A clean-shaven Michael Strain joins the perennially bearded Jonah to talk about the topic that always brings encouraging news: the economy. Lowering the national debt and the closing of movie theaters are two bullets in this chin-stroking chamber, complemented by banter about barbecue sauce and how to retrieve small children from the sewers.

Show Notes:

-Michael Strain’s new book, The American Dream Is Not Dead: (But Populism Could Kill It)

-Jonathan Chait’s book on Obama’s legacy (got awkward when Trump won)

-The Montreal Cognitive Assessment

-2001 anthrax attacks

-Ayanna Pressley’s wise words to cancel everything

-G-File in which Jonah talks about how the House Freedom Caucus is a bunch of hacks

-DonorsTrust.com/Dingo for your free resource, “6 Reasons to Use a Donor Advised Fund”

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