In this week’s episode, Sarah, Ezra, and Matt talk about why Silicon Valley’s technical marvels aren’t visible in economic statistics, dive into the details of Donald Trump’s surprisingly banal health plan, and tackle some new research on improving teaching by improving textbooks.
The Weeds: the productivity slowdown, TrumpCare, and better textbooks
Show notes:
- The Great Stagnation
- The Rise and Fall of American Growth
- Links between loneliness and chronic illness
- Chris Dixon on full stack startups
- Expensive wine is for suckers
- Sarah’s Trumpcare explainer
- Sabrina Corlette on interstate insurance sales
- “Copper” plans
- Who’s advising Trump on health care
- Thomas Kane’s textbooks research
