Hasan sits down with Nobel-winning economist, former New York Times columnist and current Substacker Paul Krugman to talk about of the economic chaos Trump is unleashing, why the stock market doesn’t seem to hate it, and to get his thoughts on crypto (he’s not a fan).
0:00 Miami isn’t for everyone
0:15 Opening monologue
1:03 Ads
2:11 Krugman unleashed
2:47 What is the economy
3:39 Can the economy grow forever?
5:18 “economists say”
6:17 Perils of prediction
8:12 Is America More Affordable Again?
11:42 The Fed & The President
15:14 Why hasn’t the stock market crashed?
18:21 The economy is not the same for everybody
20:40 Ads
23:22 So will manufacturing ever come back?
24:13 What if USD was no longer the reserve currency?
26:31 Paul’s not a fan of crypto
28:40 Will rich people actually leave if taxes go up?
31:39 Ads
35:24 What the eff is free trade?
39:18 Does capitalism vibe with authoritarianism?
43:02 Wait… oligarchs aren’t going to save democracy?
44:33 Lightning round
48:00 A hopeful concluding note…
Credit to : Hasan Minhaj