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Save Our Children! | Words & Numbers | Ep 516

Antony Davies — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:00:54 +0000

The adult entertainment industry has been sounding the alarm about the erosion of our rights for years. Adult actress London River joins us to explain.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Preview
00:43 Zohran Mamdani’s Housing Proposal and Rent Control
03:44 Foolishness of the Week: Do Goldfish Have Rights?
07:51 Introducing London River
09:55 The SAVE Act and Online Age Verification
11:35 Why Adult Websites Oppose ID Verification
13:26 Parents, Government, and Protecting Children Online
17:55 Privacy, Databases, and the Future of the Internet
20:23 Is Age Verification a First Amendment Issue?
24:01 Free Speech, the Second Amendment, and Government Overreach
26:02 Supreme Court Rulings on Online Speech
29:14 Why the Adult Industry Is the “Canary in the Coal Mine”
31:29 Defending Free Speech Before It’s Too Late
35:47 Soft Authoritarianism and Expanding Government Power
38:13 Final Thoughts and Closing Remarks

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Government’s Footprint | Words & Numbers | Ep 515

Antony Davies — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:00:31 +0000

What do population growth rates and movement among the states have to do with one another? More than you might think.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Preview
00:56 Thomas Massie on Congress and Presidential Power
03:34 A Promising New Alzheimer’s Treatment
07:03 Foolishness of the Week: California’s Town Council Refuses to Leave Office
08:40 America’s Population Slowdown and Why It Matters
11:03 Immigration, Social Security, and Demographic Challenges
12:11 States Competing for Residents
17:19 Technical Difficulties
17:55 Does Bigger Government Lead to Better Outcomes?
20:20 Why Americans Are Leaving High-Tax States
23:26 Government Growth, Incentives, and Long-Term Stability
26:19 Immigration, Welfare, and Population Policy
28:38 Remote Work Is Reshaping State Economies
30:36 Competition Between States and the Future of America
31:51 Final Thoughts and Closing Remarks

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Birthright Citizenship | Words & Numbers | Ep 514

Antony Davies — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:41:20 +0000

Is birth enough to determine who should be a citizen? We (and the Supreme Court) weigh in.

00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer
00:39 Disclosure Day, Spielberg, and Hollywood’s Creativity Problem
05:26 Foolishness of the Week: Air Conditioning and Energy Politics
13:58 Trump’s Meme Stock and Cryptocurrency Profits
23:39 Birthright Citizenship and the 14th Amendment
26:28 What Does “Subject to the Jurisdiction” Mean?
30:18 Original Intent vs. Constitutional Text
33:50 Textualism, Originalism, and Justice Scalia
37:03 Can Birthright Citizenship Be Changed?
42:34 Why Constitutional Intent Isn’t Always Enough
47:13 The Limits of Constitutional Interpretation
52:39 How Constitutional Amendments Should Work
56:46 Supreme Court Justices, Brown v. Board, and Closing Thoughts

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The Real Independence Day | Guest: Robert McDonald | Words & Numbers | Ep 513

Antony Davies — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:00:28 +0000

Was July 4, 1776 the actual day of our independence from Great Britain as most Americans believe? While James is indisposed, historian Rob McDonald joins me to discuss the actual facts of America’s founding.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Episode Preview
01:16 Why July 2nd Matters More Than July 4th
03:46 How Divided Were the Colonists on Independence?
05:54 From Lexington and Concord to Independence
10:33 When Americans Still Considered Themselves English
13:42 The Quebec Act and the Push for Independence
17:33 George Washington’s Revolutionary War Strategy
20:18 Why Washington Walked Away from Power
26:01 America’s Remarkable Founding Generation
32:17 Slavery, Jefferson, and the Principles of the Declaration
42:14 The Vote for Independence and the Story of July 2nd
46:38 Jefferson McDonald’s Liberty Bell Story and Closing Thoughts

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What Do You Meme? | Words & Numbers | Ep 512

Antony Davies — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:00:16 +0000

Memes are apparently unavoidable, and most of them suck. Here we talk about some of the suckiest ones.

00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer
00:51 Japan’s Food Tax and Why Groceries Shouldn’t Be Taxed
02:38 State Sales Taxes on Food Across America
05:04 Flat Taxes, Tax Complexity, and Scotland’s Simplicity
06:18 Remembering Historian Gordon Wood
07:37 AI Corporations and the Future of Legal Personhood
13:30 Foolishness of the Week: Trump’s Repeated Iran Peace Claims
18:08 Responding to Socialist Memes
19:04 Does Capitalism Create Billionaires Instead of Healthcare?
22:11 Obamacare, Health Insurance, and Government Bureaucracy
25:24 Why Misleading Memes Spread So Easily
29:12 Is Poverty a Product of Capitalism?
34:08 Elon Musk, Billionaires, and Wealth Creation
42:20 Infinite Growth, Capitalism, and the Laws of Thermodynamics
45:55 Why Political Memes Make Public Discourse Worse
48:13 Patreon Updates and Closing Thoughts

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Happy Juneteenth! | Guest: Tom Krannawitter | Words & Numbers | Ep 511

Antony Davies — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:00:48 +0000

You should absolutely care about Juneteenth. Tom Krannawitter joins us to talk about why.

00:00 Introduction and Overview
00:20 Two Dan Sullivans Running in Alaska
02:57 Lawyers Using AI in Federal Court
04:10 Foolishness of the Week: Switzerland’s Population Cap
10:12 Fear of Declining Living Standards
12:03 Juneteenth with Thomas Krannawitter
13:13 The Origins of Juneteenth
16:03 Why the 13th Amendment Completed the American Founding
18:59 Juneteenth and the Fourth of July
24:21 America’s Anti-Slavery Principles
30:17 Jefferson, Slavery, and the Declaration of Independence
32:46 The Truth Behind the Three-Fifths Compromise
37:05 Jefferson’s Personal Contradictions
43:36 Why America’s Founders Saw Slavery as Wrong
48:01 Why Juneteenth Should Unite Americans
52:04 Aristotle, Freedom, and Forgiveness
55:41 Black Wall Street and the Promise of Liberty
59:20 Jefferson’s Grave and the American Story
01:01:54 Lincoln, Equality, and Richard M. Johnson
01:07:15 Why Juneteenth Matters Today
01:08:18 Waypoints Teaching and Closing Remarks

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Artificial Sanders Socialism | Words & Numbers | Ep 510

Antony Davies — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:00:20 +0000

Ant and James change things up a bit this week by talking about a great idea from Bernie Sanders.
Most of that is true. Ant and James do, in fact, talk about an idea Bernie Sanders has.

00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer
01:19 IRS Tax Forms, Privacy, and Dual Citizenship
05:29 Public Opinion Polls and Political Popularity
09:17 Foolishness of the Week: Jill Biden and Joe Biden’s Debate Performance
15:02 Virginia’s New Electric Vehicle Tax
18:49 Trump, AI Regulation, and Government Oversight
20:53 Bernie Sanders Wants Public Ownership of AI Companies
23:44 Who Should Benefit from AI Wealth?
26:01 Why Government Ownership Would Hurt Innovation
29:44 Would AI Companies Leave the United States?
31:28 Is Bernie Serious or Just Campaigning?
33:15 Closing Thoughts

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The Girlfriend Experience | Words & Numbers | Ep 509

Antony Davies — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:00:45 +0000

Why look for a girlfriend when you can just build one yourself?

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Insider Everything | Words & Numbers | Ep 508

Antony Davies — Thu, 28 May 2026 23:00:39 +0000

Should insider trading be allowed? It seems like a straightforward question, so how did we end up also talking about sports betting and Polymarket?

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