A Debate Meets a SpreadsheetFinancial content creator Caleb Hammer had a tense exchange with a socialist activist who goes by “Doomsday” during an episode of his YouTube show, Financial Audit. According to the episode, the 25-year-old South Dakota resident works in corporate finance tied to stadiums, earns about $60,000 a year, lives in a converted ambulance, and carries notable consumer debt. That is a lot of moving parts for a conversation about capitalism, and, as usual, the spreadsheet showed up wearing steel-toed boots.The Minimum Wage QuestionThe argument heated up when the activist said Americans are forced to work multiple jobs just to survive and claimed many people rely on minimum wage. Hammer asked a basic numbers question: what percentage of Americans rely on the federal minimum wage? She first said she did not know, then said she had met people in difficult situations, and later guessed 30 percent. Hammer responded that the share is under 1 percent, then criticized her for making sweeping claims without knowing the numbers. Federal wage data does show that workers paid at or below the federal minimum wage make up a small share of the overall workforce, which is the sort of dry fact that…

A’ja Wilson wants a bigger All-Star conversation Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson said this week that WNBA players need a larger conversation during All-Star weekend about ugly online messages aimed at players. The debate centers on Caitlin Clark’s huge fan base and the nasty posts some players say they receive from people claiming to support her. Wilson did not say Clark wrote those messages, which is a fairly important detail in a sane world. She said the issue is “above us” and that “enough is enough.” Fair enough, but blaming one player for the internet is like blaming the weatherman for hail damage. Clark remains the league’s lightning rod Clark has brought massive attention to the WNBA, along with bigger ratings, packed arenas, and the kind of buzz most leagues would bottle and sell at a markup. Yet her arrival has also turned the league into a weekly courtroom drama. Fans point to hard fouls, missed calls, and tense moments as proof that Clark is not being protected. Critics argue the league and its officials have been too slow to set a clear standard. The WNBA, naturally, has managed to turn a marketing gift into a staff meeting with…