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Episode 497

Monkey Business

James “Jimmy P” Pethokoukis makes his long-awaited Remnant return to assure us that life really is better than it used to be. Alternating between gratuitous sci-fi references and shameless wonkery, he and Jonah explore dynamism in American life, the potential for a new Roaring ‘20s, and the future of technology. Is there a case for universal basic income? Will Elon Musk become the next Howard Hughes? And what can we expect from the new space age?

The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

May 25, 20221h 13m

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Show Notes

James “Jimmy P” Pethokoukis makes his long-awaited Remnant return to assure us that life really is better than it used to be. Alternating between gratuitous sci-fi references and shameless wonkery, he and Jonah explore dynamism in American life, the potential for a new Roaring ‘20s, and the future of technology. Is there a case for universal basic income? Will Elon Musk become the next Howard Hughes? And what can we expect from the new space age?

 

Show Notes:

- Jim’s page at AEI

- Jim’s Substack, Faster, Please!

- Jonah reviews The Reactionary Mind

- Jim’s idea of a “post-modern” U.S. economy

- America’s new space age

- Jim on Musk’s Twitter takeover

- Kevin Williamson on the strange case of billionaires

- Jim explores Americans’ views on trade

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