President Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff announcements sent stock markets plunging. On this week’s On the Media, how to make sense of the ever-changing news about the economy. Plus, the policy behind the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ rhetoric.[01:00] Host Micah Loewinger speaks with <a href="https://gordonhanson.scholars.harvard.edu/">Gordon Hanson</a>, an economist at Harvard University’s Kennedy School, about President Trump’s “America First” vision and the potential consequences of his chaotic tariff scheme.[17:22] Micah sits down with <a href="https://home.watson.brown.edu/people/faculty/watson-faculty/mark-blyth">Mark Blyth</a>, a professor at Brown University, who explains the rhetoric about short term pain for long term gains, and what to make of the economy right now. [35:07] Host Brooke Gladstone speaks with <a href="https://foodfix.co/about/">Helena Bottemiller Evich</a>, Editor-in-Chief of Food Fix, to trace the complicated relationship between Republicans and food policy, from the Obama era to RFK Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” plan.   Further reading:<ul><li>“<a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/track-one-car-parts-journey-through-the-u-s-canada-and-mexicobefore-tariffs-7c0d5dcb">Track One Car Part’s Journey Through the U.S., Canada and Mexico—Before Tariffs</a>” by By Vipal Monga Follow and Santiago Pérez</li><li>“<a href="https://www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/washingtons-new-trade-consensus-hanson-lighthizer">Washington’s New Trade Consensus (And What It Gets Wrong</a>),” by Gordon Hanson</li><li>“<a href="https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/new-rationales-for-austerity-in-us-argentina-uk-by-mark-blyth-2025-02?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=oganic-social&utm_campaign=page-posts-feb2025&utm_term=economics&utm_content=link-image">Austerity Is Back – and More Dangerous Than Ever</a>,” by Mark Blyth</li><li>“<a href="https://foodfix.co/republicans-propel-maha-agenda-with-wave-of-state-legislation/">Republicans propel MAHA agenda with wave of state legislation</a>,” by Helena Bottemiller Evich</li></ul>
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