Derek Thompson

And I really want to be clear that effective politics is about paying attention and not white knuckling some theory as you move through time and the actual news items, they work to your advantage change. Okay.

And I really want to be clear that effective politics is about paying attention and not white knuckling some theory as you move through time and the actual news items, they work to your advantage change. Okay.

And I really want to be clear that effective politics is about paying attention and not white knuckling some theory as you move through time and the actual news items, they work to your advantage change. Okay.

Let me answer it this way. Ezra has this term that I like, and we've been on the road long enough that I've begun to absorb some of his language. He talks about like... You guys both love the word capacious. Love capacious.

Let me answer it this way. Ezra has this term that I like, and we've been on the road long enough that I've begun to absorb some of his language. He talks about like... You guys both love the word capacious. Love capacious.

Let me answer it this way. Ezra has this term that I like, and we've been on the road long enough that I've begun to absorb some of his language. He talks about like... You guys both love the word capacious. Love capacious.

I think that might have been me infecting him. So this is an example of the vector going the other way.

I think that might have been me infecting him. So this is an example of the vector going the other way.

I think that might have been me infecting him. So this is an example of the vector going the other way.

That's the only time that I allow it.

That's the only time that I allow it.

That's the only time that I allow it.

I'll take that. I love how he sometimes talks about making a cut. I want to make a cut here that I think is really important. I never want pro-growth, say, Democrats to position themselves against redistribution. That's not the message. The message is that redistribution is good. Helping the poor is good.

I'll take that. I love how he sometimes talks about making a cut. I want to make a cut here that I think is really important. I never want pro-growth, say, Democrats to position themselves against redistribution. That's not the message. The message is that redistribution is good. Helping the poor is good.

I'll take that. I love how he sometimes talks about making a cut. I want to make a cut here that I think is really important. I never want pro-growth, say, Democrats to position themselves against redistribution. That's not the message. The message is that redistribution is good. Helping the poor is good.

A moral society should judge itself based on how it cares for and looks out for the most vulnerable. But welfare is expensive. Redistribution costs money. It literally is just money. And you know what's really, really good for growing your ability to spend money to help the poor? It's growth. Being pro-growth is being pro-growth.

A moral society should judge itself based on how it cares for and looks out for the most vulnerable. But welfare is expensive. Redistribution costs money. It literally is just money. And you know what's really, really good for growing your ability to spend money to help the poor? It's growth. Being pro-growth is being pro-growth.

A moral society should judge itself based on how it cares for and looks out for the most vulnerable. But welfare is expensive. Redistribution costs money. It literally is just money. And you know what's really, really good for growing your ability to spend money to help the poor? It's growth. Being pro-growth is being pro-growth.

anti-poverty and for the marginalized and for those who don't have enough. Because helping people costs something. And if you have, say, a flat average tax rate and your economy is shrinking, by definition, you have less tax revenue that you can redistribute to those who need it most.

anti-poverty and for the marginalized and for those who don't have enough. Because helping people costs something. And if you have, say, a flat average tax rate and your economy is shrinking, by definition, you have less tax revenue that you can redistribute to those who need it most.