04/11/24 - Light banter and philosophical malaise

Mark and Carrie

Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Brown University, share their take on the news.

On this episode:

• What Truth Social going public means for Donald Trump’s finances
• How Trump is navigating the complex politics of abortion within the Republican Party
• Looking ahead to congressional special elections, and how they could affect Washington going into the 2024 election
• Congress is back from recess…but will they do anything?
• Why Democrats’ much-hoped-for ‘Biden bump’ has yet to materialize
• Inflation, wages, price-setting, and the pleasantly informative world of econo-Tik Tok
• The Israel-Hamas War six months in, and what’s next for Israel, Gaza, and the Biden Administration
• Russia blames Ukraine for a devastating attack in the suburbs of Moscow
• Is this the year women’s college basketball entered the mainstream?
• The Kate Middleton, AI, and epistemic nihilism

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