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Back to SearchThe Last 2 Months — and Next 2 Years — of U.S. Politics
It’s our first subscriber-only “Ask Me Anything” of the year. The show’s executive producer, Claire Gordon, joins me to discuss your questions about …
1 year, 1 month ago
What Is DOGE’s Real Goal?
The so-called Department of Government Efficiency is great branding. Who could be against a more efficient government? But “efficiency” obfuscates wh…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Origins of Abundance
To mark the release of our new book “Abundance,” my co-author Derek Thompson had me on his podcast, “Plain English,” to talk about it. We’re on book …
1 year, 1 month ago
Democrats Need to Face Why Trump Won
After the last election, there were all kinds of theories about where Democrats went wrong. But now, four months later, we have a lot more data – and…
1 year, 1 month ago
Is Trump ‘Detoxing’ the Economy or Poisoning It?
It’s hard to understand the economic logic of President Trump’s tariffs. In our last episode, we tried, but with limited success. And that might be b…
1 year, 2 months ago
Why Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Work
Wall Street thought Donald Trump was bluffing about his tariff plans. The stock market rallied after his election. But the reality has started settin…
1 year, 2 months ago
There Is a Liberal Answer to Elon Musk
Right-wing populism thrives on scarcity. The answer is abundance. But a politics of abundance will work only if Democrats confront where their approa…
1 year, 2 months ago
This Trump Speech Was the Ultimate Loyalty Test
The economy has started blinking red. President Trump’s tariffs have been roiling markets. Consumer sentiment was already down. G.D.P. forecasts are …
1 year, 2 months ago
The Government Knows AGI is Coming
Artificial general intelligence — an A.I. system that can beat humans at almost any cognitive task — is arriving in just a couple of years. That’s wh…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Dark Heart of Trump's Foreign Policy
If you’re looking for a single-sentence summation of the change in America’s foreign policy under Donald Trump, you could do worse than what Trump sa…
1 year, 2 months ago