We discuss an episode of Planet Money that discusses the Magnitsky Act, how it relates to Trump, and we discuss why that doesn't matter.
Links from this episode:
- Planet Money: Episode 784: Meeting The Russians - Freakonomics: When Helping Hurts - Freakonomics:Oil #1: We Buy Oil - Supporters of the Magnitsky Act Claim They've Been Targets of Russian Assassination and Kidnapping Bids - Byron York: Harvard study: CNN, NBC Trump coverage 93 percent negative - Scott Adams Blog: Good Example of Our Two-Movie Reality - Trump shaking hands with Putin - Pew Research Center: The Modern News Consumer - Pew Research Center: News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2016 - Social media 'outstrips TV' as news source for young people - Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed *