Bo and Ben discuss Biden’s early presidency, including his EO lifting Trump’s transgender ban in the military, and his push for a 1.9 trillion-dollar relief package that has a 15-dollar minimum wage tucked inside. They discuss some of the research for and against a higher minimum wage.

They end by discussing the filibuster. Should the Democrats end it? What function does it serve? Does it buffer the people from the tyranny of the majority or does it in fact block the will of the people by allowing minorities in the Senate to stifle legislation?

CBO on minimum wage: https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2019-07/CBO-55410-MinimumWage2019.pdf

Robert VerBruggen on minimum wage: https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/01/the-new-old-minimum-wage-debate/

Ezra Klein on ending the filibuster: https://www.vox.com/21424582/filibuster-joe-biden-2020-senate-democrats-abolish-trump

Biden lifts transgender ban: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/us/biden-transgender-ban-military.html