Today we've got economics professor Rob Larson back on the pod (see his previous episode here) to talk about the bizarre state of the economy. The labor market is red hot, inflation is higher than in almost 40 years, and there are calls from the capitalist class to strangle the boom. We discuss whether Jerome Powell is going to pull a Paul Volcker on the labor market and what might be done to ease price pressure. Then we discuss Facebook's hilarious "metaverse" faceplant in the context of Rob's great recent book Bit Tyrants. Enjoy!
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Orwell on Nationalism - 307 PREVIEW
Who Is Grieved? - 306
Russia and Ukraine Update PREVIEW - 305
The House Republican Pratfall - 304
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Oppenheimer Reconsidered - 302
Trump’s Legal Morass Deepens - 301 PREVIEW
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Nordic Labor, and the US Economic Sentiment Problem - 299
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