What happened to economic conservatism?
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English - September 08, 2023 00:23 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 4.6K ratingsBusiness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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
“Mike Pence Warns GOP Face Choice Between Conservatism and Populism” from C-SPAN
“The Conservative Plan to Tackle Poverty” from The Atlantic
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