Recession Risk, Tariff Takes, Class v. Race
Ep. 316 w/ Shownotes
As Trump’s sweeping tariffs continue to spark chaos and backlash nationwide, Ravi delivers a blistering breakdown of the administration’s latest moves and the economic risks they’ve created. He challenges the populist rhetoric behind the trade war, exposes the political theater driving the latest policies, and explains what Trump’s getting wrong about jobs, immigration, and manufacturing.
Then, Richard Kahlenberg returns to the pod to discuss his new book, Class Matters. Ravi and Richard examine what’s changed - and what hasn’t - since the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action. They also talk about the role of legacy admissions, the case for class-based college admissions, and what a more equitable future for higher education could look like.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Breaks Down Trump's Tariff Plan and Its Impact on the Middle Class (Tucker Carlson, 4/4/25)
In Matter of Days, Outlook Shifts From Solid Growth to Recession Risk (The Wall Street Journal, 4/6/25)
@JessicaBRiedl (X, 4/6/25)
@Ike_Saul (X, 4/6/25)
@nfergus (X, 4/6/25)
Niall Ferguson: Trump’s Tariffs and the End of American Empire (The Free Press, 4/6/25)
@justinamash (X, 4/7/25)
Trump Team Mulls Exporter Tax Credit as Tariff Counterweight (Bloomberg, 4/7/25)
@Malinowski (X, 4/7/25)
@BretWeinstein (X, 4/6/25)
Steph Curry kills his Dogpatch HQ project over dispute with local union (The San Francisco Standard, 4/3/25)
I Believe in Campus Diversity. That’s Why I Helped End Affirmative Action. (Politico, 3/29/25)
Class Matters (Richard Kahlenberg, 3/25/25)
College Admissions in a Post-Affirmative Action America With Jeannie Suk Gersen (Lost Debate, 10/12/23)
The Costly Legacy of College DEI (Lost Debate, 12/17/24)
The End of Affirmative Action (Lost Debate, 6/30/23)
Threads Explosion, Student Debt Fight, Affirmative Action Future (Lost Debate, 7/11/23)
The Problem with College Admissions (The Regressives, 12/22/22)
A Funeral For Affirmative Action (The Regressives, 10/30/22)
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