545. Enough with the Slippery Slopes!

<p>A Trump executive order is giving retail investors more access to private markets. Is that a golden opportunity — or fool’s gold?</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://law.duke.edu/fac/defontenay/">Elisabeth de Fontenay,</a> professor of law at D ... Show More

<p>Thoroughbred auction prices keep setting records. But tracks are closing, gambling revenues are falling, and the sport is increasingly reliant on subsidies. Is that the kind of long shot anybody wants? (Part three of a series, “<a href="https://freakonomics.com/the-horse-is-us ... Show More

<p>The world has changed a good bit since <i>Freakonomics</i> was first published. In this live anniversary episode, Stephen Dubner tells Geoff Bennett of <i>PBS NewsHour </i>everything he has learned since then. Happy birthday, <i>Freakonomics.</i></p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOU ... Show More

<p>Calum and Adam sit down with Dr Greg Restall to get an introduction to the field of logic within Philosophy. They talk about what logic can be like at the start of your university philosophy career, and how the &quot;baby logician&quot; can avoid falling into the trap of becom ... Show More

LSAT's decision is not totally... illogical. ----------- The LSAT is ditching logic games from upcoming tests and the Above the Law gang is conflicted over whether or not that's a good thing. There's a good argument that the section disproportionately disadvantaged folks with vis ... Show More

<p>Your mother's socio-economic status at the time of your birth. Whether your ancestors raised crops or led camels through the desert. The smell of the room you're in when you're making a decision--all of these things, says neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky, combine to affect your ... Show More

ي عملية التفكير ننتقل من معطيات أو مقدمات معروفة ومؤكدة لنا الى نتائج مازالت في حيز الشك. الفرد العادى يقوم بصناعة الحجج يوميا، كيف يتصرف، كيف يحكم على تصرفات الآخرين، كيف يدافع عن أحكامه الأخلاقية، السياسية، الانسانية، الخ. القدرة على صناعة حجج سليمة أو الحكم على حجج الآخرين إن ... Show More

Not giving in to what is seen as hopeless. Not settling for what causes you misery. Defying that which is described by others as logical. Being unrealistic. The battle between intentions and logic isn't one of conflict. The two are fighting together on the same side. Your side. 

Most of us agree that pain is part of life, that none of us can escape it, and that death comes for all of us in the end. And yet many of us feel that life is worth it; that the pleasure of life outweighs the suffering. Anti-natalist philosophy takes a different view. The anti-na ... Show More

Is taxation on par with forced labour? Nozick believes this to be the case. 

How do we dismantle the anti-choice movement? We’re talking through what needs to change on our side, and how we can unify our message towards the anti-abortion crowd. Strap in, folks-- it’s the grand finale.Follow us on Twitter at @OrdEquality for everything you need to know abo ... Show More

<p>Kate, Melissa, and Leah recap the arguments in <i>United States</i> v. <i>Rahimi</i>, the case about the constitutionality of gun regulations, featuring diss tracks by KBJ.</p><ul><li>Listen to "<a href="https://crooked.com/podcast/how-scotus-gutted-our-gun-laws/" target="_bla ... Show More