Junior Wonks Junior Wonks
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Two dudes with way more opinion than expertise. Join us weekly-ish as we riff on current events, economic policy, and other people's bad takes.
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A New Center Coalition?
In which the dudes talk about recent happenings on Capital Hill, mostly the ongoing partisan tug-of-war over spending, and consider the morality of Liz Cheney.
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Infrastructure In The Weeds
In which the dudes get acquainted with America's infrastructure woes, and get drafted to fight in the (culture) war.
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Persuasion in Politics
In which the dudes try to get persuaded about persuasion, and daydream about the perfect institute of higher education.
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Evidence vs. Imagination on Immigration
In which the dudes dive into some of the economic literature on immigration to figure out whether it's as harmful as claimed, and respond to concerns that Biden is single-handedly crushing the American Dream.
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Afghanistan?
In which the dudes review Biden's recent announcement to withdraw all remaining troops from Afghanistan, and address some of the panic surrounding the proposed capital gains tax rate hike.
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Rational Expectation or Clueless Fixation? All About Inflation
In which the dudes discuss the prominence of inflation concerns in the public discourse, and learn that the secret to being a good conservative is a shredded physique.