“Why ‘free money’ is a bad thing”
Today’s guest is Harvard economist Jason Furman, who was one of former President Barack Obama’s chief economic advisers and an architect of the Affordable Care Act. These days, he’s in the news for his withering critique of former President Joe Biden’s dismal economic record and two-fisted attacks on President Donald Trump’s trade policy. We talk about Furman’s defense of global markets, Obamacare’s unfulfilled promises, and why he now thinks the national debt and AI are bigger deals than he used to believe.
