Economic Sanctions Against Russia and More (with Alan Cole & Erik Nelson)

Given the atrocities being committed in Ukraine by Vladimir Putin and his military, our thoughts and prayers and support as always are firmly with the people of Ukraine.

We also stand with those Russians who oppose their leader’s actions.

On this episode of Utterly Moderate we are talking about economic sanctions and how they might impact Russia in segment one with Alan Cole, the founder of Full Stack Economics.

Check out Full Stack Economics, including such articles as:

• "Five reasons the sanctions are working"
• "Why Biden left a big loophole in his sanctions regime"
• "Why so many economists underestimated the inflation problem"
• "An outdated environmental law is forcing UC Berkeley to slash enrollment"
• And much more!

In segment two we are talking to public health scholar Erik Nelson about the work that he does in epidemiology, his research concerning lead exposure, the importance of concentrated disadvantage in explaining violence in America, how research contributes to meaningful progress in society, his personal journey navigating issues of faith in higher education, and much more!

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Episode Music:

• “Please Listen Carefully” by Jahzzar (creative commons)
• “Draw the Sky” by Paul Keane (licensed through TakeTones)
• “Reading by Lamplight” by Maarten Schellekens (creative commons)
• “Happy Trails (To You)” by the Riders in the Sky (used with artist’s permission)

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