Ones and Tooze

About a dozen billionaires attended U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration this past week, including the country's tech industry titans, in a sign of how he might govern—and who has his ear. After the inauguration, Trump signed a record 26 executive orders that will shape American life in the coming years, including the economy. Adam and Cameron dig in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The wildfires in Los Angeles this month have already caused some $275 billion in damage—an unprecedented catastrophe by any measure. Adam and Cameron discuss the economic implications and the impact of climate change not just there but elsewhere. Also on the show: The economics of Greenland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

In this bonus episode, Adam and Cameron discuss the economic legacy of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, including his approach to inflation, deregulation, and fiscal issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

In this first episode of 2025—and the first one recorded since Adam’s heart surgery—Cameron and Adam discuss a conceptual ecological framework called the Planetary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

This is the third and final episode in a miniseries on heterodox economists—people who embrace completely different approaches to economics than those of the standard thinkers. Adam and Cameron discuss Hyman Minsky [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyman_Minsky], an American economist who wrote widely on financial crises but whose work received broad attention only around the collapse of 2008—more than a decade after his death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]