The John Batchelor Show John Batchelor

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Las Vegas at the Sphere, where a band called Phish performed spectacularly, as confirmed by colleague Jeff Bliss. We then move to the UN Security Council, where Russia vetoed a ban on nukes in orbit. Next, we visit Orlando, Charlotte, Kansas City, and Tucson, where colleague Gene Marks was invited to speak to small business associations, learning that costs are high and skilled labor is rare. We then head to Northwestern University, USC, and Columbia to witness antisemitism practiced by students and faculty, and more. Moving on to Blue Origin for a test of New Glenn in September, and then to the aging Hubble Space Telescope. We journey back in time to Ireland in 1847 and NYC in 1850, before returning to present-day Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and Milan, Italy. Finally, we discuss the Supreme Court's stance on presidential immunity.


1850 Harrisburg PA 

#SCOTUS:  "Presidential Immunity" decision down the road. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/mitch-mcconnell-doesn-t-think-trump-should-have-presidential-immunity/ar-AA1nIFcR

1913 Wilson opening day

#SCOTUS:  "Saving Democracy" by any means necessary. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution
https://www.hoover.org/research/dubious-commitment-saving-democracy

1922 Harding opening day

#iItaly:No pizza and gelato after midnight in Milan. Lorenzo Fiori, Ansaldo Foundation
https://www.cnn.com/travel/italy-milan-ban-gelato-pizza/index.html

1910 Milan

#LancasterReport:  Moderate line waiting at the car wash and the fast food counter; and the American consumer.   Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ.  Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series."  #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

1942 Lancaster

8/8: Plentiful Country: The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York Hardcover – March 12, 2024 by  Tyler Anbinder  (Author)

https://www.amazon.com/Plentiful-Country-Potato-Famine-Making/dp/031656480X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

In 1845, a fungus began to destroy Ireland’s potato crop, triggering a famine that would kill one million Irish men, women, and children—and drive over one million more to flee for America.

1880 Ireland