Hey, everybody.

Well, I can't say this every week, but we have got a great one today.

You know, for a change.

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize winner in economics.

You heard me, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. How many of you can say that,

huh? Not many, that's for sure. Let that sink in, huh? I like to spend the first little part of the show

wasting your time. You don't hear Ezra Klein do that, do you? No. Well, Paul and I cover a lot of topics

today, but mainly the economy. But as it turns out, when you talk about the economy, you've got to

discuss other stuff as well. Like the war in Ukraine, you'd never guess how that affects inflation.

I'll tell you how.

Fuel prices, especially in Europe.

See?

But it's crazy.

Practically everything affects the economy.

You wouldn't believe this.

Immigration has an effect on the economy.

Supply chain, economy.

Early childhood education.

Turns out that early childhood education has been shown to have a tremendous return on investment.

Now, who would have thought that?

You're going to learn a lot of stuff today, very unusual for this podcast, but if that's the kind of thing you like, then stay tuned.

Other stuff in the news, I mentioned the war in Ukraine. No can of Horas. That's Yiddish for don't jinx it. But Ukraine is kickin' ass.

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