Slopaganda, Inflation Metrics, Assassination Cynicism, the King's Speech

from Plato's Cave: Economic and Media Analysis in a Dark Time · host Professors Bill Waller and Linda Robertson

Linda takes a deep dive into "Slopaganda" and the pro-Iranian Lego animation videos flooding the platforms; Bill explains how the incoming head of the Federal Reserve will change how inflation rates are tracked and why it will not help with affordability; we discuss the widespread cynicism that the assassination attempt on Trump was staged; and we salute the King who schooled Congress.

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