May 28, 2025 Image Description: An abstract, vibrant illustration of a light-skinned person with long curly black hair wearing gold earrings, an orange sweater with purple flowers, and bold pants with square patterns in different colors. They are surrounded by giant leaves and flowers. By Alona Savchuk via Unsplash+. “When the music is strong, the…
0:37 Intro. [Recording date: July 23, 2025.] Russ Roberts: Today is July 23rd, 2025, and my guest is author, podcaster, life-hacker extraordinaire, Tim Ferriss. His podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, has over 1 billion–with a B, billion–downloads since he began in 2014. His books, which include The Four-Hour Workweek, Tribe of Mentors, and Tools of…
A man photographs himself depositing his ballot in an official ballot drop box in Philadelphia on Oct. 27, 2020. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Makela/Getty Images President Trump announced Monday on his social media site, Truth Social, that he plans to “lead a movement” to get rid of mail-in ballots and voting…
MELBOURNE – The Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria, in partnership with the Melbourne Press Club, is honoured to host Yulia Navalnaya on her first visit to Australia for an in-person conversation at 356 Collins Street on Thursday, 4 September 2025. Registration is available here. This special event, held under the Chatham House Rule, offers…
As one of the world’s largest producers of Scotch whisky, Diageo holds an unrivalled array of whiskies in its portfolio. One of the most notable labels is none other than Johnnie Walker, the best-selling whisky brand globally, with 22.7 million 9-litre cases sold in 2022. Creating whisky that caters to mainstream taste is not Diageo’s…
The New Jersey and Virginia 2025 gubernatorial elections provide a preview of the 2026 mid-term elections. Virginia looks set to elect its first female governor, with both major parties having nominated a woman. Unfortunately for the GOP, their candidate Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, is an anemic fundraiser and isn’t getting much support from her party….
This article is co-published with The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages with Texans. Sign up for The Brief Weekly to get up to speed on their essential coverage of Texas issues. For about eight years, a Houston private school has followed a unique pattern when appointing members to its…
new video loaded: Zelensky, European Leaders Push Trump for Security Guarantees transcript Back transcript Zelensky, European Leaders Push Trump for Security Guarantees President Trump met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and several other European leaders on Monday to discuss the terms for a potential cease-fire with Russia. Mr. Trump also spoke with President Vladimir…
June 3, 2025 Image Description: Cartoon-style illustration of a person with long blond hair, dressed in a blue sweater, white pants, and green sneakers, watering a potted plant that’s sprouting leaves and gold coins. By Ayush Kumar via Unsplash. “Some live by love thy neighbor as thyself,others by first do no harm or take no morethan you…
Here’re the July PPI and CPI for coffee. Figure 1: PPI for roasted coffee, n.s.a. (blue), and CPI for coffee, s.a. (tan), all in logs 2025M01=0. Source: BLS via FRED, and author’s calculations. Note that near month futures for coffee are roughly the same in July as in January. This suggests that to a first…