- A late night Dutch commentator (Arjen Lubach) resigns the world to America’s (potential) loss of democracy. Watch, in English, from here.
- Watch: A day with a barista at Grand Central Station.
- The promise and peril of [a journalist deciding to] “just go independent”
- Listen to how entrepreneurs “delivered” ship safety (via lighthouses) and pollination (via bees) — both of which “academics who didn’t leave the library to talk to real people” claimed must be provided by the state.
- Listen to this insightful discussion of “Why Home Insurance in Florida Is a Mess“
- “In welfare economics, government failure is what happens when authorities can’t fix market failures. But of course, governments are able to fail all by themselves and, frankly, on a scale that dwarfs market failures, for sheer social damage and human suffering.” Listen for more.
- “Boys and men are trending downward in education, employment, and mental health.” How can that trend be fixed, without messing up women’s lives? Listen.
- Listen to some really interesting history of Scotland.
- An American reflects on how ugly the country looks from Europe. Watch.
- Listen to a clear explanation of how politicians make housing more expensive.