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LINKS:

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(00:20) Assessing Trump's Presidency
(03:20) Trump's Presidency: The good and the bad

(12:32) Biden vs. Trump: Second term predictions

(16:18) Sponsor: Babbel and Beehiiv

(18:53) Tech's shift towards Trump

(25:20) Chomsky's influence on foreign policy

(30:49) Sponsor: Warp

(31:48) Anti-American sentiment: A global perspective

(35:46) Economic schools of thought

(37:08) Ranking federal reserve chairs

(41:00) Paul Krugman's legacy

(42:49) Economic models and dating markets

(47:22) Role of sex in long-term relationships

(53:56) Coolidge effect and human relationships

(01:00:38) Genetics and long-term passion

(01:03:23) Wrap