Season 4, Episode 21 - French philosopher Jean Roseau, the origins of Memorial Day, New Jersey suing a church over beach access, trade tariffs, the NYC & Dublin portal, credit cards, and much more!

In this week's podcast, our quote of the week is from French philosopher Jean Roseau on the choice between living free of danger or living peacefully in slavery.  Producer Susan tells us about the origins of Memorial Day celebrations and where & when that custom began 150 years ago.  In the stupidest thing I've heard all week segment, we'll tell you why the State of New Jersey is suing a Church group over a Sunday morning land use restriction they have had in place for over 150 years. In a close runner-up, we'll share with you how President Biden has gone from condemning trade tariffs as stupid and hurting the American consumer to embracing & imposing them.  In a new "Who could have seen that coming" segment, we'll tell you what happened when New York City erected a six-foot diameter video portal on a public sidewalk that linked the residents of New York City to the residents of Dublin, Ireland.   We'll tell you in what year the first plastic credit card was issued and how many years later it took for the first one to be issued in a woman's name.  We'll put inflation into perspective by telling you how much you could buy today with a $100 gift card you got, put into a drawer, and forgot about four years ago.  We'll share the results of a study comparing the cost-effectiveness of Diesel engine power trucks vs. battery-powered trucks. We'll tell you how many guns are being stolen in this country every year and how criminals obtain the vast majority of their guns (Hint: They don't buy them at gun shows).  We'll tell you how the six-foot COVID social distancing rule was arrived at (Hint: No science was involved).  Our taxpayer relief shot comes to us from Katy, Texas, where a 60-year-old single woman confronts two armed home invaders.