Newsroom - MFS

What a week for China!

Ant Group continues to transform under the CCP's pressure, Taiwan ramps up its national security and Hong Kong changes its electoral system.

https://www.ft.com/content/03b3fc90-816b-4467-bf25-a63d977ca7c3

https://www.ft.com/content/51f8bfba-bd1f-4dff-af8d-1a5b477d1dc7

https://www.economist.com/china/2021/03/13/to-crush-democracy-china-is-changing-hong-kongs-political-rules

A disclaimer

This podcast is characterised by a clear ideological inspiration, and even if we try our best to be as objective as possible, we will be addressing issues embracing our liberal/libertarian background. If you hear "liberal", we should make clear that we use the term in the European sense of the word - therefore meaning somewhat centrist, fiscally conservative and socially progressive. If you're an American liberal, feel free to follow the show and let us know what you think, but don't expect to agree with us - until we'll change your mind, that is!

For any feedback and comments: friedman.society@gmail.com

The MFS Newsroom podcast is back!

This week we discuss Italys block on exports of Astra Zeneca’s COVID jab, the IPO of Deliveroo and the US Senate’s passing of president Biden’s relief bill.

https://www.ft.com/content/2c99cc71-54ab-46a6-bfa2-7665ef8f56b1

https://www.ft.com/content/bed655ac-9285-486a-b5ad-b015284798c8

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/02/26/joe-bidens-19trn-stimulus-package-is-one-of-the-most-popular-bills-in-decades

A disclaimer

This podcast is characterised by a clear ideological inspiration, and even if we try our best to be as objective as possible, we will be addressing issues embracing our liberal/libertarian background. If you hear "liberal", we should make clear that we use the term in the European sense of the word - therefore meaning somewhat centrist, fiscally conservative and socially progressive. If you're an American liberal, feel free to follow the show and let us know what you think, but don't expect to agree with us - until we'll change your mind, that is!

For any feedback and comments: friedman.society@gmail.com

This is the Milton Friedman Society's Newsroom podcast, a show published by the Bocconi University's student association "Studenti Bocconiani Liberali".

In this episode, we will cover the following topics:

The storming of Capitol Hill as well as the implications on Trumps future and the regulation of social media.

Alibaba, the disappearance of Jack Ma and the future of business in China

A disclaimer

This podcast is characterised by a clear ideological inspiration, and even if we try our best to be as objective as possible, we will be addressing issues embracing our liberal/libertarian background. If you hear "liberal", we should make clear that we use the term in the European sense of the word - therefore meaning somewhat centrist, fiscally conservative and socially progressive. If you're an American liberal, feel free to follow the show and let us know what you think, but don't expect to agree with us - until we'll change your mind, that is!

For any feedback and comments: friedman.society@gmail.com

This is the Milton Friedman Society's Newsroom podcast, a show published by the Bocconi University's student association "Studenti Bocconiani Liberali". We're glad to announce our special episode. Here, we talked about a list of books that we particularly enjoyed this year.

Lorenzo’s list of suggestions:

Factfulness – Hans Rosling & Others

Enlightenment Now – Steven Pinker

Banker to the Poor – Muhammad Yunus

Happiness. A very short introduction – Daniel Haybron

Meddling: on the virtue of leaving others alone – John Lachs

Anton’s list of suggestions:

“Thinking Fast and Slow” - Daniel Kahneman

“The Hard Thing about Hard Things” - Ben Horowitz

“The Great Reversal” - Thomas Philippon

“The 9.9 Percent is the new American Aristocracy” - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/06/the-birth-of-a-new-american-aristocracy/559130/

Let us now if you read and liked any of the books we listed, and do let us know your picks!

For any feedback and comments: friedman.society@gmail.com

This is the Milton Friedman Society's Newsroom podcast, a show published by the Bocconi University's student association "Studenti Bocconiani Liberali". We're glad to announce our first episode.

In this episode, we will cover the following topics:

Biden's new cabinet - what is the way forward from here? https://www.ft.com/content/62172bf2-027f-4e58-a02c-a81e14b21593

PornHub revolution - How Visa and Mastercard forced the leading porn company in the world to completely change its policies. Why it's good, but also why it's worrying. 

BioNTech's Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci to be named people of the year. https://www.ft.com/content/6633221e-3b28-4a15-b02d-958854644c79

Finally, the two races that will truly decide what Biden's presidency will look like: the runoffs in Georgia. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/17/here-are-the-key-dates-in-the-georgia-us-senate-runoff-elections.html

A disclaimer

This podcast is characterised by a clear ideological inspiration, and even if we try our best to be as objective as possible, we will be addressing issues embracing our liberal/libertarian background. If you hear "liberal", we should make clear that we use the term in the European sense of the word - therefore meaning somewhat centrist, fiscally conservative and socially progressive. If you're an American liberal, feel free to follow the show and let us know what you think, but don't expect to agree with us - until we'll change your mind, that is!

For any feedback and comments: friedman.society@gmail.com

This is the Milton Friedman Society's Newsroom podcast, a show published by the Bocconi University's student association "Studenti Bocconiani Liberali". We're glad to announce our first episode.

In this episode, we will cover the following topics:

• Is Facebook a social media monopoly, and is it a bad thing? Ref.: https://on.ft.com/3lWwb1i
• In Hong Kong, the government launches the Lantau Tomorrow Vision program. What does it mean, and should Hongkongers be worried? We asked one of them. Ref.: https://www.economist.com/china/2020/12/05/hong-kongs-big-housing-plan-faces-little-resistance
• AirBnB goes on a WILD IPO as it enters the market with style. What does it say about the investment panorama? Ref.: https://www.ft.com/content/d47d875d-bf7f-4527-a879-a3f33761c78f?shareType=nongift

A disclaimer

This podcast is characterised by a clear ideological inspiration, and even if we try our best to be as objective as possible, we will be addressing issues embracing our liberal/libertarian background. If you hear "liberal", we should make clear that we use the term in the European sense of the word - therefore meaning somewhat centrist, fiscally conservative and socially progressive. If you're an American liberal, feel free to follow the show and let us know what you think, but don't expect to agree with us - until we'll change your mind, that is!

For any feedback and comments: friedman.society@gmail.com