Happy New Year! We start off 2025 with an in depth discussion about, what else? H-1B Visas.

In all seriousness, the visa issue has revealed fascinating dynamics within American politics and culture. Our guest Lee Fang wrote a fantastic article on the business dynamics behind a controversial policy that’s pitted Elon Musk against more traditional MAGA types. In this pod, our topics include but aren’t limited to…

* What the hell are H-1B Visas?

* Why is the “Tech Right” struggling to make a case for them?

* Is Elon Musk’s loyalty to America or Mars?

* I read the now infamous Vivek Ramaswamy tweet

* What’s wrong with 90’s sitcoms and sleepovers?

* “Market dominant minorities” and modern anti Indianism

* Is the Tech Right against racism? Or just highly specific forms of it?

* What are people in tech really like?

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