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This year, opening day and Christmas came early. We're blessed to have on two Hall of Fame guests: the great Thomas Sowell (get the new edition of his classic book Basic Economics on sale now). He discusses the economy, race, Ferguson, and Staten Island as only he can. Then, our good pal, law professor, author, and gaming connoisseur John Yoo stops by (on is way to CNN, of all places) to give us some expert opinion on the recent torture memo release as well as the protests in his hometown of Berkeley, California (where he steadfastly refuses to run for mayor). Also, the Sony hack, and are you married to a liberal? Ricochet member J Flei kisses and tells.
Music from this week’s episode:
I Can't Stand The Rain by Ann Peebles
The opening sequence for the Ricochet Podcast was composed and produced by James Lileks.
Another home run, EJHill!
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Excellent work there E.J. Thomas Sowell in a Dodgers uniform- as promised.
Lileks- Yes, questions, such as "Did you raise the food you ate today? No? Really, you mean you paid...oh, sorry, your parents paid someone else to raise plants and animals to feed you. That's capitalism. Capitalism feeds you. Did you make the clothes you're wearing? No? Did you mom make them? Oh, no, I see...you paid someone else to put clothes on your back so you would not freeze to death in the Minnesota winter. Again, thank capitalism." etc.
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Hear, hear Dr Sowell! So many people who've never been in that situation opining on the force used in bringing down a huge man.
To be honest, his are the first podcast remarks from Ricochet on this matter that actually make sense.
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The argument that interrogation wasn't necessary because we already had the name of the courier is no different from saying that the New York City police must be ignorant because the names of most of the criminals are already in the phone book. I mean, we already have the names!
A similar argument is when someone argues that the president was made aware of a threat because so-and-so wrote him a letter or report. That presents only a fraction of the whole picture. Like anyone else in command, the president has a conga line of people advising him to do X, Y, or Z. With the level of the presidency, I'm sure each adviser warns that unless the president does as he urges, disaster will follow (even if it contradicts what the others are urging with the same passion).
You can criticize the president afterward for trusting the wrong adviser, but too often the critics claim that the president "ignored" their advice. Before 9/11, Bush was warned that Bin Laden was a threat, so the critics weave the theory that Bush must have some sinister, ulterior motive for not preparing for airplanes flying into buildings.
People who foment such conspiracies (or release Senate reports assuming that techniques were unnecessary) are skipping over context and perspective to allege sins and accuse opponents of crimes.
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