Are 1 billion Americans needed to keep America prosperous and competitive on the world stage? 

This week, Stephen Kent is joined by Matt Yglesias, co-founder of Vox, founder of the "Slow Boring" Substack, and author of One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger. Watch as Stephen, Matt, and Wadi Gaitan of The LIBRE Initiative, discuss the misframed immigration debate, the case for a much larger US population, the buzzy new book from John Boehner, and what is necessary to keep America great. 

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00:00​​ Episode Start 
00:07 Coming up in Episode 7 
02:15 Meet new co-host Wadi Gaitan 
03:35 Pick your partners, economically speaking 
09:45 Immigration is a tool, not a virtue 
16:32 No, it’s not too crowded – just ask Texas 
18:58 Reviving small towns 
22:26 Bringing down the cost of kids 
28:57 Population pumping policies 
31:15 Infrastructure for 1 billion people 
35:08 “The Jetsons” had an optimistic view of the future 
36:40 Washington has trouble with that vision thing 
44:24 Raise a glass to John Boehner’s new book 
51:11 We’ve got some good news

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One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger by Matthew Yglesiashttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/636499/one-billion-americans-by-matthew-yglesias/ 

"Slow Boring" ​by Matthew Yglesias 
https://www.slowboring.com/

On the House: A Washington Memoir ​by John Boehner https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250277183 

Panic Rooms, Birth Certificates, and the Birth of GOP Paranoia (Politico) https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/04/02/john-boehner-book-memoir-excerpt-478506 

Biden calls for massive climate and transit package (Axios) https://www.axios.com/biden-climate-transit-package-d9c8ffad-4486-4e61-a7bb-3d421fa0546d.html

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Follow Matthew Yglesias on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/mattyglesias

Are 1 billion Americans needed to keep America prosperous and competitive on the world stage? This week, Stephen Kent is joined by Matt Yglesias, co-founder of Vox, founder of the "Slow Boring" Substack, and author of One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger. Watch as Stephen, Matt, and Wadi Gaitan of The LIBRE Initiative, discuss the misframed immigration debate, the case for a much larger US population, the buzzy new book from John Boehner, and what is necessary to keep America great. ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00​​ Episode Start 00:07 Coming up in Episode 7 02:15 Meet new co-host Wadi Gaitan 03:35 Pick your partners, economically speaking 09:45 Immigration is a tool, not a virtue 16:32 No, it&rsquo;s not too crowded &ndash; just ask Texas 18:58 Reviving small towns 22:26 Bringing down the cost of kids 28:57 Population pumping policies 31:15 Infrastructure for 1 billion people 35:08 &ldquo;The Jetsons&rdquo; had an optimistic view of the future 36:40 Washington has trouble with that vision thing 44:24 Raise a glass to John Boehner&rsquo;s new book 51:11 We&rsquo;ve got some good news ---- Reading List ---- One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger by Matthew Yglesias <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/636499/one-billion-americans-by-matthew-yglesias/">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/636499/one-billion-americans-by-matthew-yglesias/ </a> "Slow Boring" ​by Matthew Yglesias <a href="https://www.slowboring.com/">https://www.slowboring.com/</a> On the House: A Washington Memoir ​by John Boehner <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250277183">https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250277183 </a> Panic Rooms, Birth Certificates, and the Birth of GOP Paranoia (Politico) <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/04/02/john-boehner-book-memoir-excerpt-478506">https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/04/02/john-boehner-book-memoir-excerpt-478506 </a> Biden calls for massive climate and transit package (Axios) <a href="https://www.axios.com/biden-climate-transit-package-d9c8ffad-4486-4e61-a7bb-3d421fa0546d.html">https://www.axios.com/biden-climate-transit-package-d9c8ffad-4486-4e61-a7bb-3d421fa0546d.html</a> ---- Plugs for our guest ---- Follow Matthew Yglesias on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/mattyglesias">https://twitter.com/mattyglesias</a>

Right Now with Stephen Kent, is hosted by one of the rising young stars of the conservative/libertarian movement in America. Stephen will be joined by some awesome co-hosts for the YouTube-based show. It’s an opinion-led interview program that seeks to get beyond talking points and retweets to engage current newsmakers, opinion leaders and incisive commentators from across the political spectrum in a discussion about the issues animating the American right.

Right Now with Stephen Kent, is hosted by one of the rising young stars of the conservative/libertarian movement in America. Stephen will be joined by some awesome co-hosts for the YouTube-based show. It&rsquo;s an opinion-led interview program that seeks to get beyond talking points and retweets to engage current newsmakers, opinion leaders and incisive commentators from across the political spectrum in a discussion about the issues animating the American right.

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