
World Brief with Zach McCormick
90 second breakdowns of world events from the legal perspective
Episodes
42 episodes
Debt Jubilee
Debt Jubilee What if ALL debts were forgiven and everyone just started over?It sounds crazy but it’s actually been done before - a lot - every 50 years in some cases. And it’s exactly what it sounds like - ALL de...
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1:27

Food Dyes Banned?
It was just announced that the FDA will be phasing out eight petroleum-based food dyes by next year. Citrus Red No. 2 and Orange B are going to have their authorizations pulled in the next few weeks while the FDA is asking for voluntary c...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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1:17

Crypto is Over-hyped
Is Crypto is over-hyped?Yes. It’s just a ledger that’s distributed to lots of other users and essentially password protected. But a ledger is nothing new - you can find them chiseled onto stone tablets going back millennia. W...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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1:05

Why Does It Matter Who Is Pope?
Why does it matter who is Pope?In short? Everyday life. The Pope - the head of the Catholic Church- is the spiritual leader of nearly 1.5 billion people worldwide, controls a centuries-old (mostly cash) financial...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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1:29

Have You Been Eating "Gene Edited" Food?
Have you been eating genetically modified food without knowing it? Could be. So-called “gene edited” (GE) foods don’t have to be labeled in more than 20 countries including the US, UK, Canada, Japan and Australia and that...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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1:29

Luxury Brands Exposed?
Where was your luxury purse actually made? Recent allegations suggest that many luxury brand labels such as Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vitton and others are making their products, (or most of them) in China and not in the country li...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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1:29

Insurance Foreclosure Landmine?
Is America about to step on an “Insurance foreclosure land mine”. Seems like it. As if it wasn’t bad enough that no one can afford to buy a decent home, a new threat is looming. “ Insurance foreclosures”. Insurance costs...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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0:55

Tariffs: Who Wins?
Tariffs: Who Wins?If things go well, working class Americans who need more high-paying jobs . For context, a tariff is a tax on things that are imported into the country. They’re designed to incentivi...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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1:24

Did England Betray US & Poach the Ukraine Minerals Deal? Pt 3/3
Did England just betray the US and poach the Ukraine minerals deal? Pt. 3/3
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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1:02

Did England Betray US & Poach the Ukraine Minerals Deal? Pt 2/3
Did England just betray US & poach the Ukraine minerals deal? Pt 2/3
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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0:33

Did England Betray US & Poach the Ukraine Minerals Deal? Pt 1/3
Did England just take the Ukraine mineral rights deal out from under the US's nose? Pt. 1/3
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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0:59

Renting our Rain?
Recent developments in cloud seeding technology suggest “yes”.The question arose because Florida (which ironically gets more rain than most), wants to ban cloud seeding and all “weather modification”. Proponents of the technology oppose ...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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1:25

Should American Presidents Use Autopens?
Yesterday President Trump announced that presidential pardons issued by former President Biden were invalid because they had been signed using an autopen. Critics immediately rejected the claim but others have pointed out that the US Constituti...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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1:28

Magic Money Computer Printing Trillions
US Government computers have been making money “out of thin air” and paying out “trillions” of dollars worth of this “magic money” for who knows what. At least, that is what DOGE Chief Elon Musk reported during an appearance on SenatorTed...
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Banker Takeover?
Former Bank of England (and Canada) head Mark Carney has recently been elected to lead Canada's Liberal Party and is poised to take over as PM from Justin Trudeau just after Trudeau had a spat with his finance minister Chrystia Freeland. Turns ...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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1:16

Gold Flying into US Vaults
So much gold has been flowing into US vaults that the Bank of England has been unable to honor physical withdrawal requests in real time (whereas before requests could be honored in as little as 2 days, depositors now have to wait as long as 8 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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1:18

LA Burns and Fire Hydrants Run Dry
Fire-hydrants run dry just as infernos engulf the Pacific Palisades and Malibu neighborhoods in North Los Angeles. This is one of the wealthiest communities on earth -- home to 'movie stars and millionaires' -- so how could this kind of worst-c...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:28

Canada to be 51st State?
President Trump has stated he'd like to see Canada become the 51st state of the Union. Is it as far-fetched as it sounds? There is some historical context for the theory but it's a little complicated.
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:27

Enron's "Egg": a micro-nuclear home generator
Connor Gaydos, the newest and youngest CEO of Enron unveiled the company's latest product -- the "Egg" a nuclear powered micro home generator. We discuss the parody company that is the "new" Enron from the creators of the faux conspiracy "Birds...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:28

Is Trudeau Really Going to Step Down?
Trudeau announced he intended to step down but his use of a "conditional promise" suggests he may believe there is a way for him to stay on as Canadian PM.
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:29

You’re not crazy, Your Iphone WAS Listening!
Ever have that creepy feeling of getting an ad on your phone for something random that someone just talked to you about? For years Apple denied claims that it targeted adds to people by secretly listening in on their conversat...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:27

Cybertruck Attacker Shot in Head
According to Las Vegas Police, the driver of the cybertruck that went up in flames yesterday suffered a gunshot wound to the head. Several other strange connections to the NOLA attack as well. Many unanswered questions including the bigge...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:24

Curious Connection between NOLA & Vegas Truck Attacks - Car Sharing Company Turo
There is a strange coincidental connection between the two electric vehicle terror attacks today -- they were both rented through the car-sharing company Turo. The company which was founded by Andre Haddad in 2009 has been relatively u...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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0:57

Possible Active ISIS Cell in NOLA
FBI released updates in the NOLA NYE terror attack:Driver of truck likely had help -- video shows other people placing IEDs in trash cans in French Quarter. Fire at AirBnB nearby was likely base of operations for group.Remote detonation...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:23

Questions About NOLA NYE Terrorist Attack
Why did the NYE NOLA attacker do it? Reportedly he was a Texas native, former Army Reservist with a career in real estate -- why throw it all away to attack innocent people in the country he swore to protect just a few years ago? Why use an exp...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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