Connections: “Whole of Government” to Shark-Infested Markets

Episode 38 February 09, 2022 00:23:22
Connections: “Whole of Government” to Shark-Infested Markets
The Far Middle
Connections: “Whole of Government” to Shark-Infested Markets

Feb 09 2022 | 00:23:22

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Show Notes

Episode 38 is dedicated to Baseball Hall-of-Famer Ray Dandrige, “the greatest third baseman you’ve never heard of.” While Ray was playing stellar ball at the hot corner, across the globe Joseph Stalin was tearing up humanity and giving rise to the “whole of government” approach we hear so much about today. Next, Nick examines coastal big city real estate markets; questioning that if the elite class is so worried about climate change, then why are they buying real estate that will soon be underwater? Nick then discusses the price increases of a range of commodities due to ill-advised government policy. Nick concludes with calling out a couple stark differences between China and the U.S. in terms of STEM, juxtaposed against similar optical approaches between the two countries when it comes to the Olympics and the Super Bowl.

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