Author: Matthew Clemente

Sunday Funday: War on Christmas – Racism Edition

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Sunday Funday could be exclusively devoted clips from The Daily Show with JonStewart.  Ordinarily, I would be hesitant to post Daily Show clips on back to back weeks.  However, this week’s clip is too good to miss. Fox New’s Megyn Kelly give “white Chrismas” a strange new meaning, claiming both Jesus and Santa Clause are clearly both white.

Here this how The Daily Show video is described on the Comedy Central website:

Gretchen Carlson issues a manger danger warning, and Megyn Kelly defends Santa Claus’s historically-based Caucasian bona fides.

Sunday Funday: War on Christmas – Racism Edition

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Sunday Funday: War on Christmas – Racism Edition

Sunday Funday could be exclusively devoted clips from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.  Ordinarily, I would be hesitant to post Daily Show clips on back to back weeks.  However, this weeks clip is too good to miss. Fox New’s Megyn Kelly give “white Chrismas” a strange new meaning, claiming both Jesus and Santa Clause are clearly both white.  

Here this how The Daily Show video is described on the Comedy Central website:

Gretchen Carlson issues a manger danger warning, and Megyn Kelly defends Santa Claus’s historically-based Caucasian bona fides. 

“Understanding The Volcker Rule”

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In lieu of an economic blog entry this week, here is a link to a  podcast about financial issue from today’s SLACE Archive.  

This week regulators voted to institute “Volcker Rule” as part of Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.  The Volcker Rule is aimed at preventing banks from making speculative investments that may jeopardize their customers.  A recent episode of The Diane Remh Show discussed the Volcker Rule, its impact and its limitations.

Here is a description of the program:

The so-called “Volcker Rule” is aimed at reining in risky trading by banks. Details on the new rule and whether it’s tough enough to prevent another financial crisis.

Guests 

Michael Greenberger –  founder and director, University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security

Tim Pawlenty -CEO, Financial Services Roundtable. He was governor of Minnesota from 2003 to 2011.

Jim Zarroli -business reporter, NPR.

Janet Hook – congressional correspondent, The Wall Street Journal.

“Understanding The Volcker Rule”

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“Understanding The Volcker Rule”

This week regulators voted to institute “Volcker Rule” as part of Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.  The Volcker Rule is aimed at preventing banks from making speculative investments that may jeopardize their customers.  A recent episode of The Diane Remh Show discussed the Volcker Rule, its impact and its limitations.

Here is a description of the program:

The so-called “Volcker Rule” is aimed at reining in risky trading by banks. Details on the new rule and whether it’s tough enough to prevent another financial crisis.

Guests 

Michael Greenberger –  founder and director, University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security

Tim Pawlenty –CEO, Financial Services Roundtable. He was governor of Minnesota from 2003 to 2011.

Jim Zarroli –business reporter, NPR.

Janet Hook – congressional correspondent, The Wall Street Journal.

 

Is Football Destroying America?

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Is Football Destroying America?

Okay, that is not quite a fair title.  However, a recent episode of The Diane Rehm Show really hammers football.  A lot has been written recently about the concussion crisis in football. This episode of The Diane Rehm Show not only discusses concussions but also how tax payers subsidize the NFL, since it is currently operated as a nonprofit (i.e. no taxes).  I must admit as a football fan there were aspects of the interview (of Gregg Easterbrook, author of “The King of Sports: Football’s Impact on America“) that made me think, “What did you expect an NPR show would think of football?” However, on the whole, it is worth a listen. For anyone interest in the intersection between sports and public policy, this show discusses all of the major policy issues surrounding football on all levels. 

Here is a description of the interview: 

Monday Night Football. Super Bowl Sunday. The big homecoming day game. New Year’s college bowls. It’s hard to imagine a sport more American than football. The game hasn’t been embraced anywhere in the world quite like it has in the United States. Gregg Easterbrook, author of the new book, “King of Sports,” says without football “there would still be 50 stars on the flag … but America wouldn’t be quite the same.” But Easterbrook argues the game is in serious need of reform at all levels. Diane discusses football’s impact on America and what it will take to clean up the sport.

Guests

Gregg Easterbrook 

author, “The King of Sports: Football’s Impact on America”. He is a contributing editor of “The Atlantic Monthly” and “The Washington Monthly”, and a columnist for ESPN.com.