Episode 31: Pam Bondi’s self-immolation, the nuances of the economy, Bad Bunny’s Halftime

from Plato's Cave: Economic and Media Analysis in a Dark Time · host Professors Bill Waller and Linda Robertson

Linda analyzes why Pam Bondi is one of the Ladies Who Fawn on Trump; Bill explains why figuring out the figures is difficult but the negative effects of Trump’s tariffs are clear; we discuss why the Supreme Court is taking so long to decide on the legality of Trump’s tariffs; and discuss the joyous, surreal, and affirming halftime show by Bad Bunny, but Linda confesses she is not an admirer of twerking.

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