He was struck by Friedrich Hayek's observation that the only way inflation cured unemployment was by disguising cuts in real wages. This linked inflation and deception indelibly in his head. Price instability destroyed trust, not only in the dollar b...
As we produced this show the United Kingdom was awaiting the results of a national election. The biggest issue on the table is one you've heard about the Brexit, the British exit from the European Union. Britain's voted to leave the 28 member union i...
美国政府进一步限制古巴游 We're jumping right into new developments concerning the United States and Cuba, a Caribbean island country only 90 miles away from American soil. But in some ways the two nations are worlds apart. This week new r...
NOEL KING, HOST: Cities in the American West are trying to deal with homeless encampments that are getting bigger and more visible. They remind some people of Hoovervilles, where hundreds of thousands of Americans lived during the Great Depression. N...
NOEL KING, HOST: All right. We know that opioids like morphine and heroin are very dangerous. But in some parts of this country, you can buy a supplement that acts like an opioid out of a vending machine. It's an herbal product from Asia called krato...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: This new year, we're helping you find some new music. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, CELESTE AIDA) ANDREA BOCELLI: (Singing in non-English language). (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, SICKO MODE) TRAVIS SCOTT: (Rapping) Made this here with all the...
(SOUNDBITE OF CINCINNATI POPS ORCHESTRA'S MAIN THEME FROM STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION) PATRICK STEWART: Space - the final frontier. LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Those stirring lines in that crisp British accent made Patrick Stewart a household name...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The two largest earthquakes that shook Puerto Rico were estimated to be a magnitude 6.4 and 5.9. Ten years ago today in Haiti, it was a magnitude 7. That earthquake a decade ago killed more than 100,000 people. Hundreds of...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right. Millions of Americans suffer from depression and anxiety. Research shows regular exercise can ease conditions like panic attacks, mood swings, sleep disorders. And a recent study shows that the type of exercise really m...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This next story begins with a man listening to this song on the radio. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, MY GENERATION) THE WHO: (Singing) People try to put us down. Talkin' about my generation. INSKEEP: He heard it in a distinct way. When I l...