Mat aglacius: What did you learn from paul joscow the famous economist and also your uncle? Mat Aglacius: I am not a visual person, but she was, and she really helped me. Thanks for listening to conversations with tyler. You can subscribe to the pod cast in eye tunes, stitcher or your favorite podcast ap. If you like this podcast, please consider raiding it on eye tunes and leaving a review....
Matt Yglesias joined Tyler for a wide-ranging conversation on his vision for a bigger, less politically polarized America outlined in his new book One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger.
They discussed why it’s easier to grow Tokyo than New York City, the governance issues of increasing urban populations, what Tyler got right about pro-immigration arguments, how to respond to declining fertility rates, why he’d be happy to see more people going to church (even though he’s not religious), why liberals and conservatives should take marriage incentive programs more seriously, what larger families would mean for feminism, why people should read Robert Nozick, whether the YIMBY movement will be weakened by COVID-19, how New York City will bounce back, why he’s long on Minneapolis, how to address constitutional ruptures, how to attract more competent people to state and local governments, what he’s learned growing up in a family full of economists, his mother’s wisdom about visual design and more.
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Recorded August 21st, 2020 Other ways to connect