S2 Ep1034: Derek Thompson: Trump's War on Dolls
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Episode 1034 · May 2, 2025
S2 Ep1034: Derek Thompson: Trump's War on Dolls
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S2 Ep1034: Derek Thompson: Trump's War on Dolls
Summary
<div>Just imagine Fox's histrionics if a President AOC had said that American kids have too many dolls and that she's raising the price on them. Now the supposedly pro-family administration is doubling down on 'just pay more’ for toys, while it waits for China to blink on tariffs—an unlikely event given that it makes a lot of the things the world needs and wants. Meanwhile, AI's economic threat may be here for recent college grads, Marc Andreessen has deep thoughts on VC, and the NIH (and future American Nobel Prizes) are being burned to own the libs. Plus, the Dems should zero in on how Trump is making America less affordable—and very much like 2020 again. <br /><br /><em>show notes<br /></em><br /></div><ul>
<li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/04/job-market-youth/682641/?gift=AO0MhSsTDaHgiP_RxFGfB5aX-nrqPD7LIl_NvIsua_I&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share">Derek's piece on the job market for recent college grads</a></li>
<li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plain-english-with-derek-thompson/id1594471023">Derek's podcast, "Plain English"</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Abundance/Ezra-Klein/9781668023488">The book, "Abundance," by Derek and Ezra Klein</a></li>
<li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0dApY6YT48kTh6j9xFDQch">Tim's playlist</a></li>
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