Policy Fallacy 011: Calorie Slimdown

In this episode, Joe and Rex count their calories, and it's super easy to do now that McDonald's posts calorie counts on its menus. Starbucks, too, though that doesn't seem to matter mocha. Oh, and the government shut down, so while Rex and Joe are on furlough their unpaid intern audio doubles talk about that some.

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Links of the week

"Stanford" "study" on calorie posting at Starbucks

How calorie counts can backfire (Wonkblog)

Government shutdown: what's open, what's closed (Washington Post)

Federal government shutdown: causes, processes, and effects (Journalist's Resource)