Erik Loomis

Even if all the tariffs happen and, you know, all the production comes back to the U.S., it's going to be automated. Right. There's maybe a few workers in there, but we're not talking about 1950 anymore where you've got 25,000 people working in the same factory. That is never happening again. But I do think that there is a tremendous amount of instability in the workplace today.

Even if all the tariffs happen and, you know, all the production comes back to the U.S., it's going to be automated. Right. There's maybe a few workers in there, but we're not talking about 1950 anymore where you've got 25,000 people working in the same factory. That is never happening again. But I do think that there is a tremendous amount of instability in the workplace today.

There's been a huge amounts of attacks on organized labor everywhere. open attacks from Republicans and indifference from too many Democratic leaders, Joe Biden being a very important exception to that, very pro-union guy, and one of his strongest things that did not really pay off politically, unfortunately, with union workers, which is a whole other set of conversations. But

There's been a huge amounts of attacks on organized labor everywhere. open attacks from Republicans and indifference from too many Democratic leaders, Joe Biden being a very important exception to that, very pro-union guy, and one of his strongest things that did not really pay off politically, unfortunately, with union workers, which is a whole other set of conversations. But

People are going to react to nostalgia, right? People are going to react to a feeling that things were better in the past. The truth barely matters. We have to deal with the reality that people do not feel comfortable and stable in their work lives. The rise of AI is only going to make this worse. And we actually really have to get ahead of figuring out what does the future of work look like

People are going to react to nostalgia, right? People are going to react to a feeling that things were better in the past. The truth barely matters. We have to deal with the reality that people do not feel comfortable and stable in their work lives. The rise of AI is only going to make this worse. And we actually really have to get ahead of figuring out what does the future of work look like

And people value work. Work is one of these things that all societies throughout history have had work in certain kinds of ways as central to their societies, often connected to gender norms. And this is something we're going to have to figure out. We can't just tell people that they're wrong.

And people value work. Work is one of these things that all societies throughout history have had work in certain kinds of ways as central to their societies, often connected to gender norms. And this is something we're going to have to figure out. We can't just tell people that they're wrong.

We have to, once again, organize them where they're at to try to get them to a place that is less nostalgic and more useful and more organized to moving toward a politics that actually makes sense in the 21st century to make work life better for everybody. And we're not very close to that yet.

We have to, once again, organize them where they're at to try to get them to a place that is less nostalgic and more useful and more organized to moving toward a politics that actually makes sense in the 21st century to make work life better for everybody. And we're not very close to that yet.

You can make the case that Joe Biden, in terms of actual support for unions, was more supportive of unions than FDR or Harry Truman, who actually, in truth, had very mixed records in terms of actually supporting what unions were doing and using the government to actively support unions. And you're right, it didn't matter.

You can make the case that Joe Biden, in terms of actual support for unions, was more supportive of unions than FDR or Harry Truman, who actually, in truth, had very mixed records in terms of actually supporting what unions were doing and using the government to actively support unions. And you're right, it didn't matter.

My main thought is that contemporary liberals think policy matters more than it does. And they don't put enough emphasis on communication and, frankly, propaganda. So you see the signs up from the infrastructure bill on our highways and everything. And rather than have a big picture of Joe Biden up there saying, I did this for you, it's thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act.

My main thought is that contemporary liberals think policy matters more than it does. And they don't put enough emphasis on communication and, frankly, propaganda. So you see the signs up from the infrastructure bill on our highways and everything. And rather than have a big picture of Joe Biden up there saying, I did this for you, it's thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act.

Well, that's not helping Joe Biden at all, right? Like we, on the liberal side, we have a kind of belief that good policy and like, oh, let's like raise the earned income tax credit is somehow going to connect with everyday people who feel insecure in their society and they don't really pay attention. And those are the actual voters you have to win.

Well, that's not helping Joe Biden at all, right? Like we, on the liberal side, we have a kind of belief that good policy and like, oh, let's like raise the earned income tax credit is somehow going to connect with everyday people who feel insecure in their society and they don't really pay attention. And those are the actual voters you have to win.

I think the lesson is you have to message what you're doing. You have to tell the workers and make it convincing to them that you are the one who is going to change their lives. And it's funny, if you go back to the 30s and you like watch movies or art or anything else, the level of propaganda that FDR is pulling off would be shocking. Right.

I think the lesson is you have to message what you're doing. You have to tell the workers and make it convincing to them that you are the one who is going to change their lives. And it's funny, if you go back to the 30s and you like watch movies or art or anything else, the level of propaganda that FDR is pulling off would be shocking. Right.

I mean, it is just and you can see why people who hated FDR really hated him because he's engaging in activities that we would find so radically over the top in terms of promoting himself that it honestly makes Trump look like a piker when it comes to propaganda.

I mean, it is just and you can see why people who hated FDR really hated him because he's engaging in activities that we would find so radically over the top in terms of promoting himself that it honestly makes Trump look like a piker when it comes to propaganda.