September 08, 2023

What happened to economic conservatism?

12 minutes

In a speech today, former Vice President Mike Pence and republican presidential candidate said the GOP is at a crossroad between conservatism and populism. We’ll get into why we’re hearing a lot less about fiscal conservatism these days. Before that, Kai gives us the skinny on his interview with Chicago Fed President and whether the central bank should raise it’s inflation target.

Here’s everything we talked about:

“Chicago Fed president on future rate hikes, likelihood of recession” from Marketplace

“Pentagon launches media blitz to combat Tuberville blockade” from Politico

“Senate Confirmation Still in Limbo for 301 Military Leaders” from U.S. Department of Defense

“Growing feud over Tuberville’s stand on Pentagon nominations risks Senate confirmation of nation’s top military officer” from CNN

“Mike Pence Warns GOP Face Choice Between Conservatism and Populism” from C-SPAN

“The Conservative Plan to Tackle Poverty” from The Atlantic

Join us tomorrow for our special 1000th episode! We’ll have news, games, and some fun surprises. The YouTube livestream starts at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, 6:30 p.m. Eastern. And you’re gonna want to check out this week’s newsletter to get the party started!

...more