On this week’s The Cause Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie welcome particular visitor Ben Dreyfuss onto the pod forward of this week’s Democratic Nationwide Conference in Chicago to speak about Kamala Harris’ really horrible financial coverage proposals.
02:48—Dreyfuss’ YIMBY conversion due to Cause
13:20—Harris drops some awful financial coverage concepts.
32:37—The DNC begins.
44:25—Weekly Listener Query
53:33—Tariffs are timeless.
1:03:32—This week’s cultural suggestions
Talked about on this podcast:
“Kamala Harris’ Dishonest and Silly Value Management Proposal,” by J.D. Tuccille
“DNC Readies for Protesters,” by Liz Wolfe
“Harris’ Financial Illiteracy,” by Liz Wolfe
“Harris Joins the FTC’s Meals Struggle Towards Kroger-Albertsons Merger,” by C. Jarrett Dieterle
“The times demand serious economic ideas. Harris supplies gimmicks.” by the Washington Submit editorial board
The value tag of @KamalaHarris‘s massive, daring financial plan? In keeping with penny pinchers at @BudgetHawks, a mere $1.7 to $2 trillion over the subsequent decade. On condition that gross debt is $35 trillion, possibly it is time to faucet the brakes a bit?https://t.co/qA5wFJleLw pic.twitter.com/q80MwxoRD9
— Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) August 16, 2024
“When your opponent calls you ‘communist,’ maybe don’t propose price controls?” Catherine Rampell
“How did Doug Emhoff hear Biden was out? After taking a SoulCycle class in WeHo. Without his phone,” by Kevin Rector
“Database Nation: The Upside of ‘Zero Privateness,'” by Declan Mccullagh
“Alien: Romulus Is a Slick, Empty Franchise Pastiche,” by Peter Suderman
The Calm Down Substack by Ben Dreyfuss
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Audio manufacturing by Ian Keyser; assistant manufacturing by Hunt Beaty.
Music: “Angeline,” by The Brothers Steve
- Video Editor: Ian Keyser
- Producer: Hunt Beaty
