Episode 518: Potluck

This week Ant and James seem not to have much of a point, but that's never stopped them before, and it sure didn't stop them this week. 00:00 Introduction and Episode Preview 00:24 Caleb Hammer, Personal Finance, and Economic Hypocrisy 05:13 Thomas Jefferson, Hypocrisy, and Judging Ideas vs. People 10:00 Political Tribalism and Why People Stop Thinking Critically 14:46 Government Ownership of Corporations and Modern Socialism 20:51 Gas Prices, Oil Company Profits, and Government Taxes 26:43 Foolishness of the Week: The Reflecting Pool Fiasco 31:28 The 2028 Election, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, and John Fetterman 33:48 Russia’s Nuclear Threats and the War in Ukraine 41:35 China, Population Collapse, and the Future of Global Power 49:18 Closing Thoughts