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06/12/2026

Trump called off U.S. strikes in Iran and said that a peace deal looked to be "in pretty final shape" (which has not been confirmed by Iran).

Plus: SpaceX's initial public offering, L.A. taking S.F.'s place, matchmaking reinvented, and more...

06/12/2026

Social Security has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. It is Social Security's overly generous benefits that are actually driving the program into insolvency.

Social Security's approaching insolvency is usually talked about as a revenue problem. It's actually a spending problem.

06/12/2026

An economy runs best when the government gets *out* of the way and lets free market competition work.

History is very clear that economic freedom works. So why are Republicans and Democrats abandoning it?

06/12/2026

Gordon Wood’s enduring defense of the American Revolution.

"It was no accident," Wood wrote, "that Americans in Philadelphia in 1775 formed the first anti-slavery society in the world."

06/12/2026

The author of the Declaration of Independence may have written "the greatest sentence ever."

06/12/2026

Situated between China and India, Nepal is positioning itself to play an outsized role in the AI future.

A market-friendly ruling party, abundant energy, and ample talent could jumpstart a new tech hub in the Himalayas.

06/12/2026

Why do so many people feel lost? Rebecca Goldstein joins us to discuss the search for meaning, the modern crisis of mattering, and how people build purpose in a secular age.

Rebecca Goldstein discusses the search for meaning, the roots of modern discontent, and how people build purpose in a secular age.

06/11/2026

A new study says iPhones lowered birth rates. It also can't rule out that it's just urban vs. rural trends during the Great Recession. But sure, blame the phones.

A new NBER study suffers from the same flaws plaguing previous research on phones and fertility rates.

06/11/2026

A federal prohibition on h**p-derived THC products would destroy a $37.5 billion industry to solve a problem states are already handling.

Federal prohibition of h**p-derived THC products would destroy a $37.5 billion industry to solve a problem states are already handling.

06/11/2026

"You assault one of our officers, we will find you. We will arrest you.” said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, but do mocking words count as assault?

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