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The booming topic of today’s time, that has been repeatedly brought up and torn down, would be the discussion of the environment. Whether or not one believes global warming is true, the issues orbiting this subject involve energy efficiency and how the human race can prevent any more harm to the earth than we already have committed. Arik Levinson, guest speaker on Freakonomics Radio , is an environmental economist currently involved in writing an analysis on energy efficiency after working as a member of the Council of Economic Advisors under President Barack Obama. Levinson argues that while the focal point of the council surrounded energy efficiency, “We’re enacting a bunch of policies, patting ourselves on the back for achieving our climate goals, while the Earth continues to warm and carbon emission continue to increase” (Levinson). The problem with environmental issues branching into economic advisor’s hands is that the concept of making energy efficient products for chea...

Podcast November 20, 2015 : The Paris Attacks  On November 13th, 2015 there were several terrorist attacks in Paris, which caused huge uproar across the world and reviving similar emotions for the French due to the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January of this year. The host opens the podcast with a question for one of the guests, Rich Lowry, about a phenomenon he labeled and what he thought of it. Lowry replied that although the “I am Charlie” or “Je Suis Charlie” was a sweet sentiment, none of us were actually brave enough to draw cartoons of Mohammed at risk of our life. After the Paris attacks, another symbol was spread on the internet of the peace symbol with the Eiffel Tower inside of it. Believing this gesture is often a substitute of thought of the actual event itself, the public in fear of having an opinion of what to do, Lowry states, “having these kind of feel-good symbols online has really nothing to do with the nature of the threat and how to address it.” The host, f...