Intro

Deconstructing Krugman

The Dual Mandate is Horseshit.

The Harris Economic Plan

Post Show Musings

I’ve long been an admirer of Paul Krugman of The New York Times as he’s a rational and accessible liberal economist who genuinely seems to have the best interests of the public at heart. But a recent column smacked of establishment rhetoric that bordered on gaslighting. Democrats ignore economic realities at their own peril and while most leftists expect little from sources like The New York Times, Krugman has often risen above partisan talking points making this even more disappointing.

Chapters

Intro: 00:00:41

Deconstructing Krugman: 00:03:09

The Dual Mandate is Horseshit: 00:03:09

The Harris Economic Plan: 00:12:52

Post Show Musings: 00:19:09

Resources

The New York Times: What Happened to Inflation?

The New York Times: Warning Signs Flash in a Labor Survey as Fed Officials Watch for Weakness

Trading Economics: United States Average Hourly Wages

Ramsey: The Average American’s Monthly Expenses

The Ascent: Average American Credit Card Debt in 2024

Axios: The most popular grocery stores in the U.S.

Yahoo Finance: Fed confronts up to a million US jobs vanishing in revision

BLS Reports: Characteristics of minimum wage workers, 2022

MacroTrends: S&P 500 PE Ratio - 90 Year Historical Chart

PBS News: Harris has proposed a slew of economic policies. Here’s a look at what’s in them

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Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, "Unf*cking the Republic."

I’ve long been an admirer of Paul Krugman of The New York Times as he’s a rational and accessible liberal economist who genuinely seems to have the best interests of the public at heart. But a recent column smacked of establishment rhetoric that bordered on gaslighting. Democrats ignore economic realities at their own peril and while most leftists expect little from sources like The New York Times, Krugman has often risen above partisan talking points making this even more disappointing.
Chapters
Intro: 00:00:41
Deconstructing Krugman: 00:03:09
The Dual Mandate is Horseshit: 00:03:09
The Harris Economic Plan: 00:12:52
Post Show Musings: 00:19:09
Resources
The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/opinion/inflation-biden-economy.html">What Happened to Inflation?</a>
The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/business/economy/fed-labor-jobs.html">Warning Signs Flash in a Labor Survey as Fed Officials Watch for Weakness</a>
Trading Economics: <a href="https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/wages">United States Average Hourly Wages</a>
Ramsey: <a href="https://www.ramseysolutions.com/budgeting/american-average-monthly-expenses">The Average American’s Monthly Expenses</a>
The Ascent: <a href="https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/research/credit-card-debt-statistics/">Average American Credit Card Debt in 2024</a>
Axios: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/04/20/most-popular-grocery-stores">The most popular grocery stores in the U.S.</a>
Yahoo Finance: <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fed-confronts-million-us-jobs-100000224.html">Fed confronts up to a million US jobs vanishing in revision</a>
BLS Reports: <a href="https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2022/home.htm">Characteristics of minimum wage workers, 2022</a>
MacroTrends: <a href="https://www.macrotrends.net/2577/sp-500-pe-ratio-price-to-earnings-chart">S&amp;P 500 PE Ratio - 90 Year Historical Chart</a>
PBS News: <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/harris-has-proposed-a-slew-of-economic-policies-heres-a-look-at-whats-in-them">Harris has proposed a slew of economic policies. Here’s a look at what’s in them</a>
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Podcast art description: Image of the US Constitution ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, "Unf*cking the Republic."

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Each essay reflects on a singular topic that is generally misunderstood or purposely obfuscated by the so-called “powers that be.” As we know, history is written by the victors and can be perilously manufactured to favor destructive world views. These views become intractably ingrained in the public consciousness and pervert public policy, oftentimes with horrific results. 

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Unf*cking The Republic® (UNFTR) is a series of audio essays on the grand American experiment lovingly curated and presented by a quasi-anonymous political writer. 
Each essay reflects on a singular topic that is generally misunderstood or purposely obfuscated by the so-called “powers that be.” As we know, history is written by the victors and can be perilously manufactured to favor destructive world views. These views become intractably ingrained in the public consciousness and pervert public policy, oftentimes with horrific results. 
As of this podcast’s founding, we find ourselves living in a true kakistocracy. The disconnect between what we believe and what is actually happening below the surface or in plain sight is where this podcast lives. 
Together we’ll upend conventional wisdom, blow up narratives on the left, right and center and use magical devices like facts, logic and reason to explain how exactly we arrived in bizarro America, the funhouse mirror version of what was originally intended. #UNFTR

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