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A warning about America’s industrial policy


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Recently, the United States’ economic policies have focused on America first. But those policies and the promise of bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. could jeopardize the very thing they seek: a stronger U.S. economy. We get into the ways American protectionism could backfire. And, expelling a member of a state legislature is a rare occurrence; Tennessee did it twice in a day. Plus, we double jump into a game of Half-Full/Half-Empty.Here’s everything we talked about today:

    • It is alcohol responsibility month! from Responsibility.org
        • “BAC Calculator: The Virtual Bar” from Responsibility.org
            • “America’s Zero-Sum Economics Doesn’t Add Up” from Foreign Policy
                • “TN House expels two Dems over gun protest, despite removal looking temporary” from Tennessee Lookout
                    • Tweet from @jhollymc on the Tennessee General Assembly expelling two representatives
                        • A photo of Sabri’s ceramic art that was featured in the “Dungeons & Dragons” movie
                            • “Elon Musk replaced Twitter’s bird logo with the ‘doge’ meme” from KOMO News
                                • “Potatoes sprout as cheaper Easter egg substitute” from Axios
                                    • “Has the banking crisis been a boon for crypto?” from Marketplace
                                        • Video game adaptations are on the rise from the Make Me Smart newsletter
                                        • “Make Me Smart” has been nominated for a Webby Award! We are honored, but we can’t win without your support. You can vote for “Make Me Smart” from now until April 20 by going to webbyawards.com

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