Episode Notes
Ezra Klein is one of the most influential voices representing the left-wing of American politics. He is a columnist for the NY Times and host of The Ezra Klein Show. Derek Thompson is a writer at The Atlantic and host of the Plain English podcast. Together they have written a new book titled Abundance that lays out a set of ideas for the future of the Democratic party.Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep462-scSee below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.
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EPISODE LINKS:Abundance (new book): https://amzn.to/4iZ1S8JEzra’s X: https://x.com/ezraklein/Ezra’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/ezrakleinEzra’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/EzraKleinShowThe New York Times: https://nytimes.com/by/ezra-kleinDerek’s X: https://x.com/dkthompPlain English (podcast): https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/plain-english-with-derek-thompsonThe Atlantic: https://theatlantic.com/author/derek-thompson/
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OUTLINE:(00:00) – Introduction(03:17) – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections(10:33) – Left-wing vs right-wing politics(19:54) – Political leaders on the left and the right(44:29) – Internal political divisions(47:29) – AOC(58:50) – Political realignment(1:10:32) – Supply-side progressivism(1:17:42) – Wealth redistribution(1:27:50) – Housing problem(1:44:09) – Regulation and deregulation(2:00:43) – DOGE, Elon, and Trump(2:59:46) – Sam Harris(3:09:24) – Future of America
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