Reagan shows why you need a man of high moral character in the White House. NYT, Aug 13, 1982, REAGAN DEMANDS END TO ATTACKS IN A BLUNT TELEPHONE CALL TO BEGIN WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 - President Reagan expressed ''outrage'' to Prime Minister Menachem Begin today over Israel's latest bombing raids in west Beirut, saying the attacks had resulted in ''needless destruction and bloodshed.''.. Larry Speakes, the deputy White House press secretary, said Mr. Reagan had been ''shocked'' by the Israeli attacks ... ''The President expressed his outrage over this latest round of massive military action,'' ... Mr. Speakes, asked whether Mr. Reagan had shouted at the Prime Minister, declined to comment. American officials - including, apparently, Mr. Reagan - were stunned by not only the scale of the Israeli air attacks but also the possibility that Mr. Habib's peace proposals could fall apart because of them. Asked if Mr. Reagan had threatened to suspend American arms aid or take other retaliation, Mr. Speakes replied, ''I won't discuss that.''

Good inteview youtube.com/watch?v=kyhLb42F…

Is AI’s Circular Financing Inflating a Bubble? youtube.com/watch?v=NbL7yZCF…

4. Hidden Gems from the Vault Dave Holland & Pepe Habichuela - Hands (2010) Beautiful blend of Flamenco and Jazz

A report about the net fiscal effects of non-Western immigration to European countries, created by the Publications Office of the EU. This estimate shows that non-EU immigration is negative in almost all countries, and this is true even with an implausible assumption of "perfect integration". In their model only Denmark stands out as having possibly significant benefit from non-EU immigration under hypothetical assumptions. Of course Denmark keeps detailed statistics, and we know that the net fiscal impact of non-EU immigration is in fact highly negative here also. (Indeed we are talking €12,000 to €25,000 a year for immigrants from the Middle East and the Horn of Africa.)

Tariff madness youtube.com/watch?v=IpKe_HbV…

3. Hidden Gems from the Vault "Tommy Meier - Root Down (2007)" For Lovers of Jazz and Fela Kuti tommymeier-rootdown.bandcamp…

Quite nice - South African based in Berlin youtube.com/watch?v=BspiVgfa…

2. Hidden Gems from the Vault "Charles Mingus - Oh Yeah (1961)" Creative fun, one of his best albums. Contains the iconic "Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on Me"

Hidden Gems from the Vault Brilliant Abdullah Ibrahim album recorded in 1977 , featuring Don Cherry and Hamiet Bluiett One of his more avant-garde/free recordings