11.2 | Watching while watched
Mon » Legal Docket · A privacy law following dirty tricks against Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork now faces a test lawmakers of 1988 didn’t foresee. Also: Moneybeat · David Bahnsen gives Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh credit for understanding that a growing economy isn’t necessarily an overheating one, while AI borrowing grows more tangled and Washington’s fiscal hawks flock only when the other party is in power. Plus: On the WORLD History Book, a flash flood hides King Tut’s tomb for thousands of years, until Howard Carter peers inside and sees “wonderful things.” EP 3521 · Mon Nov 2, 2026 ☀️ Today’s stories › Monday morning news › Legal Docket: Watching while watched › Moneybeat: Growth is not the enemy › WORLD History Book: Buried for safekeeping ↳ Go deeper ⚖️ Legal Docket → Lurking Beneath the Surface — Federal Trade Commission · What exactly are tracking pixels? The FTC explains how invisible website technology collects user information and shares it with advertisers and other companies. → Salazar v. Paramount Global — Cornell Legal Information Institute · An accessible explanation of the dispute over the Video Privacy Protection Act, the competing interpretations, and the consequences for digital privacy. → Federal Sentencing: The Basics — U.S. Sentencing Commission · How federal judges calculate recommended prison sentences, account for criminal history, and exercise discretion. A useful introduction to the sentencing system behind Beaird. ✅ Moneybeat → David Bahnsen, “Credit Where It Will Soon Be Due” · His October 30 Dividend Café examines borrowing, credit-default protection, and interconnected financial risks behind the AI investment boom. → Bureau of Economic Analysis, “GDP (Advance Estimate), Third Quarter 2026” · The original government report (PDF) showing 3.4 percent annualized economic growth. | BEA, “Personal Income and Outlays, September 2026” · The original report (PDF) showing 3.6 percent annual inflation by the Fed’s preferred price measure. → Federal Reserve, October 28 FOMC Meeting and Press Conference · Official meeting materials and Chairman Kevin Warsh’s public remarks. → The Wall Street Journal, “Why Did All the Fiscal Hawks Go Extinct?” · Richard Rubin and David Luhnow examine the disappearance of political pressure to restrain federal borrowing.