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The DSR Network

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The DSR Network

The DSR Network
Stanford Legal

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Stanford Legal

Stanford Law School
Law Report

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Law Report

ABC Australia
Optimist Economy

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Optimist Economy

Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi
The Coming Storm

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The Coming Storm

BBC Radio 4
Any Questions? and Any Answers?

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Any Questions? and Any Answers?

BBC Radio 4
The Cato Weekly Podcast

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The Cato Weekly Podcast

Cato Institute

1 day ago

Inside the Deepening Crisis in the Trump-Hegseth Pentagon

November 11th marks Veterans Day in the US, a day to honor the sixteen million veterans who have pledged their service to our country. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to make a mockery of our armed forces. There is a much greater issue looming here - where will the final two years of the Trump administration leave our military? Can we restore the DoD, or will we require a fundamental reevaluation of our values? Former Generals Mark Hertling and Douglas Lute join David Rothkopf, Rosa Brooks and Ed Luce to break down Hegseth’s blunders, his possible impeachment, and what will shape US defense in the coming years. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 hr ago

The Daily Blast: Trump’s Christian Allies Rattled After His On-Air Rage Takes Dark Turn

During his now-infamous interview with CBS News, Donald Trump admitted that he hates his foes with so much fury that he wouldn’t even forgive them in order to get into Heaven. “I do hate some of my enemies,” he said, “and I always will.” Trump’s expression of unquenchable rage has caused widespread consternation among leading Christian figures, including his supporters. Writer Rod Dreher lamented that “he hates his enemies more than he fears God.” Pastor Franklin Graham, a longtime Trump supporter, indirectly asked whether Trump has repented sufficiently to avoid Hell. Another backer worried that “Trump is not a Christian.” Still another fretted that he might “end up in Hell forever.” We unraveled all this with Holly Berkley Fletcher, who writes well about right-wing Christianity on her Substack. We discuss why Evangelicals support Trump, why their turnout dropped in the last election, how Democrats made headway running as liberal Christians, and whether or not Trump truly fears damnation. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 hr ago

Prediction Markets: Gambling on the Future?

Stanford’s Joe Grundfest discusses the reach of prediction markets, the risks of trading on inside information, and the legal battle over whether states or the federal government get to regulate them. ---- Prediction markets allow people to wager on almost anything, including a game’s winner, a player’s stat line, an election, and the timing of a military operation. Some participants may have inside information, while others may be in a position to influence the very outcomes they are betting on. Stanford Law professor emeritus Joe Grundfest, JD ’78, a senior faculty member with the Rock Center for Corporate Governance and a former commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission, joins Pam Karlan to discuss how prediction markets work and where they go wrong. Grundfest explains when using information to place a bet becomes illegal, and why bettors on platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket who assume they can stay hidden may be easier to identify than they think. At the center of the legal fight is whether contracts on these platforms are financial products under federal oversight or sports betting that states can regulate or ban. With federal appeals courts split, Grundfest predicts the Supreme Court will take up the question, and its answer could determine who sets the rules. Links: Joseph Grundfest >>> Stanford Law School page“Bets on Polymarket are getting so accurate they’re raising red flags” >>> Stanford Law School pagePrediction Markets are Surging – Here’s What You Need to Know >>> Stanford Law School pageArthur Rock’s Intel Memo >>> Stanford Law School pageArthur Rock on the Early Venture Capital Decisions That Sparked Decades of Innovation >>> Stanford Law School pageLessons Not Learned-The Derivatives  Market and  Continued Risks: A Conversation with Brooksley E. Born and Joseph A. Grundfest >>> Stanford Law School pageJoseph Grundfest Interviews Charles T. Munger >>> Stanford Law School page Connect: Episode Transcripts >>> Stanford Legal Podcast WebsiteStanford Legal Podcast >>> LinkedIn PageRich Ford >>> Twitter/XPam Karlan >>> Stanford Law School PageDiego Zambrano >>> Stanford Law School PageStanford Law School >>> Twitter/XStanford Lawyer Magazine >>> Twitter/X Chapters: (00:00:00) Introduction (00:02:13) A question that may reach the Supreme Court (00:03:10) How prediction markets work vs. sports betting (00:04:37) Betting on anything (00:05:46) Prop bets and gamification (00:06:34) Insider information and the Venezuela Contract (00:07:51) Markets that change reality: Hawthorne and Heisenberg (00:09:47) Manipulation: Terry Rozier and wildfire bets (00:11:59) Gambling addiction and prop bets (00:13:24) Who gets to regulate? Kalshi, the CFTC, and “swap” (00:15:09) From hogs and corn to swaps: What the CFTC rRegulates (00:17:02) The circuit split and the likely Supreme Court grant (00:19:15) Can the CFTC actually regulate this? (00:20:51) Non-sports contracts and election markets (00:22:54) Are prediction markets more accurate than polls? (00:25:18) Traceability: Kalshi vs. Polymarket (00:27:07) What counts as illegal insider trading? (00:30:58) Conclusion Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
3 days ago

What's behind the push to have abusive SLAPP lawsuits banned in Australia?

Everyone has the right to their day in court. But what happens when the legal system is used to intimidate, exhaust or silence people from speaking out on issues of public importance? A coalition of civil society groups is calling for federal legislation to ban strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPP), known to be used by governments, corporations and powerful individuals to suppress criticism and scrutiny. The Law Report speaks to human rights barrister and Sydney Peace Prize laureate Jennifer Robinson about how lawsuits have been used to target environmental campaigners, journalists, and women who speak out about gender violence and sexual assault.