Newsroom - MFS
6 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -Each week, we discuss top news with a (European) liberal/libertarian mindset.
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Newsroom 16/03
March 16, 2021 08:25 - 18 minutes - 19.2 MBWhat a week for China! Ant Group continues to transform under the CCP's pressure, Taiwan ramps up its national security and Hong Kong changes its electoral system. https://www.ft.com/content/03b3fc90-816b-4467-bf25-a63d977ca7c3 https://www.ft.com/content/51f8bfba-bd1f-4dff-af8d-1a5b477d1dc7 https://www.economist.com/china/2021/03/13/to-crush-democracy-china-is-changing-hong-kongs-political-rules A disclaimer This podcast is characterised by a clear ideological inspiration, and even if ...
Newsroom 08/03
March 08, 2021 18:26 - 18 minutes - 18 MBThe MFS Newsroom podcast is back! This week we discuss Italys block on exports of Astra Zeneca’s COVID jab, the IPO of Deliveroo and the US Senate’s passing of president Biden’s relief bill. https://www.ft.com/content/2c99cc71-54ab-46a6-bfa2-7665ef8f56b1 https://www.ft.com/content/bed655ac-9285-486a-b5ad-b015284798c8 https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/02/26/joe-bidens-19trn-stimulus-package-is-one-of-the-most-popular-bills-in-decades A disclaimer This podcast is characterise...
Newsroom 09/01
January 09, 2021 10:58 - 25 minutes - 46.2 MBThis is the Milton Friedman Society's Newsroom podcast, a show published by the Bocconi University's student association "Studenti Bocconiani Liberali". In this episode, we will cover the following topics: The storming of Capitol Hill as well as the implications on Trumps future and the regulation of social media. Alibaba, the disappearance of Jack Ma and the future of business in China A disclaimer This podcast is characterised by a clear ideological inspiration, and even if we try our...
Xmas Special 2020
December 29, 2020 07:20 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBThis is the Milton Friedman Society's Newsroom podcast, a show published by the Bocconi University's student association "Studenti Bocconiani Liberali". We're glad to announce our special episode. Here, we talked about a list of books that we particularly enjoyed this year. Lorenzo’s list of suggestions: Factfulness – Hans Rosling & Others Enlightenment Now – Steven Pinker Banker to the Poor – Muhammad Yunus Happiness. A very short introduction – Daniel Haybron Meddling: on the virtue ...
19/12 Newsroom
December 19, 2020 14:57 - 24 minutes - 25 MBThis is the Milton Friedman Society's Newsroom podcast, a show published by the Bocconi University's student association "Studenti Bocconiani Liberali". We're glad to announce our first episode. In this episode, we will cover the following topics: Biden's new cabinet - what is the way forward from here? https://www.ft.com/content/62172bf2-027f-4e58-a02c-a81e14b21593 PornHub revolution - How Visa and Mastercard forced the leading porn company in the world to completely change its policies....
12/12 Newsroom
December 12, 2020 19:34 - 16 minutes - 19.9 MBThis is the Milton Friedman Society's Newsroom podcast, a show published by the Bocconi University's student association "Studenti Bocconiani Liberali". We're glad to announce our first episode. In this episode, we will cover the following topics: Is Facebook a social media monopoly, and is it a bad thing? Ref.: https://on.ft.com/3lWwb1i In Hong Kong, the government launches the Lantau Tomorrow Vision program. What does it mean, and should Hongkongers be worried? We asked one of them. Ref...