The Ezra Klein Show Is Trump Detoxing the Economy or Poisoning It?
Podcast Episode | 61 min | Talk-Show

The Ezra Klein Show

Is Trump Detoxing the Economy or Poisoning It?

Podcast Episode | 61 min | Talk-Show

It's hard to understand the economic logic of President Trump's tariffs. In our last episode, we tried, but with limited success. And that might be because the logic here isn't entirely economic at all. So we wanted to spend an episode ...See moreIt's hard to understand the economic logic of President Trump's tariffs. In our last episode, we tried, but with limited success. And that might be because the logic here isn't entirely economic at all. So we wanted to spend an episode looking at Trump's economic policies through a wider lens. Gillian Tett is a columnist at The Financial Times and a member of its editorial board. She's also a trained anthropologist with a Ph.D. And she brings both perspectives into this conversation - exploring Trump's policies as economics, as well as power politics, patronage and cultural messaging - which I think makes the whole thing make a bit more sense. See less