Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson: Politics, Trump, AOC, Elon & DOGE - Lex Fridman Podcast
In this 25 March 2025 video, host Lex Fridman talks with Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson.
Ezra Klein is one of the most influential voices representing the left-wing of American politics. He is a columnist for the NY Times and host of The Ezra Klein Show.
Derek Thompson is a writer at The Atlantic and host of the Plain English podcast. Together they have written a new book titled Abundance that lays out a set of ideas for the future of the Democratic party.
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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Episode highlight
3:08 – Introduction
6:37 – Left-wing vs right-wing politics
15:58 – Political leaders on the left and the right
40:34 – Internal political divisions
43:34 – AOC
54:54 – Political realignment
1:06:37 – Supply-side progressivism
1:13:47 – Wealth redistribution
1:23:54 – Housing problem
1:40:13 – Regulation and deregulation
1:56:47 – DOGE, Elon, and Trump
2:55:50 – Sam Harris
3:05:28 – Future of America
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