<br>
<a href="https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2023/10/6/when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels" rel="nofollow">https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2023/10/6/when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels</a></p>]]>
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<a href="https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/R41708.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/R41708.pdf</a></p>

<p>McKinsey &amp; Company - &quot;We need to talk . . . about gen AI&quot; by Gerard Richter, Marie El Hoyek, and Valerio Dilda:<br>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/operations-blog/we-need-to-talk-about-gen-ai" rel="nofollow">https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/operations-blog/we-need-to-talk-about-gen-ai</a></p>

<p>CNBC - &quot;How much would a wealth tax really raise? Dueling economists reflect new split in Democratic Party&quot; by Robert Frank:<br>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/10/dueling-economists-debate-how-much-a-wealth-tax-would-raise.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/10/dueling-economists-debate-how-much-a-wealth-tax-would-raise.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9</a></p>

<p>Axios - &quot;Why Trump is taking aim at Europe&#39;s sales tax&quot; by Felix Salmon:<br>
<a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/31/europe-trump-tariffs-sales-tax" rel="nofollow">https://www.axios.com/2025/03/31/europe-trump-tariffs-sales-tax</a></p>

<p>AP - &quot;US economic growth to slow in the next 30 years, fueled by debt and declining birth rates, CBO says&quot; by Fatima Hussein and Josh Boak:<br>
<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-economic-growth-to-slow-in-the-next-30-years-fueled-by-debt-and-declining-birth-rates-cbo-says/ar-AA1BN6Pf?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=5180883af1c84a8c833f4f6dbea6c47b&ei=23" rel="nofollow">https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-economic-growth-to-slow-in-the-next-30-years-fueled-by-debt-and-declining-birth-rates-cbo-says/ar-AA1BN6Pf?ocid=msedgntp&amp;pc=LCTS&amp;cvid=5180883af1c84a8c833f4f6dbea6c47b&amp;ei=23</a></p>

<p>The Hill - &quot;5 reasons why a wealth tax is bad policy&quot; by Richard J. Shinder:<br>
<a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4782461-wealth-tax-supreme-court-decision/" rel="nofollow">https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4782461-wealth-tax-supreme-court-decision/</a></p>

<p>Tax Policy Center - &quot;Taxing Wealth in the United States: Issues and Challenges&quot; by Janet Holtzlatt and Gabriella Garriga:<br>
<a href="https://taxpolicycenter.org/research-reports/taxing-wealth-united-states-issues-and-challenges" rel="nofollow">https://taxpolicycenter.org/research-reports/taxing-wealth-united-states-issues-and-challenges</a></p>

<p>Tax Foundation - &quot;From the Tax Foundation Archives: The Pros and Cons of a Value Added Tax (VAT)&quot; by Scott Hodge:<br>
<a href="https://taxfoundation.org/blog/pros-cons-value-added-tax-vat/" rel="nofollow">https://taxfoundation.org/blog/pros-cons-value-added-tax-vat/</a></p>

<p>Business Insider - &quot;What productivity boom? AI will provide just a 1% GDP boost over the next decade, MIT economist says&quot; by Filip De Mott:<br>
<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-artificial-intelligence-productivity-economy-gdp-growth-impact-daron-acemoglu-2024-5" rel="nofollow">https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-artificial-intelligence-productivity-economy-gdp-growth-impact-daron-acemoglu-2024-5</a></p>

<p>Bloomberg Tax - &quot;The United States Needs a Value-Added Tax&quot; by Alan Viard:<br>
<a href="https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/the-united-states-needs-a-value-added-tax" rel="nofollow">https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/the-united-states-needs-a-value-added-tax</a></p>

<p>World Resources Institute - &quot;US Clean Power Development Sees Record Progress, As Well As Stronger Headwinds&quot; by Lori Bird, Andrew Light and Ian Goldsmith:<br>
<a href="https://www.wri.org/insights/clean-energy-progress-united-states" rel="nofollow">https://www.wri.org/insights/clean-energy-progress-united-states</a></p>

<p>Avalara - &quot;‘It’s inevitable,’ experts say: U.S. states will eventually adopt European-style sales tax compliance requirements&quot; by Bryan Corliss:<br>
<a href="https://www.avalara.com/blog/en/north-america/2022/05/its-inevitable-experts-say-us-states-will-eventually-adopt-european-style-sales-tax-compliance-requirements.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.avalara.com/blog/en/north-america/2022/05/its-inevitable-experts-say-us-states-will-eventually-adopt-european-style-sales-tax-compliance-requirements.html</a></p>

<p>Scientific America - &quot;The AI Boom Could Use a Shocking Amount of Electricity&quot; by Lauren Leffer:<br>
<a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-ai-boom-could-use-a-shocking-amount-of-electricity/" rel="nofollow">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-ai-boom-could-use-a-shocking-amount-of-electricity/</a></p>

<p>CNBC - &quot;The probability of a recession is approaching 50%, Deutsche markets survey finds&quot; by Jeff Cox:<br>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/24/the-probability-of-a-recession-is-approaching-50percent-deutsche-markets-survey-finds.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/24/the-probability-of-a-recession-is-approaching-50percent-deutsche-markets-survey-finds.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9</a></p>

<p>McKinsey Global Institute - &quot;Rekindling US productivity for a new era&quot; by Charles Atkins, Olivia White, Asutosh Padhi, Kweilin Ellingrud, Anu Madgavkar, and Michael Neary:<br>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/rekindling-us-productivity-for-a-new-era" rel="nofollow">https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/rekindling-us-productivity-for-a-new-era</a></p>

<p>Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - &quot;What Lessons Can Be Drawn from Japan’s High Debt-to-GDP Ratio?&quot; by YiLi Chien and Ashley H. Stewart:<br>
<a href="https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2023/nov/what-lessons-drawn-japans-high-debt-gdp-ratio" rel="nofollow">https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2023/nov/what-lessons-drawn-japans-high-debt-gdp-ratio</a></p>

<p>Peter G Petersen Foundation - &quot;National Debt on Track to Reach Record High in Just Four Years&quot;:<br>
<a href="https://www.pgpf.org/article/national-debt-on-track-to-reach-record-high-in-just-four-years/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pgpf.org/article/national-debt-on-track-to-reach-record-high-in-just-four-years/</a></p>

<p>Penn Wharton - &quot;When Does Federal Debt Reach Unsustainable Levels?&quot; by Jagadeesh Gokhale and Kent Smetters:<br>
<a href="https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2023/10/6/when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels" rel="nofollow">https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2023/10/6/when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 17: Episode 17: A Premature Autopsy of the 2024 presidential election</title>
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  <itunes:title>Episode 17: A Premature Autopsy of the 2024 presidential election</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Elegant Ramblings</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>My look at the results of the 2024 presidential election, thoughts and takeaways</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>35:29</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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&lt;p&gt;NBC - "Exit Polls"&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Texas Tribune "Trump’s near sweep of Texas border counties shows a shift to the right for Latino voters" by Jasper Scherer, Zach Despart and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune, and Perla Trevizo and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/donald-trump-near-sweep-texas-border-counties/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/donald-trump-near-sweep-texas-border-counties/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;NPR - "They split the ticket. Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump" by Sarah Varney - &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/08/nx-s1-5184539/trump-election-abortion-votes-harris" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/08/nx-s1-5184539/trump-election-abortion-votes-harris&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;CBS - "National Exit Poll for Presidential Results (2020)" -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/elections/2020/united-states/president/exit-poll/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cbsnews.com/elections/2020/united-states/president/exit-poll/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Pew Research - "Newspapers Fact Sheet" - &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Silver Bulletin - "Kamala Harris was a replacement-level candidate" by Nate Silver -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.natesilver.net/p/kamala-harris-was-a-replacement-level" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.natesilver.net/p/kamala-harris-was-a-replacement-level&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Reuters - "Kamala Harris stood up to big banks, with mixed results for consumers in crisis" by Sharon Bernstein - &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/world/kamala-harris-stood-up-to-big-banks-with-mixed-results-for-consumers-in-crisis-idUSKCN1SF0Z4/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.reuters.com/article/world/kamala-harris-stood-up-to-big-banks-with-mixed-results-for-consumers-in-crisis-idUSKCN1SF0Z4/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;PolitiFact - "Kamala Harris Says She ‘Took On The Big Banks’ As California Atty. General. Did She Go Far Enough?" by Chris Nichols -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/25/kamala-harris-says-she-took-big-banks-california-a/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/25/kamala-harris-says-she-took-big-banks-california-a/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Roper Center - "How Groups Voted in 2020" - &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-2020" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-2020&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Forbes - "Trump Vs. Harris Fundraising: Harris Outraises Trump By Nearly 5-to-1 Among Last Minute Big Donors" by Alison Durkee - &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/11/04/trump-vs-harris-fundraising-race-harris-outraised-trump-3-to-1-with-last-pre-election-report/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/11/04/trump-vs-harris-fundraising-race-harris-outraised-trump-3-to-1-with-last-pre-election-report/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Forbes - "Real Estate Experts Cite Pros And Cons Of $25,000 Harris First Time Homebuyer Plan" by Jamie Gold -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiegold/2024/08/26/experts-cite-pros-and-cons-of-25000-harris-first-time-homebuyer-plan/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiegold/2024/08/26/experts-cite-pros-and-cons-of-25000-harris-first-time-homebuyer-plan/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;HeathStory - "2024 Harris 'White Dudes for Harris' Ad" &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rekHu6eV_PA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rekHu6eV_PA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Lincoln Project - "Doc Rivers Tells It Like It Is" &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUa32LNNBA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUa32LNNBA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Cut - "What to Know About Kamala Harris’s Policy Proposals" by By Andrea González-Ramírez -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/what-are-kamala-harris-policies.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.thecut.com/article/what-are-kamala-harris-policies.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;USA Today - "How Clinton lost 'blue wall' states of Mich., Pa., Wis." by Craig Gilbert, Todd Spangler and Bill Laitner Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Detroit Free Press -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/09/how-clinton-lost-blue-wall-states-mich-pa-wis/93577628/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/09/how-clinton-lost-blue-wall-states-mich-pa-wis/93577628/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;CNN - "7 charts and maps show where Harris underperformed and lost the election" by Amy O’Kruk, Renée Rigdon and Zachary B. Wolf, CNN -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/politics/election-voters-harris-what-matters-dg/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/politics/election-voters-harris-what-matters-dg/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vox - "One striking pattern hidden in the election results" by Andrew Prokop - &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.vox.com/2024-elections/383197/kamala-harris-results-underperformed-democratic-senate-candidates" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.vox.com/2024-elections/383197/kamala-harris-results-underperformed-democratic-senate-candidates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;LA Times - "Young men swung to the right for Trump after a campaign dominated by masculine appeals" by Matt Brown -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/young-men-swung-to-the-right-for-trump-after-a-campaign-dominated-by-masculine-appeals/ar-AA1v2TXS?ocid=msedgntp&amp;amp;pc=LCTS&amp;amp;cvid=fd22f7915eac4639957cbbaf0e3ba5cd&amp;amp;ei=11" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/young-men-swung-to-the-right-for-trump-after-a-campaign-dominated-by-masculine-appeals/ar-AA1v2TXS?ocid=msedgntp&amp;amp;amp;pc=LCTS&amp;amp;amp;cvid=fd22f7915eac4639957cbbaf0e3ba5cd&amp;amp;amp;ei=11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;CBS News - "How Trump won the 2024 election — CBS News exit poll results" by Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Eran Ben-Porath -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exit-polls-2024-presidential-election/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exit-polls-2024-presidential-election/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;PBS - "Making The Case For Trump’s Tariffs | Amanpour and Company" -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiMh1Hdb9RA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiMh1Hdb9RA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;TED Talk - "How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future | Scott Galloway | TED"&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Biennial Post-Election Analysis with Bill Galston and Bill Kristol, joined by Ross Douthat by the Program on Constitutional Government at Harvard -&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7NXqpta7o" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7NXqpta7o&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>Politics, America, President, Trump, Harris, Biden</itunes:keywords>
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<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls" rel="nofollow">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls</a></p>

<p>Texas Tribune &quot;Trump’s near sweep of Texas border counties shows a shift to the right for Latino voters&quot; by Jasper Scherer, Zach Despart and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune, and Perla Trevizo and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica -<br>
<a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/donald-trump-near-sweep-texas-border-counties/" rel="nofollow">https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/donald-trump-near-sweep-texas-border-counties/</a></p>

<p>NPR - &quot;They split the ticket. Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump&quot; by Sarah Varney - <br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/08/nx-s1-5184539/trump-election-abortion-votes-harris" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/08/nx-s1-5184539/trump-election-abortion-votes-harris</a></p>

<p>CBS - &quot;National Exit Poll for Presidential Results (2020)&quot; -<br>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/elections/2020/united-states/president/exit-poll/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/elections/2020/united-states/president/exit-poll/</a></p>

<p>Pew Research - &quot;Newspapers Fact Sheet&quot; - <br>
<a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/</a></p>

<p>Silver Bulletin - &quot;Kamala Harris was a replacement-level candidate&quot; by Nate Silver -<br>
<a href="https://www.natesilver.net/p/kamala-harris-was-a-replacement-level" rel="nofollow">https://www.natesilver.net/p/kamala-harris-was-a-replacement-level</a></p>

<p>Reuters - &quot;Kamala Harris stood up to big banks, with mixed results for consumers in crisis&quot; by Sharon Bernstein - <br>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/world/kamala-harris-stood-up-to-big-banks-with-mixed-results-for-consumers-in-crisis-idUSKCN1SF0Z4/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/article/world/kamala-harris-stood-up-to-big-banks-with-mixed-results-for-consumers-in-crisis-idUSKCN1SF0Z4/</a></p>

<p>PolitiFact - &quot;Kamala Harris Says She ‘Took On The Big Banks’ As California Atty. General. Did She Go Far Enough?&quot; by Chris Nichols -<br>
<a href="https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/25/kamala-harris-says-she-took-big-banks-california-a/" rel="nofollow">https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/25/kamala-harris-says-she-took-big-banks-california-a/</a></p>

<p>Roper Center - &quot;How Groups Voted in 2020&quot; - <br>
<a href="https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-2020" rel="nofollow">https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-2020</a></p>

<p>Forbes - &quot;Trump Vs. Harris Fundraising: Harris Outraises Trump By Nearly 5-to-1 Among Last Minute Big Donors&quot; by Alison Durkee - <br>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/11/04/trump-vs-harris-fundraising-race-harris-outraised-trump-3-to-1-with-last-pre-election-report/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/11/04/trump-vs-harris-fundraising-race-harris-outraised-trump-3-to-1-with-last-pre-election-report/</a></p>

<p>Forbes - &quot;Real Estate Experts Cite Pros And Cons Of $25,000 Harris First Time Homebuyer Plan&quot; by Jamie Gold -<br>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiegold/2024/08/26/experts-cite-pros-and-cons-of-25000-harris-first-time-homebuyer-plan/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiegold/2024/08/26/experts-cite-pros-and-cons-of-25000-harris-first-time-homebuyer-plan/</a></p>

<p>HeathStory - &quot;2024 Harris &#39;White Dudes for Harris&#39; Ad&quot; <br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rekHu6eV_PA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rekHu6eV_PA</a></p>

<p>The Lincoln Project - &quot;Doc Rivers Tells It Like It Is&quot; <br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUa32LNNBA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUa32LNNBA</a></p>

<p>The Cut - &quot;What to Know About Kamala Harris’s Policy Proposals&quot; by By Andrea González-Ramírez -<br>
<a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/what-are-kamala-harris-policies.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.thecut.com/article/what-are-kamala-harris-policies.html</a></p>

<p>USA Today - &quot;How Clinton lost &#39;blue wall&#39; states of Mich., Pa., Wis.&quot; by Craig Gilbert, Todd Spangler and Bill Laitner Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Detroit Free Press -<br>
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/09/how-clinton-lost-blue-wall-states-mich-pa-wis/93577628/" rel="nofollow">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/09/how-clinton-lost-blue-wall-states-mich-pa-wis/93577628/</a></p>

<p>CNN - &quot;7 charts and maps show where Harris underperformed and lost the election&quot; by Amy O’Kruk, Renée Rigdon and Zachary B. Wolf, CNN -<br>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/politics/election-voters-harris-what-matters-dg/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/politics/election-voters-harris-what-matters-dg/index.html</a></p>

<p>Vox - &quot;One striking pattern hidden in the election results&quot; by Andrew Prokop - <br>
<a href="https://www.vox.com/2024-elections/383197/kamala-harris-results-underperformed-democratic-senate-candidates" rel="nofollow">https://www.vox.com/2024-elections/383197/kamala-harris-results-underperformed-democratic-senate-candidates</a></p>

<p>LA Times - &quot;Young men swung to the right for Trump after a campaign dominated by masculine appeals&quot; by Matt Brown -<br>
<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/young-men-swung-to-the-right-for-trump-after-a-campaign-dominated-by-masculine-appeals/ar-AA1v2TXS?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=fd22f7915eac4639957cbbaf0e3ba5cd&ei=11" rel="nofollow">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/young-men-swung-to-the-right-for-trump-after-a-campaign-dominated-by-masculine-appeals/ar-AA1v2TXS?ocid=msedgntp&amp;pc=LCTS&amp;cvid=fd22f7915eac4639957cbbaf0e3ba5cd&amp;ei=11</a></p>

<p>CBS News - &quot;How Trump won the 2024 election — CBS News exit poll results&quot; by Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Eran Ben-Porath -<br>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exit-polls-2024-presidential-election/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exit-polls-2024-presidential-election/</a></p>

<p>PBS - &quot;Making The Case For Trump’s Tariffs | Amanpour and Company&quot; -<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiMh1Hdb9RA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiMh1Hdb9RA</a></p>

<p>TED Talk - &quot;How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future | Scott Galloway | TED&quot;<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E</a></p>

<p>Biennial Post-Election Analysis with Bill Galston and Bill Kristol, joined by Ross Douthat by the Program on Constitutional Government at Harvard -<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7NXqpta7o" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7NXqpta7o</a></p>]]>
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<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls" rel="nofollow">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls</a></p>

<p>Texas Tribune &quot;Trump’s near sweep of Texas border counties shows a shift to the right for Latino voters&quot; by Jasper Scherer, Zach Despart and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune, and Perla Trevizo and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica -<br>
<a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/donald-trump-near-sweep-texas-border-counties/" rel="nofollow">https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/donald-trump-near-sweep-texas-border-counties/</a></p>

<p>NPR - &quot;They split the ticket. Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump&quot; by Sarah Varney - <br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/08/nx-s1-5184539/trump-election-abortion-votes-harris" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/08/nx-s1-5184539/trump-election-abortion-votes-harris</a></p>

<p>CBS - &quot;National Exit Poll for Presidential Results (2020)&quot; -<br>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/elections/2020/united-states/president/exit-poll/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/elections/2020/united-states/president/exit-poll/</a></p>

<p>Pew Research - &quot;Newspapers Fact Sheet&quot; - <br>
<a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/newspapers/</a></p>

<p>Silver Bulletin - &quot;Kamala Harris was a replacement-level candidate&quot; by Nate Silver -<br>
<a href="https://www.natesilver.net/p/kamala-harris-was-a-replacement-level" rel="nofollow">https://www.natesilver.net/p/kamala-harris-was-a-replacement-level</a></p>

<p>Reuters - &quot;Kamala Harris stood up to big banks, with mixed results for consumers in crisis&quot; by Sharon Bernstein - <br>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/world/kamala-harris-stood-up-to-big-banks-with-mixed-results-for-consumers-in-crisis-idUSKCN1SF0Z4/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/article/world/kamala-harris-stood-up-to-big-banks-with-mixed-results-for-consumers-in-crisis-idUSKCN1SF0Z4/</a></p>

<p>PolitiFact - &quot;Kamala Harris Says She ‘Took On The Big Banks’ As California Atty. General. Did She Go Far Enough?&quot; by Chris Nichols -<br>
<a href="https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/25/kamala-harris-says-she-took-big-banks-california-a/" rel="nofollow">https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/aug/25/kamala-harris-says-she-took-big-banks-california-a/</a></p>

<p>Roper Center - &quot;How Groups Voted in 2020&quot; - <br>
<a href="https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-2020" rel="nofollow">https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-2020</a></p>

<p>Forbes - &quot;Trump Vs. Harris Fundraising: Harris Outraises Trump By Nearly 5-to-1 Among Last Minute Big Donors&quot; by Alison Durkee - <br>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/11/04/trump-vs-harris-fundraising-race-harris-outraised-trump-3-to-1-with-last-pre-election-report/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/11/04/trump-vs-harris-fundraising-race-harris-outraised-trump-3-to-1-with-last-pre-election-report/</a></p>

<p>Forbes - &quot;Real Estate Experts Cite Pros And Cons Of $25,000 Harris First Time Homebuyer Plan&quot; by Jamie Gold -<br>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiegold/2024/08/26/experts-cite-pros-and-cons-of-25000-harris-first-time-homebuyer-plan/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiegold/2024/08/26/experts-cite-pros-and-cons-of-25000-harris-first-time-homebuyer-plan/</a></p>

<p>HeathStory - &quot;2024 Harris &#39;White Dudes for Harris&#39; Ad&quot; <br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rekHu6eV_PA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rekHu6eV_PA</a></p>

<p>The Lincoln Project - &quot;Doc Rivers Tells It Like It Is&quot; <br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUa32LNNBA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUa32LNNBA</a></p>

<p>The Cut - &quot;What to Know About Kamala Harris’s Policy Proposals&quot; by By Andrea González-Ramírez -<br>
<a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/what-are-kamala-harris-policies.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.thecut.com/article/what-are-kamala-harris-policies.html</a></p>

<p>USA Today - &quot;How Clinton lost &#39;blue wall&#39; states of Mich., Pa., Wis.&quot; by Craig Gilbert, Todd Spangler and Bill Laitner Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Detroit Free Press -<br>
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/09/how-clinton-lost-blue-wall-states-mich-pa-wis/93577628/" rel="nofollow">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/09/how-clinton-lost-blue-wall-states-mich-pa-wis/93577628/</a></p>

<p>CNN - &quot;7 charts and maps show where Harris underperformed and lost the election&quot; by Amy O’Kruk, Renée Rigdon and Zachary B. Wolf, CNN -<br>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/politics/election-voters-harris-what-matters-dg/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/politics/election-voters-harris-what-matters-dg/index.html</a></p>

<p>Vox - &quot;One striking pattern hidden in the election results&quot; by Andrew Prokop - <br>
<a href="https://www.vox.com/2024-elections/383197/kamala-harris-results-underperformed-democratic-senate-candidates" rel="nofollow">https://www.vox.com/2024-elections/383197/kamala-harris-results-underperformed-democratic-senate-candidates</a></p>

<p>LA Times - &quot;Young men swung to the right for Trump after a campaign dominated by masculine appeals&quot; by Matt Brown -<br>
<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/young-men-swung-to-the-right-for-trump-after-a-campaign-dominated-by-masculine-appeals/ar-AA1v2TXS?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=fd22f7915eac4639957cbbaf0e3ba5cd&ei=11" rel="nofollow">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/young-men-swung-to-the-right-for-trump-after-a-campaign-dominated-by-masculine-appeals/ar-AA1v2TXS?ocid=msedgntp&amp;pc=LCTS&amp;cvid=fd22f7915eac4639957cbbaf0e3ba5cd&amp;ei=11</a></p>

<p>CBS News - &quot;How Trump won the 2024 election — CBS News exit poll results&quot; by Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Eran Ben-Porath -<br>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exit-polls-2024-presidential-election/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exit-polls-2024-presidential-election/</a></p>

<p>PBS - &quot;Making The Case For Trump’s Tariffs | Amanpour and Company&quot; -<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiMh1Hdb9RA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiMh1Hdb9RA</a></p>

<p>TED Talk - &quot;How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future | Scott Galloway | TED&quot;<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E</a></p>

<p>Biennial Post-Election Analysis with Bill Galston and Bill Kristol, joined by Ross Douthat by the Program on Constitutional Government at Harvard -<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7NXqpta7o" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7NXqpta7o</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 14: Episode 14: Election 2024 - This time it's Global</title>
  <link>https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/14</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 23:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Elegant Ramblings</author>
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  <itunes:episode>14</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Episode 14: Election 2024 - This time it's Global</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Elegant Ramblings</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>My look at the foreign policies of both Harris and Trump</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>22:57</itunes:duration>
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&lt;p&gt;Project 2025 Explained: Democrats Assail Controversial Right-Wing Policy Map For Trump At DNC&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/08/19/project-2025-explained-democrats-assail-controversial-right-wing-policy-map-for-trump-at-dnc/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/08/19/project-2025-explained-democrats-assail-controversial-right-wing-policy-map-for-trump-at-dnc/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;What could Project 2025 mean for the rest of the world?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/7/10/what-does-project-2025-mean-for-the-world" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/7/10/what-does-project-2025-mean-for-the-world&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Trump’s Foreign-Policy Influencers&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/26/trump-foreign-policy-influencers-us-election-china-trade-nato-ukraine/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/26/trump-foreign-policy-influencers-us-election-china-trade-nato-ukraine/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Trump could — and wants to — shake up U.S. foreign policy even more in a second term&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/06/11/nx-s1-4996441/trump-foreign-policy-israel-europe-nato-ukraine-russia-china-trade" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.npr.org/2024/06/11/nx-s1-4996441/trump-foreign-policy-israel-europe-nato-ukraine-russia-china-trade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Imagining Trump 2.0: Six scary policy scenarios for a second term&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://ecfr.eu/publication/imagining-trump-2-0-six-scary-policy-scenarios-for-a-second-term/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://ecfr.eu/publication/imagining-trump-2-0-six-scary-policy-scenarios-for-a-second-term/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;National Health Expenditure Projections 2023-2032&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cms.gov/files/document/nhe-projections-forecast-summary.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cms.gov/files/document/nhe-projections-forecast-summary.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Harris stands by Israel's right to defend itself while saying Gaza situation is 'heartbreaking'&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-stands-israels-right-defend-saying-gaza-situation-heartbreaking-rcna167893" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-stands-israels-right-defend-saying-gaza-situation-heartbreaking-rcna167893&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;What a Kamala Harris foreign policy could look like&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-foreign-policy-00170143" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-foreign-policy-00170143&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Will a Kamala Harris Administration Continue Biden’s Greater Clarity on Taiwan?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://thediplomat.com/2024/08/will-a-kamala-harris-administration-continue-bidens-greater-clarity-on-taiwan/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://thediplomat.com/2024/08/will-a-kamala-harris-administration-continue-bidens-greater-clarity-on-taiwan/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A graphical look at scenarios for the US defense budget through 2027&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.defensenews.com/outlook/2022/12/05/a-graphical-look-at-scenarios-for-the-us-defense-budget-through-2027/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.defensenews.com/outlook/2022/12/05/a-graphical-look-at-scenarios-for-the-us-defense-budget-through-2027/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Would a Trump presidency change China's calculations on Taiwan?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/U.S.-elections-2024/Would-a-Trump-presidency-change-China-s-calculations-on-Taiwan" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/U.S.-elections-2024/Would-a-Trump-presidency-change-China-s-calculations-on-Taiwan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Why Ukraine’s generals may have rolled the dice on an incursion into Russia&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/08/europe/ukraine-russia-incursion-analysis-intl-cmd/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/08/europe/ukraine-russia-incursion-analysis-intl-cmd/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Views of Ukraine and U.S. involvement with the Russia-Ukraine war
&lt;a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2024/05/08/views-of-ukraine-and-u-s-involvement-with-the-russia-ukraine-war/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2024/05/08/views-of-ukraine-and-u-s-involvement-with-the-russia-ukraine-war/&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Taiwan Announced a Record Defense Budget: But Is It Enough to Deter China?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cfr.org/blog/taiwan-announced-record-defense-budget-it-enough-deter-china" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cfr.org/blog/taiwan-announced-record-defense-budget-it-enough-deter-china&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;There is 'no situation' where Taiwan can defend itself against China the way Ukraine has fought against Russia, says APAC security expert&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/taiwan-cant-defend-against-china-without-direct-american-help-2023-4#:%7E:text=Taiwan%20can%27t%20fight%20off%20China%20alone%2C%20even%20if,US%20can%20arrive%2C%20she%20told%20The%20Washington%20Post" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.businessinsider.com/taiwan-cant-defend-against-china-without-direct-american-help-2023-4#:~:text=Taiwan%20can%27t%20fight%20off%20China%20alone%2C%20even%20if,US%20can%20arrive%2C%20she%20told%20The%20Washington%20Post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The U.S. could slash climate pollution, but it might not be enough, a new report says&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/07/20/1189060785/u-s-could-cut-climate-pollution-but-it-is-still-short-of-paris-agreement-pledge" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.npr.org/2023/07/20/1189060785/u-s-could-cut-climate-pollution-but-it-is-still-short-of-paris-agreement-pledge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Harris has yet to outline her plan for climate change. Here's what the Democratic Party platform says&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-party-platform-climate-environment/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-party-platform-climate-environment/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Why Is Taiwan Important to the United States?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cfr.org/blog/why-taiwan-important-united-states" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cfr.org/blog/why-taiwan-important-united-states&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Taiwan under pressure to bolster its defense as Trump-Harris presidential race stokes policy concerns&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/05/taiwan-under-pressure-to-bolster-defense-amid-trump-harris-election-race.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/05/taiwan-under-pressure-to-bolster-defense-amid-trump-harris-election-race.html&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>Election, Foreign Policy, POTUS, 2024</itunes:keywords>
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<p>Project 2025 Explained: Democrats Assail Controversial Right-Wing Policy Map For Trump At DNC<br>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/08/19/project-2025-explained-democrats-assail-controversial-right-wing-policy-map-for-trump-at-dnc/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/08/19/project-2025-explained-democrats-assail-controversial-right-wing-policy-map-for-trump-at-dnc/</a></p>

<p>What could Project 2025 mean for the rest of the world?<br>
<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/7/10/what-does-project-2025-mean-for-the-world" rel="nofollow">https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/7/10/what-does-project-2025-mean-for-the-world</a></p>

<p>Trump’s Foreign-Policy Influencers<br>
<a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/26/trump-foreign-policy-influencers-us-election-china-trade-nato-ukraine/" rel="nofollow">https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/26/trump-foreign-policy-influencers-us-election-china-trade-nato-ukraine/</a></p>

<p>Trump could — and wants to — shake up U.S. foreign policy even more in a second term<br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/06/11/nx-s1-4996441/trump-foreign-policy-israel-europe-nato-ukraine-russia-china-trade" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/2024/06/11/nx-s1-4996441/trump-foreign-policy-israel-europe-nato-ukraine-russia-china-trade</a></p>

<p>Imagining Trump 2.0: Six scary policy scenarios for a second term<br>
<a href="https://ecfr.eu/publication/imagining-trump-2-0-six-scary-policy-scenarios-for-a-second-term/" rel="nofollow">https://ecfr.eu/publication/imagining-trump-2-0-six-scary-policy-scenarios-for-a-second-term/</a></p>

<p>National Health Expenditure Projections 2023-2032<br>
<a href="https://www.cms.gov/files/document/nhe-projections-forecast-summary.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.cms.gov/files/document/nhe-projections-forecast-summary.pdf</a></p>

<p>Harris stands by Israel&#39;s right to defend itself while saying Gaza situation is &#39;heartbreaking&#39;<br>
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-stands-israels-right-defend-saying-gaza-situation-heartbreaking-rcna167893" rel="nofollow">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-stands-israels-right-defend-saying-gaza-situation-heartbreaking-rcna167893</a></p>

<p>What a Kamala Harris foreign policy could look like<br>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-foreign-policy-00170143" rel="nofollow">https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-foreign-policy-00170143</a></p>

<p>Will a Kamala Harris Administration Continue Biden’s Greater Clarity on Taiwan?<br>
<a href="https://thediplomat.com/2024/08/will-a-kamala-harris-administration-continue-bidens-greater-clarity-on-taiwan/" rel="nofollow">https://thediplomat.com/2024/08/will-a-kamala-harris-administration-continue-bidens-greater-clarity-on-taiwan/</a></p>

<p>A graphical look at scenarios for the US defense budget through 2027<br>
<a href="https://www.defensenews.com/outlook/2022/12/05/a-graphical-look-at-scenarios-for-the-us-defense-budget-through-2027/" rel="nofollow">https://www.defensenews.com/outlook/2022/12/05/a-graphical-look-at-scenarios-for-the-us-defense-budget-through-2027/</a></p>

<p>Would a Trump presidency change China&#39;s calculations on Taiwan?<br>
<a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/U.S.-elections-2024/Would-a-Trump-presidency-change-China-s-calculations-on-Taiwan" rel="nofollow">https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/U.S.-elections-2024/Would-a-Trump-presidency-change-China-s-calculations-on-Taiwan</a></p>

<p>Why Ukraine’s generals may have rolled the dice on an incursion into Russia<br>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/08/europe/ukraine-russia-incursion-analysis-intl-cmd/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/08/europe/ukraine-russia-incursion-analysis-intl-cmd/index.html</a></p>

<ol>
<li>Views of Ukraine and U.S. involvement with the Russia-Ukraine war
<a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2024/05/08/views-of-ukraine-and-u-s-involvement-with-the-russia-ukraine-war/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2024/05/08/views-of-ukraine-and-u-s-involvement-with-the-russia-ukraine-war/</a></li>
</ol>

<p>Taiwan Announced a Record Defense Budget: But Is It Enough to Deter China?<br>
<a href="https://www.cfr.org/blog/taiwan-announced-record-defense-budget-it-enough-deter-china" rel="nofollow">https://www.cfr.org/blog/taiwan-announced-record-defense-budget-it-enough-deter-china</a></p>

<p>There is &#39;no situation&#39; where Taiwan can defend itself against China the way Ukraine has fought against Russia, says APAC security expert<br>
<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/taiwan-cant-defend-against-china-without-direct-american-help-2023-4#:%7E:text=Taiwan%20can%27t%20fight%20off%20China%20alone%2C%20even%20if,US%20can%20arrive%2C%20she%20told%20The%20Washington%20Post" rel="nofollow">https://www.businessinsider.com/taiwan-cant-defend-against-china-without-direct-american-help-2023-4#:~:text=Taiwan%20can%27t%20fight%20off%20China%20alone%2C%20even%20if,US%20can%20arrive%2C%20she%20told%20The%20Washington%20Post</a></p>

<p>The U.S. could slash climate pollution, but it might not be enough, a new report says<br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/07/20/1189060785/u-s-could-cut-climate-pollution-but-it-is-still-short-of-paris-agreement-pledge" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/2023/07/20/1189060785/u-s-could-cut-climate-pollution-but-it-is-still-short-of-paris-agreement-pledge</a></p>

<p>Harris has yet to outline her plan for climate change. Here&#39;s what the Democratic Party platform says<br>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-party-platform-climate-environment/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-party-platform-climate-environment/</a></p>

<p>Why Is Taiwan Important to the United States?<br>
<a href="https://www.cfr.org/blog/why-taiwan-important-united-states" rel="nofollow">https://www.cfr.org/blog/why-taiwan-important-united-states</a></p>

<p>Taiwan under pressure to bolster its defense as Trump-Harris presidential race stokes policy concerns<br>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/05/taiwan-under-pressure-to-bolster-defense-amid-trump-harris-election-race.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/05/taiwan-under-pressure-to-bolster-defense-amid-trump-harris-election-race.html</a></p>]]>
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<p>Project 2025 Explained: Democrats Assail Controversial Right-Wing Policy Map For Trump At DNC<br>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/08/19/project-2025-explained-democrats-assail-controversial-right-wing-policy-map-for-trump-at-dnc/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/08/19/project-2025-explained-democrats-assail-controversial-right-wing-policy-map-for-trump-at-dnc/</a></p>

<p>What could Project 2025 mean for the rest of the world?<br>
<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/7/10/what-does-project-2025-mean-for-the-world" rel="nofollow">https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/7/10/what-does-project-2025-mean-for-the-world</a></p>

<p>Trump’s Foreign-Policy Influencers<br>
<a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/26/trump-foreign-policy-influencers-us-election-china-trade-nato-ukraine/" rel="nofollow">https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/26/trump-foreign-policy-influencers-us-election-china-trade-nato-ukraine/</a></p>

<p>Trump could — and wants to — shake up U.S. foreign policy even more in a second term<br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/06/11/nx-s1-4996441/trump-foreign-policy-israel-europe-nato-ukraine-russia-china-trade" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/2024/06/11/nx-s1-4996441/trump-foreign-policy-israel-europe-nato-ukraine-russia-china-trade</a></p>

<p>Imagining Trump 2.0: Six scary policy scenarios for a second term<br>
<a href="https://ecfr.eu/publication/imagining-trump-2-0-six-scary-policy-scenarios-for-a-second-term/" rel="nofollow">https://ecfr.eu/publication/imagining-trump-2-0-six-scary-policy-scenarios-for-a-second-term/</a></p>

<p>National Health Expenditure Projections 2023-2032<br>
<a href="https://www.cms.gov/files/document/nhe-projections-forecast-summary.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.cms.gov/files/document/nhe-projections-forecast-summary.pdf</a></p>

<p>Harris stands by Israel&#39;s right to defend itself while saying Gaza situation is &#39;heartbreaking&#39;<br>
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-stands-israels-right-defend-saying-gaza-situation-heartbreaking-rcna167893" rel="nofollow">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-stands-israels-right-defend-saying-gaza-situation-heartbreaking-rcna167893</a></p>

<p>What a Kamala Harris foreign policy could look like<br>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-foreign-policy-00170143" rel="nofollow">https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-foreign-policy-00170143</a></p>

<p>Will a Kamala Harris Administration Continue Biden’s Greater Clarity on Taiwan?<br>
<a href="https://thediplomat.com/2024/08/will-a-kamala-harris-administration-continue-bidens-greater-clarity-on-taiwan/" rel="nofollow">https://thediplomat.com/2024/08/will-a-kamala-harris-administration-continue-bidens-greater-clarity-on-taiwan/</a></p>

<p>A graphical look at scenarios for the US defense budget through 2027<br>
<a href="https://www.defensenews.com/outlook/2022/12/05/a-graphical-look-at-scenarios-for-the-us-defense-budget-through-2027/" rel="nofollow">https://www.defensenews.com/outlook/2022/12/05/a-graphical-look-at-scenarios-for-the-us-defense-budget-through-2027/</a></p>

<p>Would a Trump presidency change China&#39;s calculations on Taiwan?<br>
<a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/U.S.-elections-2024/Would-a-Trump-presidency-change-China-s-calculations-on-Taiwan" rel="nofollow">https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/U.S.-elections-2024/Would-a-Trump-presidency-change-China-s-calculations-on-Taiwan</a></p>

<p>Why Ukraine’s generals may have rolled the dice on an incursion into Russia<br>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/08/europe/ukraine-russia-incursion-analysis-intl-cmd/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/08/europe/ukraine-russia-incursion-analysis-intl-cmd/index.html</a></p>

<ol>
<li>Views of Ukraine and U.S. involvement with the Russia-Ukraine war
<a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2024/05/08/views-of-ukraine-and-u-s-involvement-with-the-russia-ukraine-war/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2024/05/08/views-of-ukraine-and-u-s-involvement-with-the-russia-ukraine-war/</a></li>
</ol>

<p>Taiwan Announced a Record Defense Budget: But Is It Enough to Deter China?<br>
<a href="https://www.cfr.org/blog/taiwan-announced-record-defense-budget-it-enough-deter-china" rel="nofollow">https://www.cfr.org/blog/taiwan-announced-record-defense-budget-it-enough-deter-china</a></p>

<p>There is &#39;no situation&#39; where Taiwan can defend itself against China the way Ukraine has fought against Russia, says APAC security expert<br>
<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/taiwan-cant-defend-against-china-without-direct-american-help-2023-4#:%7E:text=Taiwan%20can%27t%20fight%20off%20China%20alone%2C%20even%20if,US%20can%20arrive%2C%20she%20told%20The%20Washington%20Post" rel="nofollow">https://www.businessinsider.com/taiwan-cant-defend-against-china-without-direct-american-help-2023-4#:~:text=Taiwan%20can%27t%20fight%20off%20China%20alone%2C%20even%20if,US%20can%20arrive%2C%20she%20told%20The%20Washington%20Post</a></p>

<p>The U.S. could slash climate pollution, but it might not be enough, a new report says<br>
<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/07/20/1189060785/u-s-could-cut-climate-pollution-but-it-is-still-short-of-paris-agreement-pledge" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/2023/07/20/1189060785/u-s-could-cut-climate-pollution-but-it-is-still-short-of-paris-agreement-pledge</a></p>

<p>Harris has yet to outline her plan for climate change. Here&#39;s what the Democratic Party platform says<br>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-party-platform-climate-environment/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-party-platform-climate-environment/</a></p>

<p>Why Is Taiwan Important to the United States?<br>
<a href="https://www.cfr.org/blog/why-taiwan-important-united-states" rel="nofollow">https://www.cfr.org/blog/why-taiwan-important-united-states</a></p>

<p>Taiwan under pressure to bolster its defense as Trump-Harris presidential race stokes policy concerns<br>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/05/taiwan-under-pressure-to-bolster-defense-amid-trump-harris-election-race.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/05/taiwan-under-pressure-to-bolster-defense-amid-trump-harris-election-race.html</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 13: Episode 13: 9/11, The War on Terror, and the Future of Conflict</title>
  <link>https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/13</link>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 17:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Elegant Ramblings</author>
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  <itunes:episode>13</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Episode 13: 9/11, The War on Terror, and the Future of Conflict</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Elegant Ramblings</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>My look back on the War on Terror and where international conflict may be headed</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>14:09</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/a/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/episodes/9/9d7dc08b-bb85-4719-a520-b7e7ac31aab9/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Pew Research - The Enduring Legacy of 9/11&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/09/02/two-decades-later-the-enduring-legacy-of-9-11/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/09/02/two-decades-later-the-enduring-legacy-of-9-11/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;ABC News - "9/11 Families, Except One, Receive Over $7 Billion" by ABC News:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Business/september-11-victims-family-seeks-justice/story?id=14364251" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://abcnews.go.com/Business/september-11-victims-family-seeks-justice/story?id=14364251&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Onion 20 Years Later - "The Onion's 9/11 issue, 20 years later" by James Dasilva:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://onion20.substack.com/p/the-onions-911-issue-20-years-later" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://onion20.substack.com/p/the-onions-911-issue-20-years-later&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Archive.org - Metro Boston - September 11th, 2011 issue:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://archive.org/details/metro-boston-2011-09-09/page/n9/mode/2up" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://archive.org/details/metro-boston-2011-09-09/page/n9/mode/2up&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;CNN - "Clinton 'full of regret' bin Laden got away":&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cnn.com/2002/US/09/03/clinton.bin.laden/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cnn.com/2002/US/09/03/clinton.bin.laden/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;CNN - "War game suggests Chinese invasion of Taiwan would fail at a huge cost to US, Chinese and Taiwanese militaries" by Brad Lendon and Oren Liebermann:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/09/politics/taiwan-invasion-war-game-intl-hnk-ml/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/09/politics/taiwan-invasion-war-game-intl-hnk-ml/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Atlantic - "Why We Will Soon Miss the Cold War" by Jon Mearsheimer:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/politics/foreign/mearsh.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/politics/foreign/mearsh.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Week - "Are We Close to World War 3?":&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://theweek.com/92967/are-we-heading-towards-world-war-3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://theweek.com/92967/are-we-heading-towards-world-war-3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Small Wars Journal - "Manpower and Counterinsurgency" by Shawn Robert Woodford:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/manpower-and-counterinsurgency" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/manpower-and-counterinsurgency&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>9/11, September 11th, September 11th Anniversary,  History, Politics, America, war, War on Terror, Great Power, World War 3</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Pew Research - The Enduring Legacy of 9/11<br>
<a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/09/02/two-decades-later-the-enduring-legacy-of-9-11/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/09/02/two-decades-later-the-enduring-legacy-of-9-11/</a></p>

<p>ABC News - &quot;9/11 Families, Except One, Receive Over $7 Billion&quot; by ABC News:<br>
<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Business/september-11-victims-family-seeks-justice/story?id=14364251" rel="nofollow">https://abcnews.go.com/Business/september-11-victims-family-seeks-justice/story?id=14364251</a></p>

<p>The Onion 20 Years Later - &quot;The Onion&#39;s 9/11 issue, 20 years later&quot; by James Dasilva:<br>
<a href="https://onion20.substack.com/p/the-onions-911-issue-20-years-later" rel="nofollow">https://onion20.substack.com/p/the-onions-911-issue-20-years-later</a></p>

<p>Archive.org - Metro Boston - September 11th, 2011 issue:<br>
<a href="https://archive.org/details/metro-boston-2011-09-09/page/n9/mode/2up" rel="nofollow">https://archive.org/details/metro-boston-2011-09-09/page/n9/mode/2up</a></p>

<p>CNN - &quot;Clinton &#39;full of regret&#39; bin Laden got away&quot;:<br>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2002/US/09/03/clinton.bin.laden/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnn.com/2002/US/09/03/clinton.bin.laden/index.html</a></p>

<p>CNN - &quot;War game suggests Chinese invasion of Taiwan would fail at a huge cost to US, Chinese and Taiwanese militaries&quot; by Brad Lendon and Oren Liebermann:<br>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/09/politics/taiwan-invasion-war-game-intl-hnk-ml/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/09/politics/taiwan-invasion-war-game-intl-hnk-ml/index.html</a></p>

<p>The Atlantic - &quot;Why We Will Soon Miss the Cold War&quot; by Jon Mearsheimer:<br>
<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/politics/foreign/mearsh.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/politics/foreign/mearsh.htm</a></p>

<p>The Week - &quot;Are We Close to World War 3?&quot;:<br>
<a href="https://theweek.com/92967/are-we-heading-towards-world-war-3" rel="nofollow">https://theweek.com/92967/are-we-heading-towards-world-war-3</a></p>

<p>Small Wars Journal - &quot;Manpower and Counterinsurgency&quot; by Shawn Robert Woodford:<br>
<a href="https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/manpower-and-counterinsurgency" rel="nofollow">https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/manpower-and-counterinsurgency</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Pew Research - The Enduring Legacy of 9/11<br>
<a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/09/02/two-decades-later-the-enduring-legacy-of-9-11/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/09/02/two-decades-later-the-enduring-legacy-of-9-11/</a></p>

<p>ABC News - &quot;9/11 Families, Except One, Receive Over $7 Billion&quot; by ABC News:<br>
<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Business/september-11-victims-family-seeks-justice/story?id=14364251" rel="nofollow">https://abcnews.go.com/Business/september-11-victims-family-seeks-justice/story?id=14364251</a></p>

<p>The Onion 20 Years Later - &quot;The Onion&#39;s 9/11 issue, 20 years later&quot; by James Dasilva:<br>
<a href="https://onion20.substack.com/p/the-onions-911-issue-20-years-later" rel="nofollow">https://onion20.substack.com/p/the-onions-911-issue-20-years-later</a></p>

<p>Archive.org - Metro Boston - September 11th, 2011 issue:<br>
<a href="https://archive.org/details/metro-boston-2011-09-09/page/n9/mode/2up" rel="nofollow">https://archive.org/details/metro-boston-2011-09-09/page/n9/mode/2up</a></p>

<p>CNN - &quot;Clinton &#39;full of regret&#39; bin Laden got away&quot;:<br>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2002/US/09/03/clinton.bin.laden/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnn.com/2002/US/09/03/clinton.bin.laden/index.html</a></p>

<p>CNN - &quot;War game suggests Chinese invasion of Taiwan would fail at a huge cost to US, Chinese and Taiwanese militaries&quot; by Brad Lendon and Oren Liebermann:<br>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/09/politics/taiwan-invasion-war-game-intl-hnk-ml/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/09/politics/taiwan-invasion-war-game-intl-hnk-ml/index.html</a></p>

<p>The Atlantic - &quot;Why We Will Soon Miss the Cold War&quot; by Jon Mearsheimer:<br>
<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/politics/foreign/mearsh.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/politics/foreign/mearsh.htm</a></p>

<p>The Week - &quot;Are We Close to World War 3?&quot;:<br>
<a href="https://theweek.com/92967/are-we-heading-towards-world-war-3" rel="nofollow">https://theweek.com/92967/are-we-heading-towards-world-war-3</a></p>

<p>Small Wars Journal - &quot;Manpower and Counterinsurgency&quot; by Shawn Robert Woodford:<br>
<a href="https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/manpower-and-counterinsurgency" rel="nofollow">https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/manpower-and-counterinsurgency</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 6: Episode 6: The one about College</title>
  <link>https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/6</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Elegant Ramblings</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/907a03d8-8069-4321-a472-349a02bcd163.mp3" length="57677840" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Episode 6: The one about College</itunes:title>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>Elegant Ramblings</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>My look at the rising cost of college and what steps can be taken to make college better for everyone</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>24:01</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
  <itunes:image href="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/a/a3bd42cc-4268-4e02-9263-4f39e2cecd09/episodes/9/907a03d8-8069-4321-a472-349a02bcd163/cover.jpg?v=1"/>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;You can check out our sponsor here:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Looming Enrollment Cliff Poses Serious Threat to Colleges:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/looming-enrollment-cliff-poses-serious-threat-to-colleges/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/looming-enrollment-cliff-poses-serious-threat-to-colleges/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Why So Many Young Men Are Abandoning College Degrees:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.newsweek.com/young-men-abandoning-college-degrees-gender-gap-1855825" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.newsweek.com/young-men-abandoning-college-degrees-gender-gap-1855825&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Health care and higher education: Key drivers of long-term inflation:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/591995-health-care-and-higher-education-key-drivers-of-long-term-inflation/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/591995-health-care-and-higher-education-key-drivers-of-long-term-inflation/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Falling College Wage Premiums by Race and Ethnicity:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.frbsf.org/research-and-insights/publications/economic-letter/2023/08/falling-college-wage-premiums-by-race-and-ethnicity/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.frbsf.org/research-and-insights/publications/economic-letter/2023/08/falling-college-wage-premiums-by-race-and-ethnicity/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You Still Need a Degree:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/college-degree-good-job-market-skill-based-hiring-employers-2024-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.businessinsider.com/college-degree-good-job-market-skill-based-hiring-employers-2024-2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Fact of the Week: Apprenticeships in the US Increased by 66 Percent Between 2011 and 2021:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://itif.org/publications/2023/04/03/apprenticeships-in-the-us-increased-by-66-percent-between-2011-and-2021/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://itif.org/publications/2023/04/03/apprenticeships-in-the-us-increased-by-66-percent-between-2011-and-2021/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;College Tuition Inflation: Compare The Cost Of College Over Time:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/college-tuition-inflation/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/college-tuition-inflation/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;More U.S. companies no longer requiring job seekers to have a college degree:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-degree-job-requirement/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-degree-job-requirement/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The College Wage Premium:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/economic-commentary/2012/ec-201210-the-college-wage-premium" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/economic-commentary/2012/ec-201210-the-college-wage-premium&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Did Employers in the United States Back Away from Skills Training during the early 2000s?:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0019793915619904" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0019793915619904&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>Education, History, Politics, America, higher education, college, university</itunes:keywords>
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<p>Looming Enrollment Cliff Poses Serious Threat to Colleges:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/looming-enrollment-cliff-poses-serious-threat-to-colleges/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/looming-enrollment-cliff-poses-serious-threat-to-colleges/</a></p>

<p>Why So Many Young Men Are Abandoning College Degrees:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/young-men-abandoning-college-degrees-gender-gap-1855825" rel="nofollow">https://www.newsweek.com/young-men-abandoning-college-degrees-gender-gap-1855825</a></p>

<p>Health care and higher education: Key drivers of long-term inflation:</p>

<p><a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/591995-health-care-and-higher-education-key-drivers-of-long-term-inflation/" rel="nofollow">https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/591995-health-care-and-higher-education-key-drivers-of-long-term-inflation/</a></p>

<p>Falling College Wage Premiums by Race and Ethnicity:<br>
<a href="https://www.frbsf.org/research-and-insights/publications/economic-letter/2023/08/falling-college-wage-premiums-by-race-and-ethnicity/" rel="nofollow">https://www.frbsf.org/research-and-insights/publications/economic-letter/2023/08/falling-college-wage-premiums-by-race-and-ethnicity/</a></p>

<p>You Still Need a Degree:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/college-degree-good-job-market-skill-based-hiring-employers-2024-2" rel="nofollow">https://www.businessinsider.com/college-degree-good-job-market-skill-based-hiring-employers-2024-2</a></p>

<p>Fact of the Week: Apprenticeships in the US Increased by 66 Percent Between 2011 and 2021:</p>

<p><a href="https://itif.org/publications/2023/04/03/apprenticeships-in-the-us-increased-by-66-percent-between-2011-and-2021/" rel="nofollow">https://itif.org/publications/2023/04/03/apprenticeships-in-the-us-increased-by-66-percent-between-2011-and-2021/</a></p>

<p>College Tuition Inflation: Compare The Cost Of College Over Time:<br>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/college-tuition-inflation/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/college-tuition-inflation/</a></p>

<p>More U.S. companies no longer requiring job seekers to have a college degree:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-degree-job-requirement/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-degree-job-requirement/</a></p>

<p>The College Wage Premium:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/economic-commentary/2012/ec-201210-the-college-wage-premium" rel="nofollow">https://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/economic-commentary/2012/ec-201210-the-college-wage-premium</a></p>

<p>Did Employers in the United States Back Away from Skills Training during the early 2000s?:<br>
<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0019793915619904" rel="nofollow">https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0019793915619904</a></p>]]>
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<p>Looming Enrollment Cliff Poses Serious Threat to Colleges:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/looming-enrollment-cliff-poses-serious-threat-to-colleges/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/looming-enrollment-cliff-poses-serious-threat-to-colleges/</a></p>

<p>Why So Many Young Men Are Abandoning College Degrees:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/young-men-abandoning-college-degrees-gender-gap-1855825" rel="nofollow">https://www.newsweek.com/young-men-abandoning-college-degrees-gender-gap-1855825</a></p>

<p>Health care and higher education: Key drivers of long-term inflation:</p>

<p><a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/591995-health-care-and-higher-education-key-drivers-of-long-term-inflation/" rel="nofollow">https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/591995-health-care-and-higher-education-key-drivers-of-long-term-inflation/</a></p>

<p>Falling College Wage Premiums by Race and Ethnicity:<br>
<a href="https://www.frbsf.org/research-and-insights/publications/economic-letter/2023/08/falling-college-wage-premiums-by-race-and-ethnicity/" rel="nofollow">https://www.frbsf.org/research-and-insights/publications/economic-letter/2023/08/falling-college-wage-premiums-by-race-and-ethnicity/</a></p>

<p>You Still Need a Degree:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/college-degree-good-job-market-skill-based-hiring-employers-2024-2" rel="nofollow">https://www.businessinsider.com/college-degree-good-job-market-skill-based-hiring-employers-2024-2</a></p>

<p>Fact of the Week: Apprenticeships in the US Increased by 66 Percent Between 2011 and 2021:</p>

<p><a href="https://itif.org/publications/2023/04/03/apprenticeships-in-the-us-increased-by-66-percent-between-2011-and-2021/" rel="nofollow">https://itif.org/publications/2023/04/03/apprenticeships-in-the-us-increased-by-66-percent-between-2011-and-2021/</a></p>

<p>College Tuition Inflation: Compare The Cost Of College Over Time:<br>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/college-tuition-inflation/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/college-tuition-inflation/</a></p>

<p>More U.S. companies no longer requiring job seekers to have a college degree:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-degree-job-requirement/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-degree-job-requirement/</a></p>

<p>The College Wage Premium:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/economic-commentary/2012/ec-201210-the-college-wage-premium" rel="nofollow">https://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/economic-commentary/2012/ec-201210-the-college-wage-premium</a></p>

<p>Did Employers in the United States Back Away from Skills Training during the early 2000s?:<br>
<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0019793915619904" rel="nofollow">https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0019793915619904</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 5: Episode 5: The Past, Present, and Future of K-12 Education</title>
  <link>https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/5</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Elegant Ramblings</author>
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  <itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Episode 5: The Past, Present, and Future of K-12 Education</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Elegant Ramblings</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>My look at k-12 education in the United States from No Child Left Behind to today. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>24:34</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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&lt;p&gt;What is No Child Left Behind (NCLB)? - &lt;a href="https://www.understood.org/en/articles/no-child-left-behind-nclb-what-you-need-to-know" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.understood.org/en/articles/no-child-left-behind-nclb-what-you-need-to-know&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;America's Education Problem - &lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/podcasts/the-daily/education.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/podcasts/the-daily/education.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It's Been 20 Years Since No Child Left Behind. What'd we learn? - &lt;a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickhess/2022/09/21/its-been-20-years-since-no-child-left-behind-whatd-we-learn/?sh=73275d726331" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickhess/2022/09/21/its-been-20-years-since-no-child-left-behind-whatd-we-learn/?sh=73275d726331&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Comparing No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top - &lt;a href="https://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/rpt/2010-r-0235.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/rpt/2010-r-0235.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;NAEP Scores ‘Flashing Red’ After a Lost Generation of Learning for 13-Year-Olds - &lt;a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/naep-scores-flashing-red-after-a-lost-generation-of-learning-for-13-year-olds/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.the74million.org/article/naep-scores-flashing-red-after-a-lost-generation-of-learning-for-13-year-olds/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Pandemic has had devasting impacts on learning. What will it take to help students catch up? - &lt;a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-pandemic-has-had-devastating-impacts-on-learning-what-will-it-take-to-help-students-catch-up/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-pandemic-has-had-devastating-impacts-on-learning-what-will-it-take-to-help-students-catch-up/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;New research finds that pandemic learning loss impacted whole communities, regardless of student race or income - &lt;a href="https://cepr.harvard.edu/news/new-research-finds-pandemic-learning-loss-impacted-whole-communities-regardless-student#:%7E:text=Within%20the%20typical%20school%20district,regardless%20of%20income%20or%20race" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://cepr.harvard.edu/news/new-research-finds-pandemic-learning-loss-impacted-whole-communities-regardless-student#:~:text=Within%20the%20typical%20school%20district,regardless%20of%20income%20or%20race&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Should the School Year be Extended to make up for learning loss? - &lt;a href="https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/4326503-should-the-school-year-be-extended-to-make-up-for-learning-loss/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/4326503-should-the-school-year-be-extended-to-make-up-for-learning-loss/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Education Doesn’t Work 2.0 - &lt;a href="https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/education-doesnt-work-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/education-doesnt-work-20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>Education, History, Politics, America, K-12 Education, Primary Education, Elementary Education</itunes:keywords>
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<p>What is No Child Left Behind (NCLB)? - <a href="https://www.understood.org/en/articles/no-child-left-behind-nclb-what-you-need-to-know" rel="nofollow">https://www.understood.org/en/articles/no-child-left-behind-nclb-what-you-need-to-know</a></p>

<p>America&#39;s Education Problem - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/podcasts/the-daily/education.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/podcasts/the-daily/education.html</a></p>

<p>It&#39;s Been 20 Years Since No Child Left Behind. What&#39;d we learn? - <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickhess/2022/09/21/its-been-20-years-since-no-child-left-behind-whatd-we-learn/?sh=73275d726331" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickhess/2022/09/21/its-been-20-years-since-no-child-left-behind-whatd-we-learn/?sh=73275d726331</a></p>

<p>Comparing No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top - <a href="https://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/rpt/2010-r-0235.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/rpt/2010-r-0235.htm</a></p>

<p>NAEP Scores ‘Flashing Red’ After a Lost Generation of Learning for 13-Year-Olds - <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/naep-scores-flashing-red-after-a-lost-generation-of-learning-for-13-year-olds/" rel="nofollow">https://www.the74million.org/article/naep-scores-flashing-red-after-a-lost-generation-of-learning-for-13-year-olds/</a></p>

<p>The Pandemic has had devasting impacts on learning. What will it take to help students catch up? - <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-pandemic-has-had-devastating-impacts-on-learning-what-will-it-take-to-help-students-catch-up/" rel="nofollow">https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-pandemic-has-had-devastating-impacts-on-learning-what-will-it-take-to-help-students-catch-up/</a></p>

<p>New research finds that pandemic learning loss impacted whole communities, regardless of student race or income - <a href="https://cepr.harvard.edu/news/new-research-finds-pandemic-learning-loss-impacted-whole-communities-regardless-student#:%7E:text=Within%20the%20typical%20school%20district,regardless%20of%20income%20or%20race" rel="nofollow">https://cepr.harvard.edu/news/new-research-finds-pandemic-learning-loss-impacted-whole-communities-regardless-student#:~:text=Within%20the%20typical%20school%20district,regardless%20of%20income%20or%20race</a>.</p>

<p>Should the School Year be Extended to make up for learning loss? - <a href="https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/4326503-should-the-school-year-be-extended-to-make-up-for-learning-loss/" rel="nofollow">https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/4326503-should-the-school-year-be-extended-to-make-up-for-learning-loss/</a></p>

<p>Education Doesn’t Work 2.0 - <a href="https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/education-doesnt-work-20" rel="nofollow">https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/education-doesnt-work-20</a></p>]]>
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<p>What is No Child Left Behind (NCLB)? - <a href="https://www.understood.org/en/articles/no-child-left-behind-nclb-what-you-need-to-know" rel="nofollow">https://www.understood.org/en/articles/no-child-left-behind-nclb-what-you-need-to-know</a></p>

<p>America&#39;s Education Problem - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/podcasts/the-daily/education.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/podcasts/the-daily/education.html</a></p>

<p>It&#39;s Been 20 Years Since No Child Left Behind. What&#39;d we learn? - <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickhess/2022/09/21/its-been-20-years-since-no-child-left-behind-whatd-we-learn/?sh=73275d726331" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickhess/2022/09/21/its-been-20-years-since-no-child-left-behind-whatd-we-learn/?sh=73275d726331</a></p>

<p>Comparing No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top - <a href="https://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/rpt/2010-r-0235.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/rpt/2010-r-0235.htm</a></p>

<p>NAEP Scores ‘Flashing Red’ After a Lost Generation of Learning for 13-Year-Olds - <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/naep-scores-flashing-red-after-a-lost-generation-of-learning-for-13-year-olds/" rel="nofollow">https://www.the74million.org/article/naep-scores-flashing-red-after-a-lost-generation-of-learning-for-13-year-olds/</a></p>

<p>The Pandemic has had devasting impacts on learning. What will it take to help students catch up? - <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-pandemic-has-had-devastating-impacts-on-learning-what-will-it-take-to-help-students-catch-up/" rel="nofollow">https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-pandemic-has-had-devastating-impacts-on-learning-what-will-it-take-to-help-students-catch-up/</a></p>

<p>New research finds that pandemic learning loss impacted whole communities, regardless of student race or income - <a href="https://cepr.harvard.edu/news/new-research-finds-pandemic-learning-loss-impacted-whole-communities-regardless-student#:%7E:text=Within%20the%20typical%20school%20district,regardless%20of%20income%20or%20race" rel="nofollow">https://cepr.harvard.edu/news/new-research-finds-pandemic-learning-loss-impacted-whole-communities-regardless-student#:~:text=Within%20the%20typical%20school%20district,regardless%20of%20income%20or%20race</a>.</p>

<p>Should the School Year be Extended to make up for learning loss? - <a href="https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/4326503-should-the-school-year-be-extended-to-make-up-for-learning-loss/" rel="nofollow">https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/4326503-should-the-school-year-be-extended-to-make-up-for-learning-loss/</a></p>

<p>Education Doesn’t Work 2.0 - <a href="https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/education-doesnt-work-20" rel="nofollow">https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/education-doesnt-work-20</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 4: Episode 4: Capitalism in the 21st Century - An Optimist's Vision</title>
  <link>https://withered-geyser-2252.fireside.fm/4</link>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2024 20:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Elegant Ramblings</author>
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  <itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Episode 4: Capitalism in the 21st Century - An Optimist's Vision</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Elegant Ramblings</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Using Thomas Picketty's Capitalism in the 21st Century as a guide, I examine what the economy could look like over the next 75 years</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>25:03</itunes:duration>
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&lt;p&gt;The decline of the American Dream, with David Leonhardt:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.niskanencenter.org/the-decline-of-the-american-dream-with-david-leonhardt/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.niskanencenter.org/the-decline-of-the-american-dream-with-david-leonhardt/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Pro-Natal Policies Work, But They Come With a Hefty Price Tag:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://ifstudies.org/blog/pro-natal-policies-work-but-they-come-with-a-hefty-price-tag" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://ifstudies.org/blog/pro-natal-policies-work-but-they-come-with-a-hefty-price-tag&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;When Does Federal Debt Reach Unsustainable Levels:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2023/10/6/when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2023/10/6/when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;These are the wealthiest US states, according to a new report — and a wealth tax on the country's richest would raise $415 billion:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/map-wealthiest-states-us-wealth-tax-would-raise-billions-2022-10" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.businessinsider.com/map-wealthiest-states-us-wealth-tax-would-raise-billions-2022-10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Ephemerality: Another radical design concept for the climate revolution:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://lloydalter.substack.com/p/ephemerality-another-radical-design?utm_source=profile&amp;amp;utm_medium=reader2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://lloydalter.substack.com/p/ephemerality-another-radical-design?utm_source=profile&amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=reader2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Billionaires got 54% richer during pandemic, sparking calls for "wealth tax":&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/billionaire-wealth-covid-pandemic-12-trillion-jeff-bezos-wealth-tax/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cbsnews.com/news/billionaire-wealth-covid-pandemic-12-trillion-jeff-bezos-wealth-tax/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;What Is Pay Transparency and Which States Require It?:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/pay-transparency-laws" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/pay-transparency-laws&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Americans Showing Increased Concern About Immigration:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/470426/americans-showing-increased-concern-immigration.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://news.gallup.com/poll/470426/americans-showing-increased-concern-immigration.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Shifting U.S. to 100 Percent Renewables Would Cost $4.5 Trillion, Analysis Finds:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://e360.yale.edu/digest/shifting-u-s-to-100-percent-renewables-would-cost-4-5-trillion-analysis-finds" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://e360.yale.edu/digest/shifting-u-s-to-100-percent-renewables-would-cost-4-5-trillion-analysis-finds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;An affordable, reliable, competitive path to net zero:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/an-affordable-reliable-competitive-path-to-net-zero" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/an-affordable-reliable-competitive-path-to-net-zero&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2023 to 2033:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58848" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58848&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Coming Technological Singularity, © 1993 by Vernor Vinge:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://accelerating.org/articles/comingtechsingularity" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://accelerating.org/articles/comingtechsingularity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Economics of the Stars: The Future of Asteroid Mining and the Global Economy:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://hir.harvard.edu/economics-of-the-stars/#:%7E:text=For%20example%2C%20Asterank%2C%20which%20measures%20the%20potential%20value,value%E2%80%93would%20produce%20a%20profit%20of%20around%20US%241.5%20trillion" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://hir.harvard.edu/economics-of-the-stars/#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20Asterank%2C%20which%20measures%20the%20potential%20value,value%E2%80%93would%20produce%20a%20profit%20of%20around%20US%241.5%20trillion&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Space-Based Solar Power:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/otps-sbsp-report-final-tagged-approved-1-8-24-tagged-v2.pdf?emrc=744da1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/otps-sbsp-report-final-tagged-approved-1-8-24-tagged-v2.pdf?emrc=744da1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The American dream is 'rapidly diminishing,' Walgreens boss says in plea to raise taxes for the wealthy:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-american-dream-is-rapidly-diminishing-walgreens-boss-says-in-plea-to-raise-taxes-for-the-wealthy/ar-AA1n8qPn?ocid=msedgntp&amp;amp;pc=U531&amp;amp;cvid=48ce5233a61a4672ac31e60767fc903d&amp;amp;ei=27" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-american-dream-is-rapidly-diminishing-walgreens-boss-says-in-plea-to-raise-taxes-for-the-wealthy/ar-AA1n8qPn?ocid=msedgntp&amp;amp;amp;pc=U531&amp;amp;amp;cvid=48ce5233a61a4672ac31e60767fc903d&amp;amp;amp;ei=27&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bill Gates thinks the super-wealthy should pay more tax – and plenty of rich people agree&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/bill-gates-thinks-the-super-wealthy-should-pay-more-tax-and-plenty-of-rich-people-agree/ar-BB1gYWtA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/bill-gates-thinks-the-super-wealthy-should-pay-more-tax-and-plenty-of-rich-people-agree/ar-BB1gYWtA&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>Capitalism, Capitalism in the 21st Century, Futurism, AI, Climate Change, Birth Rate, Human Cloning, Asteroid Mining, Elegant Ramblings</itunes:keywords>
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<p>Shownotes :</p>

<p>The decline of the American Dream, with David Leonhardt:<br>
<a href="https://www.niskanencenter.org/the-decline-of-the-american-dream-with-david-leonhardt/" rel="nofollow">https://www.niskanencenter.org/the-decline-of-the-american-dream-with-david-leonhardt/</a></p>

<p>Pro-Natal Policies Work, But They Come With a Hefty Price Tag:<br>
<a href="https://ifstudies.org/blog/pro-natal-policies-work-but-they-come-with-a-hefty-price-tag" rel="nofollow">https://ifstudies.org/blog/pro-natal-policies-work-but-they-come-with-a-hefty-price-tag</a></p>

<p>When Does Federal Debt Reach Unsustainable Levels:<br>
<a href="https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2023/10/6/when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels" rel="nofollow">https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2023/10/6/when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels</a></p>

<p>These are the wealthiest US states, according to a new report — and a wealth tax on the country&#39;s richest would raise $415 billion:<br>
<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/map-wealthiest-states-us-wealth-tax-would-raise-billions-2022-10" rel="nofollow">https://www.businessinsider.com/map-wealthiest-states-us-wealth-tax-would-raise-billions-2022-10</a></p>

<p>Ephemerality: Another radical design concept for the climate revolution:<br>
<a href="https://lloydalter.substack.com/p/ephemerality-another-radical-design?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2" rel="nofollow">https://lloydalter.substack.com/p/ephemerality-another-radical-design?utm_source=profile&amp;utm_medium=reader2</a></p>

<p>Billionaires got 54% richer during pandemic, sparking calls for &quot;wealth tax&quot;:<br>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/billionaire-wealth-covid-pandemic-12-trillion-jeff-bezos-wealth-tax/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/billionaire-wealth-covid-pandemic-12-trillion-jeff-bezos-wealth-tax/</a></p>

<p>What Is Pay Transparency and Which States Require It?:<br>
<a href="https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/pay-transparency-laws" rel="nofollow">https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/pay-transparency-laws</a></p>

<p>Americans Showing Increased Concern About Immigration:<br>
<a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/470426/americans-showing-increased-concern-immigration.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://news.gallup.com/poll/470426/americans-showing-increased-concern-immigration.aspx</a></p>

<p>Shifting U.S. to 100 Percent Renewables Would Cost $4.5 Trillion, Analysis Finds:<br>
<a href="https://e360.yale.edu/digest/shifting-u-s-to-100-percent-renewables-would-cost-4-5-trillion-analysis-finds" rel="nofollow">https://e360.yale.edu/digest/shifting-u-s-to-100-percent-renewables-would-cost-4-5-trillion-analysis-finds</a></p>

<p>An affordable, reliable, competitive path to net zero:<br>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/an-affordable-reliable-competitive-path-to-net-zero" rel="nofollow">https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/an-affordable-reliable-competitive-path-to-net-zero</a></p>

<p>The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2023 to 2033:<br>
<a href="https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58848" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58848</a></p>

<p>The Coming Technological Singularity, © 1993 by Vernor Vinge:<br>
<a href="https://accelerating.org/articles/comingtechsingularity" rel="nofollow">https://accelerating.org/articles/comingtechsingularity</a></p>

<p>Economics of the Stars: The Future of Asteroid Mining and the Global Economy:<br>
<a href="https://hir.harvard.edu/economics-of-the-stars/#:%7E:text=For%20example%2C%20Asterank%2C%20which%20measures%20the%20potential%20value,value%E2%80%93would%20produce%20a%20profit%20of%20around%20US%241.5%20trillion" rel="nofollow">https://hir.harvard.edu/economics-of-the-stars/#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20Asterank%2C%20which%20measures%20the%20potential%20value,value%E2%80%93would%20produce%20a%20profit%20of%20around%20US%241.5%20trillion</a>.</p>

<p>Space-Based Solar Power:<br>
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/otps-sbsp-report-final-tagged-approved-1-8-24-tagged-v2.pdf?emrc=744da1" rel="nofollow">https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/otps-sbsp-report-final-tagged-approved-1-8-24-tagged-v2.pdf?emrc=744da1</a></p>

<p>The American dream is &#39;rapidly diminishing,&#39; Walgreens boss says in plea to raise taxes for the wealthy:<br>
<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-american-dream-is-rapidly-diminishing-walgreens-boss-says-in-plea-to-raise-taxes-for-the-wealthy/ar-AA1n8qPn?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=48ce5233a61a4672ac31e60767fc903d&ei=27" rel="nofollow">https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-american-dream-is-rapidly-diminishing-walgreens-boss-says-in-plea-to-raise-taxes-for-the-wealthy/ar-AA1n8qPn?ocid=msedgntp&amp;pc=U531&amp;cvid=48ce5233a61a4672ac31e60767fc903d&amp;ei=27</a></p>

<p>Bill Gates thinks the super-wealthy should pay more tax – and plenty of rich people agree<br>
<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/bill-gates-thinks-the-super-wealthy-should-pay-more-tax-and-plenty-of-rich-people-agree/ar-BB1gYWtA" rel="nofollow">https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/bill-gates-thinks-the-super-wealthy-should-pay-more-tax-and-plenty-of-rich-people-agree/ar-BB1gYWtA</a></p>]]>
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<p>Shownotes :</p>

<p>The decline of the American Dream, with David Leonhardt:<br>
<a href="https://www.niskanencenter.org/the-decline-of-the-american-dream-with-david-leonhardt/" rel="nofollow">https://www.niskanencenter.org/the-decline-of-the-american-dream-with-david-leonhardt/</a></p>

<p>Pro-Natal Policies Work, But They Come With a Hefty Price Tag:<br>
<a href="https://ifstudies.org/blog/pro-natal-policies-work-but-they-come-with-a-hefty-price-tag" rel="nofollow">https://ifstudies.org/blog/pro-natal-policies-work-but-they-come-with-a-hefty-price-tag</a></p>

<p>When Does Federal Debt Reach Unsustainable Levels:<br>
<a href="https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2023/10/6/when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels" rel="nofollow">https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2023/10/6/when-does-federal-debt-reach-unsustainable-levels</a></p>

<p>These are the wealthiest US states, according to a new report — and a wealth tax on the country&#39;s richest would raise $415 billion:<br>
<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/map-wealthiest-states-us-wealth-tax-would-raise-billions-2022-10" rel="nofollow">https://www.businessinsider.com/map-wealthiest-states-us-wealth-tax-would-raise-billions-2022-10</a></p>

<p>Ephemerality: Another radical design concept for the climate revolution:<br>
<a href="https://lloydalter.substack.com/p/ephemerality-another-radical-design?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2" rel="nofollow">https://lloydalter.substack.com/p/ephemerality-another-radical-design?utm_source=profile&amp;utm_medium=reader2</a></p>

<p>Billionaires got 54% richer during pandemic, sparking calls for &quot;wealth tax&quot;:<br>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/billionaire-wealth-covid-pandemic-12-trillion-jeff-bezos-wealth-tax/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/billionaire-wealth-covid-pandemic-12-trillion-jeff-bezos-wealth-tax/</a></p>

<p>What Is Pay Transparency and Which States Require It?:<br>
<a href="https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/pay-transparency-laws" rel="nofollow">https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/pay-transparency-laws</a></p>

<p>Americans Showing Increased Concern About Immigration:<br>
<a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/470426/americans-showing-increased-concern-immigration.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://news.gallup.com/poll/470426/americans-showing-increased-concern-immigration.aspx</a></p>

<p>Shifting U.S. to 100 Percent Renewables Would Cost $4.5 Trillion, Analysis Finds:<br>
<a href="https://e360.yale.edu/digest/shifting-u-s-to-100-percent-renewables-would-cost-4-5-trillion-analysis-finds" rel="nofollow">https://e360.yale.edu/digest/shifting-u-s-to-100-percent-renewables-would-cost-4-5-trillion-analysis-finds</a></p>

<p>An affordable, reliable, competitive path to net zero:<br>
<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/an-affordable-reliable-competitive-path-to-net-zero" rel="nofollow">https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/sustainability/our-insights/an-affordable-reliable-competitive-path-to-net-zero</a></p>

<p>The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2023 to 2033:<br>
<a href="https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58848" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58848</a></p>

<p>The Coming Technological Singularity, © 1993 by Vernor Vinge:<br>
<a href="https://accelerating.org/articles/comingtechsingularity" rel="nofollow">https://accelerating.org/articles/comingtechsingularity</a></p>

<p>Economics of the Stars: The Future of Asteroid Mining and the Global Economy:<br>
<a href="https://hir.harvard.edu/economics-of-the-stars/#:%7E:text=For%20example%2C%20Asterank%2C%20which%20measures%20the%20potential%20value,value%E2%80%93would%20produce%20a%20profit%20of%20around%20US%241.5%20trillion" rel="nofollow">https://hir.harvard.edu/economics-of-the-stars/#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20Asterank%2C%20which%20measures%20the%20potential%20value,value%E2%80%93would%20produce%20a%20profit%20of%20around%20US%241.5%20trillion</a>.</p>

<p>Space-Based Solar Power:<br>
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/otps-sbsp-report-final-tagged-approved-1-8-24-tagged-v2.pdf?emrc=744da1" rel="nofollow">https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/otps-sbsp-report-final-tagged-approved-1-8-24-tagged-v2.pdf?emrc=744da1</a></p>

<p>The American dream is &#39;rapidly diminishing,&#39; Walgreens boss says in plea to raise taxes for the wealthy:<br>
<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-american-dream-is-rapidly-diminishing-walgreens-boss-says-in-plea-to-raise-taxes-for-the-wealthy/ar-AA1n8qPn?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=48ce5233a61a4672ac31e60767fc903d&ei=27" rel="nofollow">https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-american-dream-is-rapidly-diminishing-walgreens-boss-says-in-plea-to-raise-taxes-for-the-wealthy/ar-AA1n8qPn?ocid=msedgntp&amp;pc=U531&amp;cvid=48ce5233a61a4672ac31e60767fc903d&amp;ei=27</a></p>

<p>Bill Gates thinks the super-wealthy should pay more tax – and plenty of rich people agree<br>
<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/bill-gates-thinks-the-super-wealthy-should-pay-more-tax-and-plenty-of-rich-people-agree/ar-BB1gYWtA" rel="nofollow">https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/bill-gates-thinks-the-super-wealthy-should-pay-more-tax-and-plenty-of-rich-people-agree/ar-BB1gYWtA</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 3: Episode 3: Will AI Take Over the World?</title>
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  <itunes:title>Episode 3: Will AI Take Over the World?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>My look at the promise, perils, and troubles with AI</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Please visit our sponsor, Another Book Review, here:&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Links and Show Notes here:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Chat GpT Sets record for fastest-growing user-base:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/chatgpt-sets-record-fastest-growing-user-base-analyst-note-2023-02-01/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.reuters.com/technology/chatgpt-sets-record-fastest-growing-user-base-analyst-note-2023-02-01/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;VCs Invested over $75B in AI Startups in 2020:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://venturebeat.com/business/vcs-invested-over-75b-in-ai-startups-in-2020/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://venturebeat.com/business/vcs-invested-over-75b-in-ai-startups-in-2020/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Meta's "single largest investment" is now AI, not the metaverse :&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.techradar.com/news/metas-single-largest-investment-is-now-ai-not-the-metaverse" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.techradar.com/news/metas-single-largest-investment-is-now-ai-not-the-metaverse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Ezra Klein Show - A Skeptical Take on the AI Revolution:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-skeptical-take-on-the-a-i-revolution/id1548604447?i=1000592835492" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-skeptical-take-on-the-a-i-revolution/id1548604447?i=1000592835492&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Generative AI in the Pharmaceutical Industry - Moving from Hype to Reality:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/generative-ai-in-the-pharmaceutical-industry-moving-from-hype-to-reality" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/generative-ai-in-the-pharmaceutical-industry-moving-from-hype-to-reality&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;MIT News - An Artificial Intelligence tool that can help detect melanoma:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.mit.edu/2021/artificial-intelligence-tool-can-help-detect-melanoma-0402" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://news.mit.edu/2021/artificial-intelligence-tool-can-help-detect-melanoma-0402&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Daily: Ready or Not, Driverless Cars are Here:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ready-or-not-driverless-cars-are-here/id1200361736?i=1000625369770" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ready-or-not-driverless-cars-are-here/id1200361736?i=1000625369770&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Science, Mathematics, and Research for Tranformation (SMART) is a DoD Scholarship Program for STEM Students:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart/en" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart/en&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;World Economic Forum - These are the jobs that AI can't replace:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/05/jobs-ai-cant-replace/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/05/jobs-ai-cant-replace/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Guardian - New York City schools ban AI chatbot that writes essays and answers prompts:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/06/new-york-city-schools-ban-ai-chatbot-chatgpt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/06/new-york-city-schools-ban-ai-chatbot-chatgpt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Center for AI safety - Statement on AI Risk:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.safe.ai/statement-on-ai-risk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.safe.ai/statement-on-ai-risk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Gallup Research - Americans' Trust in Media Remains Near Record Low:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/403166/americans-trust-media-remains-near-record-low.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://news.gallup.com/poll/403166/americans-trust-media-remains-near-record-low.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;AFL-CIO - Artificial Intelligence Transparency will Fight the Dehumanization of the American Workforce, says AFL-CIO Equity Index Funds Shareholder Proposal:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://aflcio.org/2023/10/19/artificial-intelligence-transparency-will-fight-dehumanization-american-workforce-says" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://aflcio.org/2023/10/19/artificial-intelligence-transparency-will-fight-dehumanization-american-workforce-says&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Softonic - Samsung plans to robotize 100% of its chip factories: goodbye to human labor? :&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.softonic.com/articles/samsung-plans-to-robotize-100-of-its-chip-factories-goodbye-to-human-labor" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://en.softonic.com/articles/samsung-plans-to-robotize-100-of-its-chip-factories-goodbye-to-human-labor&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>Artificial Intelligence, Worries, AI, Machine Learning, Chat GpT, Elegant Ramblings</itunes:keywords>
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<p>Chat GpT Sets record for fastest-growing user-base:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/chatgpt-sets-record-fastest-growing-user-base-analyst-note-2023-02-01/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/technology/chatgpt-sets-record-fastest-growing-user-base-analyst-note-2023-02-01/</a></p>

<p>VCs Invested over $75B in AI Startups in 2020:</p>

<p><a href="https://venturebeat.com/business/vcs-invested-over-75b-in-ai-startups-in-2020/" rel="nofollow">https://venturebeat.com/business/vcs-invested-over-75b-in-ai-startups-in-2020/</a></p>

<p>Meta&#39;s &quot;single largest investment&quot; is now AI, not the metaverse :</p>

<p><a href="https://www.techradar.com/news/metas-single-largest-investment-is-now-ai-not-the-metaverse" rel="nofollow">https://www.techradar.com/news/metas-single-largest-investment-is-now-ai-not-the-metaverse</a></p>

<p>Ezra Klein Show - A Skeptical Take on the AI Revolution:</p>

<p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-skeptical-take-on-the-a-i-revolution/id1548604447?i=1000592835492" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-skeptical-take-on-the-a-i-revolution/id1548604447?i=1000592835492</a></p>

<p>Generative AI in the Pharmaceutical Industry - Moving from Hype to Reality:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/generative-ai-in-the-pharmaceutical-industry-moving-from-hype-to-reality" rel="nofollow">https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/generative-ai-in-the-pharmaceutical-industry-moving-from-hype-to-reality</a></p>

<p>MIT News - An Artificial Intelligence tool that can help detect melanoma:</p>

<p><a href="https://news.mit.edu/2021/artificial-intelligence-tool-can-help-detect-melanoma-0402" rel="nofollow">https://news.mit.edu/2021/artificial-intelligence-tool-can-help-detect-melanoma-0402</a></p>

<p>The Daily: Ready or Not, Driverless Cars are Here:</p>

<p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ready-or-not-driverless-cars-are-here/id1200361736?i=1000625369770" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ready-or-not-driverless-cars-are-here/id1200361736?i=1000625369770</a></p>

<p>Science, Mathematics, and Research for Tranformation (SMART) is a DoD Scholarship Program for STEM Students:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart/en" rel="nofollow">https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart/en</a></p>

<p>World Economic Forum - These are the jobs that AI can&#39;t replace:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/05/jobs-ai-cant-replace/" rel="nofollow">https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/05/jobs-ai-cant-replace/</a></p>

<p>The Guardian - New York City schools ban AI chatbot that writes essays and answers prompts:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/06/new-york-city-schools-ban-ai-chatbot-chatgpt" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/06/new-york-city-schools-ban-ai-chatbot-chatgpt</a></p>

<p>Center for AI safety - Statement on AI Risk:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.safe.ai/statement-on-ai-risk" rel="nofollow">https://www.safe.ai/statement-on-ai-risk</a></p>

<p>Gallup Research - Americans&#39; Trust in Media Remains Near Record Low:</p>

<p><a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/403166/americans-trust-media-remains-near-record-low.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://news.gallup.com/poll/403166/americans-trust-media-remains-near-record-low.aspx</a></p>

<p>AFL-CIO - Artificial Intelligence Transparency will Fight the Dehumanization of the American Workforce, says AFL-CIO Equity Index Funds Shareholder Proposal:</p>

<p><a href="https://aflcio.org/2023/10/19/artificial-intelligence-transparency-will-fight-dehumanization-american-workforce-says" rel="nofollow">https://aflcio.org/2023/10/19/artificial-intelligence-transparency-will-fight-dehumanization-american-workforce-says</a></p>

<p>Softonic - Samsung plans to robotize 100% of its chip factories: goodbye to human labor? :</p>

<p><a href="https://en.softonic.com/articles/samsung-plans-to-robotize-100-of-its-chip-factories-goodbye-to-human-labor" rel="nofollow">https://en.softonic.com/articles/samsung-plans-to-robotize-100-of-its-chip-factories-goodbye-to-human-labor</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Please visit our sponsor, Another Book Review, here:</p>

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<p>Links and Show Notes here:</p>

<p>Chat GpT Sets record for fastest-growing user-base:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/chatgpt-sets-record-fastest-growing-user-base-analyst-note-2023-02-01/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/technology/chatgpt-sets-record-fastest-growing-user-base-analyst-note-2023-02-01/</a></p>

<p>VCs Invested over $75B in AI Startups in 2020:</p>

<p><a href="https://venturebeat.com/business/vcs-invested-over-75b-in-ai-startups-in-2020/" rel="nofollow">https://venturebeat.com/business/vcs-invested-over-75b-in-ai-startups-in-2020/</a></p>

<p>Meta&#39;s &quot;single largest investment&quot; is now AI, not the metaverse :</p>

<p><a href="https://www.techradar.com/news/metas-single-largest-investment-is-now-ai-not-the-metaverse" rel="nofollow">https://www.techradar.com/news/metas-single-largest-investment-is-now-ai-not-the-metaverse</a></p>

<p>Ezra Klein Show - A Skeptical Take on the AI Revolution:</p>

<p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-skeptical-take-on-the-a-i-revolution/id1548604447?i=1000592835492" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-skeptical-take-on-the-a-i-revolution/id1548604447?i=1000592835492</a></p>

<p>Generative AI in the Pharmaceutical Industry - Moving from Hype to Reality:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/generative-ai-in-the-pharmaceutical-industry-moving-from-hype-to-reality" rel="nofollow">https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/life-sciences/our-insights/generative-ai-in-the-pharmaceutical-industry-moving-from-hype-to-reality</a></p>

<p>MIT News - An Artificial Intelligence tool that can help detect melanoma:</p>

<p><a href="https://news.mit.edu/2021/artificial-intelligence-tool-can-help-detect-melanoma-0402" rel="nofollow">https://news.mit.edu/2021/artificial-intelligence-tool-can-help-detect-melanoma-0402</a></p>

<p>The Daily: Ready or Not, Driverless Cars are Here:</p>

<p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ready-or-not-driverless-cars-are-here/id1200361736?i=1000625369770" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ready-or-not-driverless-cars-are-here/id1200361736?i=1000625369770</a></p>

<p>Science, Mathematics, and Research for Tranformation (SMART) is a DoD Scholarship Program for STEM Students:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart/en" rel="nofollow">https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart/en</a></p>

<p>World Economic Forum - These are the jobs that AI can&#39;t replace:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/05/jobs-ai-cant-replace/" rel="nofollow">https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/05/jobs-ai-cant-replace/</a></p>

<p>The Guardian - New York City schools ban AI chatbot that writes essays and answers prompts:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/06/new-york-city-schools-ban-ai-chatbot-chatgpt" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/06/new-york-city-schools-ban-ai-chatbot-chatgpt</a></p>

<p>Center for AI safety - Statement on AI Risk:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.safe.ai/statement-on-ai-risk" rel="nofollow">https://www.safe.ai/statement-on-ai-risk</a></p>

<p>Gallup Research - Americans&#39; Trust in Media Remains Near Record Low:</p>

<p><a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/403166/americans-trust-media-remains-near-record-low.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://news.gallup.com/poll/403166/americans-trust-media-remains-near-record-low.aspx</a></p>

<p>AFL-CIO - Artificial Intelligence Transparency will Fight the Dehumanization of the American Workforce, says AFL-CIO Equity Index Funds Shareholder Proposal:</p>

<p><a href="https://aflcio.org/2023/10/19/artificial-intelligence-transparency-will-fight-dehumanization-american-workforce-says" rel="nofollow">https://aflcio.org/2023/10/19/artificial-intelligence-transparency-will-fight-dehumanization-american-workforce-says</a></p>

<p>Softonic - Samsung plans to robotize 100% of its chip factories: goodbye to human labor? :</p>

<p><a href="https://en.softonic.com/articles/samsung-plans-to-robotize-100-of-its-chip-factories-goodbye-to-human-labor" rel="nofollow">https://en.softonic.com/articles/samsung-plans-to-robotize-100-of-its-chip-factories-goodbye-to-human-labor</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 2: Episode 2: Will Mandatory National Service Heal the Nation?</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2023 18:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Elegant Ramblings</author>
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  <itunes:title>Episode 2: Will Mandatory National Service Heal the Nation?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Elegant Ramblings</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>My look at the benefits and costs, as well as the feasibility, of a Mandatory National Service program in the United States</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>26:45</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Show Notes and Links to articles:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sponsor YouTube channel:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Stanley McChrystal: Every American Should Serve For One Year - Time Magazine&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://time.com/4824366/year-national-service-americorps-peace-corps/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://time.com/4824366/year-national-service-americorps-peace-corps/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;21st Century Conservation Corps&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://21csc.org/list-of-21csc-partners/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;http://21csc.org/list-of-21csc-partners/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Need for a Mandatory National Service Program by Steve Cohen - US Naval Institute&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/april/need-mandatory-national-service-program" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/april/need-mandatory-national-service-program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;AmeriCorps NCCC Press Release for Forest Corps&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://americorps.gov/newsroom/press-release/applications-join-new-american-climate-corps-program-americorps-nccc-forest" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://americorps.gov/newsroom/press-release/applications-join-new-american-climate-corps-program-americorps-nccc-forest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Budget Basics: National Defense - Peter G Peterson Foundation &lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-national-defense" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-national-defense&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;A Closer Look at Discretionary Spending- Congressional Budget Officer&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58890" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58890&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Army of Some: Recruiting Trouble for the All-Volunteer Force - Why it Matters Podcast&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/army-of-some-recruiting-trouble-for-the-all-volunteer-force/id1482132871?i=1000610785591" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/army-of-some-recruiting-trouble-for-the-all-volunteer-force/id1482132871?i=1000610785591&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Military-Civilian Gap: Fewer Family Connections&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2011/11/23/the-military-civilian-gap-fewer-family-connections/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2011/11/23/the-military-civilian-gap-fewer-family-connections/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So it's come to this: We Might Have to Worry about the Deficit - Vox Media&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/so-it-s-come-to-this-we-might-have-to-worry-about-the-deficit/ar-AA1lFPoZ?ocid=msedgntp&amp;amp;cvid=91dd497429974b8d89bd4a5b78bf8e63&amp;amp;ei=22" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/so-it-s-come-to-this-we-might-have-to-worry-about-the-deficit/ar-AA1lFPoZ?ocid=msedgntp&amp;amp;amp;cvid=91dd497429974b8d89bd4a5b78bf8e63&amp;amp;amp;ei=22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;National Center for Education Statistics: Fast Facts&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=84" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=84&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>Mandatory National Service, Healing the Nation, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Elegant Ramblings, AmeriCorps NCCC, Peace Corps, Military</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Show Notes and Links to articles:</p>

<p>Sponsor YouTube channel:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903</a></p>

<p>Stanley McChrystal: Every American Should Serve For One Year - Time Magazine</p>

<p><a href="https://time.com/4824366/year-national-service-americorps-peace-corps/" rel="nofollow">https://time.com/4824366/year-national-service-americorps-peace-corps/</a></p>

<p>21st Century Conservation Corps</p>

<p><a href="http://21csc.org/list-of-21csc-partners/" rel="nofollow">http://21csc.org/list-of-21csc-partners/</a></p>

<p>The Need for a Mandatory National Service Program by Steve Cohen - US Naval Institute</p>

<p><a href="https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/april/need-mandatory-national-service-program" rel="nofollow">https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/april/need-mandatory-national-service-program</a></p>

<p>AmeriCorps NCCC Press Release for Forest Corps</p>

<p><a href="https://americorps.gov/newsroom/press-release/applications-join-new-american-climate-corps-program-americorps-nccc-forest" rel="nofollow">https://americorps.gov/newsroom/press-release/applications-join-new-american-climate-corps-program-americorps-nccc-forest</a></p>

<p>Budget Basics: National Defense - Peter G Peterson Foundation <br>
<a href="https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-national-defense" rel="nofollow">https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-national-defense</a></p>

<p>A Closer Look at Discretionary Spending- Congressional Budget Officer</p>

<p><a href="https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58890" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58890</a></p>

<p>Army of Some: Recruiting Trouble for the All-Volunteer Force - Why it Matters Podcast</p>

<p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/army-of-some-recruiting-trouble-for-the-all-volunteer-force/id1482132871?i=1000610785591" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/army-of-some-recruiting-trouble-for-the-all-volunteer-force/id1482132871?i=1000610785591</a></p>

<p>The Military-Civilian Gap: Fewer Family Connections</p>

<p><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2011/11/23/the-military-civilian-gap-fewer-family-connections/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2011/11/23/the-military-civilian-gap-fewer-family-connections/</a></p>

<p>So it&#39;s come to this: We Might Have to Worry about the Deficit - Vox Media</p>

<p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/so-it-s-come-to-this-we-might-have-to-worry-about-the-deficit/ar-AA1lFPoZ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=91dd497429974b8d89bd4a5b78bf8e63&ei=22" rel="nofollow">https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/so-it-s-come-to-this-we-might-have-to-worry-about-the-deficit/ar-AA1lFPoZ?ocid=msedgntp&amp;cvid=91dd497429974b8d89bd4a5b78bf8e63&amp;ei=22</a></p>

<p>National Center for Education Statistics: Fast Facts</p>

<p><a href="https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=84" rel="nofollow">https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=84</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Show Notes and Links to articles:</p>

<p>Sponsor YouTube channel:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903</a></p>

<p>Stanley McChrystal: Every American Should Serve For One Year - Time Magazine</p>

<p><a href="https://time.com/4824366/year-national-service-americorps-peace-corps/" rel="nofollow">https://time.com/4824366/year-national-service-americorps-peace-corps/</a></p>

<p>21st Century Conservation Corps</p>

<p><a href="http://21csc.org/list-of-21csc-partners/" rel="nofollow">http://21csc.org/list-of-21csc-partners/</a></p>

<p>The Need for a Mandatory National Service Program by Steve Cohen - US Naval Institute</p>

<p><a href="https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/april/need-mandatory-national-service-program" rel="nofollow">https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/april/need-mandatory-national-service-program</a></p>

<p>AmeriCorps NCCC Press Release for Forest Corps</p>

<p><a href="https://americorps.gov/newsroom/press-release/applications-join-new-american-climate-corps-program-americorps-nccc-forest" rel="nofollow">https://americorps.gov/newsroom/press-release/applications-join-new-american-climate-corps-program-americorps-nccc-forest</a></p>

<p>Budget Basics: National Defense - Peter G Peterson Foundation <br>
<a href="https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-national-defense" rel="nofollow">https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/budget-explainer-national-defense</a></p>

<p>A Closer Look at Discretionary Spending- Congressional Budget Officer</p>

<p><a href="https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58890" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58890</a></p>

<p>Army of Some: Recruiting Trouble for the All-Volunteer Force - Why it Matters Podcast</p>

<p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/army-of-some-recruiting-trouble-for-the-all-volunteer-force/id1482132871?i=1000610785591" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/army-of-some-recruiting-trouble-for-the-all-volunteer-force/id1482132871?i=1000610785591</a></p>

<p>The Military-Civilian Gap: Fewer Family Connections</p>

<p><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2011/11/23/the-military-civilian-gap-fewer-family-connections/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2011/11/23/the-military-civilian-gap-fewer-family-connections/</a></p>

<p>So it&#39;s come to this: We Might Have to Worry about the Deficit - Vox Media</p>

<p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/so-it-s-come-to-this-we-might-have-to-worry-about-the-deficit/ar-AA1lFPoZ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=91dd497429974b8d89bd4a5b78bf8e63&ei=22" rel="nofollow">https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/so-it-s-come-to-this-we-might-have-to-worry-about-the-deficit/ar-AA1lFPoZ?ocid=msedgntp&amp;cvid=91dd497429974b8d89bd4a5b78bf8e63&amp;ei=22</a></p>

<p>National Center for Education Statistics: Fast Facts</p>

<p><a href="https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=84" rel="nofollow">https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=84</a></p>]]>
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