The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #915

Connor, Dan, and Jake Julius from Rattlesnake TV delve into the disbelief surrounding the Conservatives' election coping mechanisms, explore the rationale behind borrowing money versus printing it, and ponder the emotional wellbeing of White Women. 

Reading List

• Nobody Believes You

  • UK Local election results 2024 - BBC

  • 'Work to do' after local election losses - BBC 

  • Andy Street says he would “not advise” the Tories to drift further to the right - X

  • ‘Despairing’ Suella Braverman admits it’s too late to swap Sunak - The Times

  • Miriam Cates was more direct Reader, we blew it. The route back for my party is steep and narrow | Miriam Cates MP - The Telegraph

  • No hope of course correction My Vision for Britain | Rishi Sunak Policy Exchange Speech - YouTube

  • Transcript: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a speech at Policy Exchange on security - GOV.UK

  • Refugee Data Finder - UNHCR

  • Who are the 100 million displaced people Suella Braverman said could qualify for UK protection? - Full Fact

  • New ‘Diversity Built Britain’ coin unveiled by Rishi Sunak - Diversity UK

  • And this? Michael Gove on Conservative government achievements at Nat Con UK 2023 - YouTube

• Why Borrow, Not Print?

  • Jared Bernstein - Wikipedia

  • Jareds plan - YouTube

  • Jared Bernstein is confused by money. - CollinRugg - Twitter

  • Money Printing Simplified - The Informationist

  • Base Money - CDN

  • Money Supply - CDN

  • US DEBT Clock - US Debt Clock

  • USG Debt - CDN

  • Holders of Debt - CDN

  • Fed Assets - CDN

  • Fed Assets including 2020 - CDN

  • Fed Assets against M2 - CDN

• Are White Women Ok?

  • What's Behind the Rise of Lonely, Single Men - Psychology Today

  • PREMIUM: Brokenomics | The Economics of Dating and Marriage - LotusEaters

  • Diminishing returns for dating apps - Unherd

  • Bumble Removing Controversial Celibacy Ads Following Online Backlash - Forbes

  • Bumble’s anti-celibacy billboards - MadisonIsSoFetch - TikTok

  • Most young men are single. Most young women are not. - The Hill

  • Women are signing up for rage rituals as a way to release suppressed emotions and reconnect with themselves - USA Today Twitter

  • Woman throws ice on TikTok because she hates her kids - IHypocrite - X

  • Taylor Swift files trademark for 'Female Rage: The Musical' - Daily Mail