This week, host Dan Hugger is joined by Dylan Pahman and Noah Gould to ask, Are those jobs numbers fake? Can we trust economic data, and do they tell the whole economic story? They then discuss the emerging bipartisan consensus that America should “build, baby, build” to address housing shortages and rising costs. How does such a consensus emerge, and is this a positive development? The panel concludes by scrutinizing the megachurch model. Why are some Catholic dioceses embracing the model? Should we welcome our new praise-and-worship overlords?

Subscribe to our podcasts  

Too Fake to Tell | balajis.com

No, the Biden Administration Is Not Manipulating Jobs Data | National Review

Democrats Are Pushing One Policy Loud and Clear: Build, Baby, Build | POLITICO

The Intellectual Roots of YIMBYism | Marginal REVOLUTION

Kamala Harris’ Economic Policies Can’t Keep Her Promises | Religion & Liberty Online

Catholic priest shortage gives rise to California “megachurch” as parishes expand | CBS News

Why Catholic bishops rocked out to megachurch worship hits | The Christian Century

Church in a Digital Age: Must We Worship Bodily to Worship at All? | Acton Lecture Series

AI and the Discipline of Human Flourishing | Acton Institute