Ones and Tooze

The legal services industry in the United States is a $300 billion business—bigger than any in the world. In recent weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump has targeted parts of the industry to further his own narrow agenda. Adam and Cameron discuss the possible impact. Also on the show: For the first time, Ones and Tooze is asking for listener support. Adam and Cameron describe the reasons—and the challenging economics of podcasts—in the episode. Once you’ve heard the pitch, please come back here and consider supporting us by clicking on this link [https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ATHRTKECVXVE8]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Adam and Cameron discuss Abundance, the new book by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

U.S. President Donald Trump's trade wars and other economic polices since his inauguration in January have helped wipe out some $4 trillion from U.S. stock markets. As of mid-March, the S&P 500 was more than 10 percent below its last record high. The idea some people had that tariffs would just be a threat by Trump, designed to get better trading terms from U.S. allies and adversaries, is flat-out wrong—at least for now. Adam and Cameron discuss what the impacts might be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The U.S. budget deficit last year hit $1.8 trillion, bringing the overall level of American debt to some $36 trillion. The Trump administration will surely add to that figure with its plans to make current tax cuts permanent and spend more on the military and immigration enforcement. Is all this debt sustainable? Adam and Cameron discuss. Brought to you by: betterhelp.com/onestooze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a new aspect of his administration’s immigration policy: a path to citizenship for “high-level” people who can bypass the usual process by paying $5 million. Trump said the program will raise revenue for the government—but it might primarily attract Russian and Chinese oligarchs to the United States. Also on the show, Cameron and Adam discuss brutalism, an architectural style that emerged in the 1950s and is now the subject of an Oscar-nominated film. Brought to you by: betterhelp.com/onestooze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]