In today’s episode, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg explore the complexities surrounding fracking, China's economic growth and challenges, and tackle a controversy in Springfield involving false claims about Haitian immigrants and the larger implications for U.S. immigration policy.
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Harris needs to be Pennsylvania fracking's biggest champion: https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/harris-needs-to-be-pennsylvania-frackings
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:38) Evolution of fracking
(02:30) Environmental impact of fracking
(05:14) Fracking and geopolitics
(07:08) Shift to renewable energy
(11:18) Challenges and future of wind energy
(15:16) Nuclear power
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(20:10) China's economic growth and urban development
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(33:16) Understanding recessions
(35:52) Keynesian recession and deflation
(38:00) China's economic evolution
(42:39) Haitian immigration controversy
(48:55) Moral implications of political falsehoods
(58:12) Reflecting on immigration and American values
(01:00:47) Wrap
