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Podcast: Notes on the Week Ahead
Episode: Going Broke Slowly: The Investment Implications of Still-Rising Federal Debt
Description: One of the more challenging positions in football is that of place kicker for the visiting team. In theory, the job is simple – boot the ball through the middle of the uprights. However, there is a raucous crowd cheerfully doing its best to distract you. There are often swirling winds or other elements of nature ready to divert the football from its target the moment it leaves your foot.