There’s no one in politics quite like the Democratic governor of Colorado, Jared Polis. He's a serial entrepreneur who cashed in on the dot-com boom and has pushed back on over-regulation of artificial intelligence and the tech industry. He’s in favor of abortion rights, but was against overregulation of mask mandates. He's pro-business and pro-weed. The “pro-liberty” governor joins host Megan McArdle to discuss Trump’s tariff and immigration policies, transgender care and how to make housing and health care more affordable.
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00:00 Welcome Gov. Jared Polis
01:27 Jared Polis’s entrepreneurial start
03:54 Three most important qualities in an entrepreneur
04:28 Most important qualities in a governor
05:00 Transition from tech to government
05:52 Transition from Congress to governor
07:03 First year as Governor
08:20 Regulation of Tech Companies
11:45 The “Pro-business,” “Pro-trade” Party
15:02 Are tariffs shifting voters?
16:35 Being pro-freedom
17:22 The only Democrat in The Liberty Caucus
18:39 The polarization of transgender care
22:59 The Jared Polis brand of politics
23:29 Making health care more affordable
27:40 Making housing more affordable
31:14 Does his politics have national appeal?
32:22 Jared Polis’s MAGA uncle
33:24 Can Americans be civil again?
34:55 How to fix Congress
36:02 The activist base of the Democratic Party
37:36 One thing to praise Trump on
38:32 Collecting Coins
41:02 What is Jared Polis reasonably optimistic about?
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