China sounds downright Reaganesque and is acting like a more stable, attractive trading partner than the country that launched a trade war. And even though Trump loves play-acting businessman, and calling CEOs by their first name, no one on Wall Street and no one who studies economics likes his continuing tariffs—they know they hurt American companies and American consumers. And the uncertainty is paralyzing. Meanwhile, the GOP will use fancy terms to try to paper over their budget, which would hurt the working class and dramatically increase the deficit—all for tax cuts.
University of Michigan's Justin Wolfers joins Tim Miller.
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Justin's pod, "Think Like An Economist"
Tim on the "Raging Moderates" podcast
Tim on the podcast, "Breaking Points"
The New Orleans antique store Tim referenced
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S2 Ep1040: Bill Kristol: A Golden 747 from Hamas's Sugar Daddy
Trump can't abide flying around in crusty, old Air Force One. Qatar—funder of both Hamas and the leading U.S. college Gaza protest group—just happens to have a spare, pimped-out 747 lying around, which they'd like to gift to Trump so he can use that instead. Pay no attention to the complete hypocrisy of an administration that says that students protesting for Gaza are a threat to our foreign policy. Plus, Trump's fake drug price cap, the White House caves to China on tariffs, Herr Miller becomes the leading voice for disappearing people, and Bill tells Tim he's rethinking his position on "Abolish ICE."
Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.
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Sen. Barrasso dodging NBC's questions on habeas corpus
Tim's FYPod
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S2 Ep1039: Amanda Carpenter: MAGA's Bad Week
First, the Vatican chose a Bulwark pope, not an AR-15 loving, immigrant-hating pope. Then, in a major blow to Steve Bannon, Trump pulled his nominee for U.S. attorney in D.C.—forcing the avid TV watcher in the Oval Office to turn to Fox News for the 23rd time to help fill his administration—this time with Jeanine Pirro. And in the North Carolina Supreme Court race, the Stop the Steal candidate finally conceded to his Democratic opponent seven months late. Plus, Trump is acting like a Soviet central planner, the reconciliation bill fight is starting to look ugly, and the economy proves yet again that it does not lie.
Amanda Carpenter joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
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Tim's and JVL's 'Bulwark Take' on the new pope
JVL's Triad on Pope Leo XIV
Damon Linker's tweet about the elderly Fox viewer
Linda McMahon's letter to Harvard
Poster in Josh Hawley's dorm room
Tim and Sam on Trump's fake trade deal with the UK
Tim's playlist
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S2 Ep1038: Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin: The Power of 'No'
Protest is the new brunch again. We're witnessing historic levels of pro-democracy grassroots engagement across a broad-based movement of everyday people. The leaders of Indivisible join Tim to discuss how the movement needs to stay focused on what it agrees on— no kings—and to save ideological disputes for another day. Plus, it also needs to get more young people involved. But it definitely should keep ignoring political consultants who tell Dems not to talk about immigration— because it turns out that the federal government kidnapping people off the street is not popular.
Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg join Tim Miller.
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Indivisible's "No Kings" protest day
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S2 Ep1037: Katie Phang and Greg Casar: Trump & Co Are the Real Flag Burners
The Supreme Court is working hard to tend to Mr. Presidential Immunity's wounds because he just can't abide lower federal court judges telling him he can't kick trans people out of the military, or that the 14th Amendment is a real thing. Meanwhile, Kristi Noem is defiling her own birthright citizenship by kidnapping people and sending them to a foreign gulag. Plus, how the Dems should fight the party that only wants to break things—and craft a better economic message that appeals to both moderates and progressives.
Rep. Greg Casar of Texas and Katie Phang join Tim Miller.
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Katie's Substack
NYT profile of Rep. Casar
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