NBA Redraft 1/21: 2003 The inaugural edition of the NBA redraft series will begin with 2003. That was one of the deepest drafts in NBA history, with the defining player of this generation, and it gives us room for 21 of these, which feels appropriate. I'm imagining the criteria to be something like "Given what we learned about them, who should have been drafted first?" So, it's not specifically "Who had the better career?" We're basically imagining a redo of their careers, so any random occurrences like specific injuries or poor roster management may go differently. Also, potentially relevant is whether the player demonstrated a willingness to stick with the team that drafted them. With all that in mind, who should have been the first pick in the 2003 NBA draft? *I'm including the top 9 players by career VORP from this draft, plus "other"* https://stacker.news/items/1022515

Where is that?

Fair enough, and it's not like most Americans are making that distinction anyway.

The Declaration of Independence is 4th of July

Values > discipline

Choose the Econ Post of Q2 Thanks to the many great ~econ contributors, be you creators, commenters, or zappers. We continue to have great posts and discussions. Before you know it the very failed *The Economist* magazine will be ours. Our nominees are the top posts of each month. The winner will be entered into the end of year contest for top post of the year. ### April's Top Post [Pleb Economist #6: Analysis of Trump's Reciprocal Tariff Calculations](https://stacker.news/items/937463/r/Undisciplined) Remember those yuge reciprocal tariffs? @SimpleStacker remembers...and walks us through the dubious modelling assumptions that led to those outrageous seeming numbers. ### May's Top Post [MONEY CLASS OF THE DAY: Market Efficiency: You Come Into MYYYYY HOUSE?!}(https://stacker.news/items/971152/r/Undisciplined) @denlillaapan flies off the handle about the meaning of market efficiency. ### June's Top Post [Who Are the Companies Hoarding Bitcoin? (Financial Times, Philip Stafford)](https://stacker.news/items/1011075/r/Undisciplined) Continuing his saga of trying to understand bitcoin treasury companies, @denlillaapan finds a piece that he has relatively few disagreements with. Thanks for voting everyone! https://stacker.news/items/1020294

I'm close to wanting to support anyone who explicitly opposes being entangled with Israel, no matter how bad they are on anything else.

Law and Order: Yankee Handball

That'll be something to talk about on the pod.

The Tom Woods Show • Ep. 2661 Immoral and Moral Money: Fiat and Bitcoin https://www.fountain.fm/episode/eWEAuNOcli5pT0E4Q1K1 Episode description > Eric Sammons, editor of Crisis magazine, looks at the issue of money from not just an economic perspective but also from the frequently neglected moral one. This is a discussion of Eric's new book [Moral Money](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYQJP7LH?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_HK3ZZG8PED0KXYAKXGNF&bestFormat=true&previewDohEventScheduleTesting=C&csmig=1), which @siggy47 recently [posted about](https://stacker.news/items/1017741/r/Undisciplined). https://stacker.news/items/1017963

Most Americans literally can't find America on a map.

No, what happened?

Cavs Trade Okoro For Lonzo Ball! What's Next For Cleveland?? https://youtu.be/1EbLd_4WRVk Not the kind of move I expected the Cavs to make, but I like Lonzo's game a lot. If he's healthy next season, this could be a great move. Does it foretell another move, though? Perhaps with Garland. https://stacker.news/items/1017909

The Role of Charitable Institutions in a Market-Based Health System https://mises.org/mises-wire/role-charitable-institutions-market-based-health-system by Łukasz Jasiński > In a private property order, charitable institutions would play an important role in ensuring more people have access to medical treatment. https://stacker.news/items/1017822

What say you, ?

The “American Miracle” was the European Miracle on Steroids https://mises.org/mises-wire/american-miracle-was-european-miracle-steroids By Joshua Mawhorter > America took its institutional framework largely from Britain, refining and amplifying it through decentralization, lower taxes, and greater freedoms.  https://stacker.news/items/1017795

Bonds aren’t the backbone of our capital market

How the Fed Made Housing Unaffordable https://mises.org/mises-wire/how-fed-made-housing-unaffordable by Ryan McMaken > Unfortunately, central bankers can’t wave a magic wand and make price inflation disappear while the same central bankers also push easy money to force down interest rates.   https://stacker.news/items/1017789

If your process is yielding a final choice between guy who just resigned in disgrace and a full blown commie, it’s time to reevaluate your approach.

I know the answer should be orange, but the black looks great. What if the letters were orange?