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Most of America, and a lot of the world, has been singularly focused on the U.S. presidential election. With so much media attention on this one event, could foreign actors be taking advantage of this moment to do unpopular things?

In a new paper, economist Ruben Durante from the University of Pompeu Fabra argues that politicians strategically time controversial actions with major news events, when the United States is most distracted.

On this second edition of the "Just Another Politics Podcast Special", we decide to join our fellow political podcasts in sitting back in our armchairs and sharing our thoughts on the first Presidential debate.

The day after the Vice Presidential debate, we recorded a response to what happened and what we think its affect on the 2020 election could be. We think this insightful conversation is worth sharing with you, even if it breaks our usual format.

Don't worry, we'll be back next episode with serious-minded research and science that looks at our politics and political system!

De omstreden coronaspoedwet lijkt er na maandenlange onderhandelingen dan toch te komen. In zwaar aangepaste vorm weliswaar. „Het karakter van de wet mag dan zijn veranderd, het principe is hetzelfde gebleven”, zegt Wierd Duk in zijn nieuwste podcast. In tijden van crisis wil de staat vrijheden van burgers inperken. „Maar hoe kan de overheid afstandsregels of groepsgroottes afdwingen bij wet? En waarom krijgen religieuze minderheden een uitzonderingspositie?”

In de podcast gaat het verder over de toenemende zorgen van ouders over het hoge aantal coronabesmettingen op scholen. Zij vrezen dat zijzelf of de grootouders besmet raken en kunnen geen kant op, want thuiswerken met rondrennende kinderen is nauwelijks een optie. En: het nieuws over de coronabesmetting van president Trump bracht deze week het slechtste in de mens naar boven.

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On this "Just Another Politics Podcast Special", we decide to join our fellow political podcasts in sitting back in our armchairs and sharing our thoughts on the first Presidential debate.

The day after the debate, we recorded a response to what happened and what we think its affect on the 2020 election could be. We think this insightful conversation is worth sharing with you, even if it breaks our usual format.

Don't worry, we'll be back next episode with serious-minded research and science that looks at our politics and political system!

The 2020 presidential election this November is happening amid an unprecedented pandemic. As states scramble to scale up mail-in voting, President Trump claims it will lead to widespread fraud. But what does a leading expert on voting think?

Assoc. Prof. Anthony Fowler is a leading University of Chicago scholar on voting and voter behavior. On this episode, we discuss mail-in and mobile voting, why he thinks it should be illegal not to vote, and how the voting map may look deceiving on Election Night.

On today's episode, Cape Cod's Retirement Income Specialist (Steve Anzuoni) gives you a timeline of event since January 2020 of MAJOR changes to retirement planning, and explains how it could impact you! 

In December, we told you about “The Secure Act." It changed the RMD age from 70 ½ to 72 and eliminated the stretch IRA.

In May, we told you about “The Cares Act. ”Which waved RMDs for this year and allowed you to take money from your 401(k) before 59 ½ with no penalty.

What about the proposed Trump plan to allow you to tap into your Social Security early for emergency money?

This week I introduce you to the proposed “Savers Act” that would allow you to triple the amount you contribute to you IRA or 401(k) for 2020.

AND “Cares ACT 2” that would move the RMD age up again…this time to 75! 

This has all happened in 6 MONTHS! How is anyone supposed to keep up with all this? Steve, Cape Cod's Retirement Income Specialist weighs in on these topics and more! 

Contact Steve today for a complimentary Portfolio Analysis to make sure YOU'RE on track with your retirement income planning!  

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One of the increasingly prominent concerns around the coronavirus is how we’ll handle voting in the 2020 election. Democrats have called for a blanket vote-by-mail system, while Trump and the Republicans have said that system would disproportionately favor Democrats. But what does the research and data tell us about vote by mail systems?

A recent paper from soon to be Asst. Prof at UCLA, Dan Thompson, provides us with the newest and cleanest data available about the effects of vote-by-mail on turn out and partisans differences in elections. The results are surprising, and should completely change the debate over vote-by-mail.

Link to paper: https://siepr.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/publications/20-015.pdf

The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the most profound challenges in our world. One of the most prominent has been governmental dysfunction. As director for the Center For Effective Government at the , this is an issue close to Prof. William Howell’s work.

So far, experts have largely wanted to focus on the actions of President Trump during this pandemic, but Howell says governmental ineffectiveness goes beyond just the president. It’s rooted deep in our political incentives and institutions.

Americans often think of demagogues as a feature of foreign countries with weak or non-existent democracies. But is it possible to still get a demagogue in a functioning and strong democracy? That’s the argument of Mehdi Shadmehr in his paper: “Demagogues and the Fragility of Democracy”.

One of the scariest features of this research is that once a country elects a single demagogue they can create a political death spiral that can lead the country into financial ruin. With the long running debate around Trump’s demagoguery in the background, and the 2020 election on the horizon, we discuss Shadmehr’s findings.

This week is a challenge. Let's just get it out there.....the girls wanted this topic. We had distractions....names being mentioned that shouldn't....a call in...LOTS! BUT, in the last 5 minutes we NAILED it! How do you raise a kid in today's society that isn't, well, a butthole? Can it happen?

Sit back and listen as we talk about our experiences so far in handling our kids and what we've seen from others....it's interesting to say the least.

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We talk about the aftermath of UFC 229 with Khabib and McGregor, Kanye West and President Trump meeting and current social climate.

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While President Trump appoints new officials to his administration and reviews policy frameworks, Asia-Pacific leaders are moving ahead. Since taking office, Trump has grappled with consequential developments in the region from North Korea's ballistic missile tests to the removal of South Korea's Park Geun-hye. In part two of this two-part podcast, Paul Haenle discussed the future of U.S. strategy in the Asia-Pacific under the Trump administration with Dr. Michael Green, CSIS Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, Georgetown University professor, and former senior director for Asia on the White House National Security Council.

"Rob Black & Your Money" - Radio Show February 1 - KDOW 1220 AM (7a-9a) Rob Black talks about President Trump's pick for the Supreme Court, Warren Buffett, Amazon, Comcast, bonds, & more.

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