Junior Wonks: Recent Episodes
Junior Wonks
Two dudes with way more opinion than expertise. Join us weekly-ish as we riff on current events, economic policy, and other people's bad takes.
In which the dudes talk about recent happenings on Capital Hill, mostly the ongoing partisan tug-of-war over spending, and consider the morality of Liz Cheney.
In which the dudes get acquainted with America's infrastructure woes, and get drafted to fight in the (culture) war.
In which the dudes try to get persuaded about persuasion, and daydream about the perfect institute of higher education.
In which the dudes dive into some of the economic literature on immigration to figure out whether it's as harmful as claimed, and respond to concerns that Biden is single-handedly crushing the American Dream.
In which the dudes review Biden's recent announcement to withdraw all remaining troops from Afghanistan, and address some of the panic surrounding the proposed capital gains tax rate hike.
In which the dudes discuss the prominence of inflation concerns in the public discourse, and learn that the secret to being a good conservative is a shredded physique.
In which the dudes shine some light on the debt to see how scary it really is, and discuss whether Biden should be building the wall.
In which the dudes discuss Biden's stimulus package, and find out whether monarchism is actually at the heart of American patriotism.