On the second episode of Split Ticket, Michael and Jake start with a conversation about the Federal Reserve and the bond markets. Michael explains the 10 year, 30 year, Fed Funds rate, and why these things and relevant to your life, and Jake explains why he thinks Warsh was right to raise rates despite his personal belief that we shouldn't have a Fed in the first place.

From there, they discuss and debate immigration and whether or not we are in the mist of mess demographic change (and if that's a problem).

Finally, they talk about Sydney Sweeney's provocative sports betting ad and unpack the respective hypocrisy from the left and the right.

Split Ticket hosts Michael Campanella and Jake Huffaker break down the most important stories in politics and culture every Wednesday morning. 

On this inaugural episode of Split Ticket, they discuss political extremism one year after the assassination of Charlie Kirk and Charlie's legacy and impact. 

Then they move to a discussion about Zohran Mamdani's AI moratorium in schools - is this a positive use of the state? A discussion about how and when children should use technology and if we should have federal AI regulation follows. 

Finally, they unpack Trump's childcare subsidy proposal and reflect on lessons learned from 9/11 25 years after the attack. 

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