Economists

Trump’s return isn’t just chaos, it’s a calculated strategy. While liberals dismiss him, Trump understands raw economic power in a way centrists fail to grasp. What is his master plan, and how could it backfire? Meanwhile, Musk & other billionaires are the new ruling class. As capitalism dies, we enter technofeudalism,

Europe doubles down on Ukraine war w/ Jeffrey Sachs (Live)

In today's episode of Theories of Everything, Tyler Cowen proposes that tariffs erode economic efficiency, ultimately passing much of the burden onto smaller countries such as Canada. Moreover, he suggests that the rise of AI and evolving institutional structures demand both intellectual humility and stronger mentorshi

Can Donald Trump actually end the Ukraine war? Jeffrey Sachs thinks he can. (00:00) Jeffrey Sachs’ Story on How He Met Viktor Orban (02:55) Bill Clinton’s Shadowy Deep State Project (11:05) The Three Most Important Things Donald Trump Has Done So Far (14:55) Why Can’t We Have Rational Conversations Anymore? (23:55) The

Think Like an Economist podcast’s Justin Wolfers examines the “fuzzy math” behind DOGE’s supposed savings for Americans. The Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer details the new global alignments in a post-Trump 2.0 world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week, President Trump signed a memorandum calling for reciprocal tariffs on countries that charge fees on US exports and called his 25% tariff order on all steel and aluminum imports “the beginning of making America rich again.” But is it? We turn to three brilliant economists for their takes (and disagreements) o