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Mailbag:  One listener writes, “I question your definition of liberal and conservative although I loved the discussion. You said conservatives mistrust government and liberals mistrust individuals. I would say that conservatives mistrust government and liberals mistrust businesses. What is it called if you think business and government are equally capable of oppression? Economic power is still power and deserves to be checked.”

The Thought Provoker:

Matt is up first this week. Utah is proposing new legislation to regulate life coaches.  Shawn likes the free market, but this industry is a sweet spot for what Sam calls affinity fraud. Is it morally right to regulate life coaches?

Next up, Sam.  Should a wealthy multi national corporation pay the ransom to resume business operations and prevent its demise? CDK is planning to make the payment, a source with knowledge of the situation told Bloomberg. The hacking group behind the attack is believed to be based in eastern Europe, the source said 

Finally, Shawn. One of America's most senior health officials has called on the country to impose smoking-style warning labels on social media platforms. Writing in the New York Times, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said social media increased the risk that children would experience symptoms of anxiety and depression. He wants people who visit these platforms to be shown a message warning that they are "associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents". He said such a label would "regularly remind parents and adolescents that social media has not been proved safe.  Is this wisdom or a passive aggressive way to control people? 

The Big Question: I’ve seen a couple of big stories about how an undocumented immigrant murdered a woman in Maryland. And other stories about a mass shooting in Michigan at a splash pad. Republicans seem to enjoy blaming Biden’s border policies for crimes committed by undocumented immigrants. Democrats blame lax gun control laws for mass shootings. Are they correct? Can government policies about the border and/or guns prevent this kind of stuff in the future?