GoodFellows: Conversations from the Hoover Institution

Tangled Up in Blue with Rep. Ro Khanna: Tariffs, Trump, and Progressive Capitalism

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Apr 29, 2025
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Progressive Capitalism Concept

  • Ro Khanna calls himself a progressive capitalist who acknowledges market failures.
  • He stresses economic revitalization through federal partnerships with tech leaders under free enterprise.
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Housing Reform Sympathies

  • Khanna identifies restrictive zoning and building burdens as core causes of California's housing problem.
  • He supports bills to ease housing construction and improve infrastructure permitting.
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Critique of Blanket Tariffs

  • Khanna criticizes Trump's broad tariffs as economically nonsensical and harmful.
  • He supports strategic tariffs only to counter unfair Chinese trade practices.
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