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Economy

Mar 13, 2026

Rewriting the Rules: The SEC & CFTC on Crypto, IPOs & the Future of American Markets

(0:00) Jason and Chamath welcome SEC's Paul Atkins and CFTC's Michael Selig (0:53) Atkins on how US markets have changed over his 40 year career (3:04) Top priorities across both agencies: Fixing the IPO drought, crypto regulation, cutting unnecessary rules (8:16) AI trading bots, autonomous hedge funds, and investing with leverage (15:30) Ending the "Turf War" between the SEC and CFTC, super app vision (19:15) Prediction markets, insider trading, gray area (26:56) Trump advocates for changin...

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Politics

Mar 13, 2026

San Francisco's urban revival is in danger

If the Board of Supervisors falls to the Progressives, the old dysfunction will return

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Business

Mar 13, 2026

Oracle Earnings, Oracle’s Cloud Growth, Oracle’s Software Defense

Oracle crushed earnings in a way that not only speaks to the secular AI wave they are riding but also to Oracle's strong position

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Politics

Mar 13, 2026

Is Judge Pauline Newman Entitled to Her Day in Court?

Her cert petition to the Supreme Court presents the important jurisdictional question of whether the Judicial Disability Act bars all judicial review of a decision by her fellow judges to remove her from active service

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Geopolitics

Mar 13, 2026

Graham Allison on the Global Realignment: Iran, China, Israel, Greenland

(0:00) The Besties welcome legendary Harvard professor Graham Allison (1:14) Iran Conflict: Strategy, Netanyahu's influence, Trump's motivation, redefining Middle East security (11:44) Iran endgame scenarios: Democracy, extremism, second-order effects (21:07) Israel: Is Netanyahu destroying Israel's democracy? (24:28) China: Taiwan invasion, trade, and Trump's April meeting (39:50) Greenland: Importance, deal scenarios, EU socialism angle (48:58) Nuclear proliferation: 80-80-9 framework expla...

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Economy

Mar 13, 2026

Maybe all rental housing should be owned by large institutional investors

The article explores the potential benefits of having large institutional investors own all rental housing, examining how this could impact affordability, management, and housing stability.

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Culture

Mar 13, 2026

Who wants to be a Viking?

The Vikings: Immersive exhibition in London deploys old and new technology to entertain, if not to educate

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Geopolitics

Mar 18, 2026

Two cafes, both alike …

Our correspondent investigates the north London front of the Israel-Palestine conflict Source

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Economy

Mar 18, 2026

The Laffer Curve Is No Longer a Punch Line

The article explores the renewed relevance of the Laffer Curve in today's economic discussions, highlighting its implications for tax policy and government revenue in a changing fiscal landscape.

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