Protests over Israel’s war in Gaza have erupted at universities across the United States. We’ll discuss what the sweeping protests and other high-profile political battles at colleges could mean for the economics of higher education. And, what the Federal Reserve might look like under a second Donald Trump presidency. Plus, we’ll play a round of Half Full / Half Empty!
Here’s everything we talked about today:
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Is spying really happening at U.S. ports?
NATO’s place in the global economy
Thoughts on Navalny’s death
Biden is entering his TikTok era
What it’s like to be in Gaza right now
Love, money and this economy
The real danger behind Trump’s remarks on NATO
Gender and the labor market
The snowball effect of high interest rates on the national debt
The young (wealthy) Americans
Immigration policy as economic policy
20 years of Facebook
The car industry has a forced-labor problem
Copyright law in the age of AI
Our takeaway from the Big Tech CEO hearing
Turbulence at Boeing
How popular food brands get away with using prison labor
The politics of a booming energy industry
What does a UAW endorsement mean for Biden?
What Congress doesn’t want to talk about (tax hikes)
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