Before we get into the topic, we take a few minutes to look at a few topics that are in the news at the moment that reflect on some of our past episodes. We discuss the arguments for and against term limits. We discuss the possibility of age limits and the problem therein. We then consider whether some sort of cognitive test would be effective.
Here is the link to the YouTube video.
The basic business model of bank in discussed. What causes a run on a bank. What is the assumption of what caused the run on Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Should the executives of the bank seen the problem coming? How has the government responded and was that response appropriate?
Link to the YouTube video.
Should we worry? What is the worst that can happen? Should we try to create regulations before it is a problem?
Here is the link to the YouTube video.
What are the twitter files, how did they come about and how are the journalists getting the information. What have they revealed, how are people talking about it or distorting it.
Here is the link to the summary of collection of of Twitter Files (that has not been updated since December 22). It also links to the full list of tweets of each Twitter File drop.
Link to the YouTube video.
