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The Dispatch

Politics, News

4.4 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Sarah Isgur is joined by Jonah Goldberg and Steve Hayes to discuss President Donald Trump’s latest saber-rattling tactics against our allies and enemies—and whether his bluffs will pay off. The Agenda: —Did free trade policies fail? —Global saber rattling (IEEPA?) —Scott Lincicome: Why Donald Trump is wrong about tariffs —Trump fishes with dynamite —Gaz-a-Lago —Will Trump ever follow through? —USAID: Carrot-and-stick or waste? —Let’s not commit war crimes —David Hogg as Democratic National Committee vice chair Show Notes: —Thank God for the stock market. —Our fact check on the Politico-USAID story —Lara Trump to join Fox News The Dispatch Podcast is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and weekly livestreams—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	Welcome to the dispatch podcast.
0:31.8	I'm Sarah Isger, and I've got Jonah Goldberg and Steve Hayes here.
0:35.6	Not a slow news week, as they tend not to be in 2025 so far.
0:40.4	We're going to talk about tariffs, about Trump's provocations, their effectiveness and what to think of them on the world stage.
0:48.9	And a little bit about USAID, those celebrating, those bemoaning.
0:53.9	And finally, the DNC elections, are they worth our time?
1:14.9	So I just want to start policy-wise. Forget the politics for a second.
1:20.6	Jonah, tariffs have been a part of American political history since day one.
1:23.0	They're mentioned in the U.S. Constitution.
1:27.6	This was a big part of the populist movement in the Jackson era.
1:30.4	I mean, Andrew Jackson, not that there was another one.
1:31.8	Are tariffs conservative?
1:32.5	Are they good?
1:33.2	Are they bad?
1:36.2	They're generally bad, but they have a place.
1:36.9	They have a rule, right?
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