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<p>On today&#8217;s episode, Kai and Reema discuss the disturbing arrest of a Turkish national with a valid student visa at Tufts University and the effects these immigration detentions are having on political speech. Plus, WNBA team New York Liberty got a shiny, new training facility. (No, it&#8217;s not a spa!) And, another big oops for National Security Adviser Mike Waltz. You just can’t make this stuff up.</p>
<p>Here’s everything we talked about today:</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/business/new-york-liberty-practice-facility.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“New York Liberty Unveil Practice Facility Amid WNBA’s Race to Attract Talent”</a> from The New York Times<!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list-item --></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/27/judge-explanation-tufts-student-rumeysa-ozturk-ice" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“DoJ lawyers say detained Tufts student was sent to Louisiana before court order”</a> by The Guardian</li>
<li>Video: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3llet4wubns27" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Marco Rubio&#8217;s comments on Ozturk&#8217;s arrest</a> posted by Aaron Rupar on Bluesky<!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --></li>
<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/michael-waltz-left-his-venmo-public/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public”</a> by Wired</li>
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<p>Join us tomorrow for “Economics on Tap.” The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@marketplaceAPM/streams" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube livestream</a> starts at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, 6:30 p.m. Eastern.</p>
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The chilling effect of ICE arrests

MAR 28, 202512 MIN
Make Me Smart

The chilling effect of ICE arrests

MAR 28, 202512 MIN

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<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>On today&#8217;s episode, Kai and Reema discuss the disturbing arrest of a Turkish national with a valid student visa at Tufts University and the effects these immigration detentions are having on political speech. Plus, WNBA team New York Liberty got a shiny, new training facility. (No, it&#8217;s not a spa!) And, another big oops for National Security Adviser Mike Waltz. You just can’t make this stuff up.</p> <p>Here’s everything we talked about today:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/business/new-york-liberty-practice-facility.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“New York Liberty Unveil Practice Facility Amid WNBA’s Race to Attract Talent”</a> from The New York Times<!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list-item --></li> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/27/judge-explanation-tufts-student-rumeysa-ozturk-ice" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“DoJ lawyers say detained Tufts student was sent to Louisiana before court order”</a> by The Guardian</li> <li>Video: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3llet4wubns27" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Marco Rubio&#8217;s comments on Ozturk&#8217;s arrest</a> posted by Aaron Rupar on Bluesky<!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --></li> <li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/michael-waltz-left-his-venmo-public/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Mike Waltz Left His Venmo Friends List Public”</a> by Wired</li> </ul> <p><!-- /wp:list-item --></p> <p><!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Join us tomorrow for “Economics on Tap.” The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@marketplaceAPM/streams" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube livestream</a> starts at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, 6:30 p.m. Eastern.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p>