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Noah Smith talks about how America should stand up against China as a global superpower. Check out the full ECON 102 episode for more of a deep dive into China's real estate and health care crisis, and tensions with Taiwan and other regional neighbors: youtube.com/watch?v=t9K8yBDupSQ&t=4s
Noah Smith talks about how America should stand up against China as a global superpower. Check out the full ECON 102 episode for more of a deep dive into China's real estate and health care crisis, and tensions with Taiwan and other regional neighbors: youtube.com/watch?v=t9K8yBDupSQ&t=4s




![Explaining Kamala’s VP Pick, the US Economy, Venezuela’s Fall and China’s Rise
This week, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg discuss the implications of Tim Walz as Kamala Harris VP pick, the stock market chaos of Monday August 5th, the state of the U.S. economy, the economic collapse of Venezuela, and the growth of East Asian countries.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:27) Discussion on the VP pick
(08:49) Democrats and the strategy of Return to Normalcy
(09:56) The Weirdness Discourse
(17:11) Sponsors: Babbel | WorkOS
(19:38) ‘Weirdness’ in politics
(23:44) Kamalas inconsistency
(26:16) Economic updates and market sentiment
(32:54) Economic indicators and unemployment trends
(36:23) Concerns about national debt
(40:00) The dollar milkshake theory
(42:07) Venezuelas economic collapse
(51:04) East Asian economic success stories
(01:00:01) Chinas growth and success
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