Economist Tyler Cowen on The Complacent Class

The Politics Guys

Michael Baranowski

Politics, News

4.5 • 772 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2018

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Mike talks with economist Tyler Cowen. In addition to being a professor of Economics at George Mason University, Dr. Cowen blogs at [Marginal Revolution](http://bit.ly/2IWWSzV), hosts the '[Conversations with Tyler](http://bit.ly/2IZNYBK)' podcast , is a regular contributor at [Bloomberg View](https://bloom.bg/2J3dRAK) , and is the author of a number of books, including '[The Great Stagnation](https://amzn.to/2H3z0tD)', '[An Economist Gets Lunch](https://amzn.to/2H2XJhQ)', '[Average is Over](https://amzn.to/2IZLKSF)' and '[The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream](https://amzn.to/2H3Kg9x)', which recently came out in paperback. Mike and Tyler discuss how the United States got so complacent, the rise of segregation, monopolies and anti-trust regulation, 'matching' and inequality, why Americans don't riot like they used to, Brazil as the best comparison country to the United States, Donald Trump's 'placebo presidency', if the future belongs to China, and lots more. [](https://twitter.com/tylercowen) [**Tyler Cowen on Twitter**](https://twitter.com/tylercowen) **Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible**. If you’re interested in supporting the show, go to [politicsguys.com/support](http://www.politicsguys.com/support). Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know what that is.
0:04.0	An ice cold beer.
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0:14.0	Best enjoyed with your best buds.
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0:22.3	Cheers to that.
0:25.3	Budweiser, like no other.
0:26.7	Please drink responsibly.
0:28.5	For the facts, visit drinkaware.co.com.
0:35.8	Welcome to the politics guys, a place for a bipartisan, rational, and civil debate on American politics and policy.
0:39.6	I'm Michael Barronowski, a political scientist at North Kentucky University.
0:45.2	I've admired Tyler Cowan's work for years, and so when he said he'd be happy to come on the show to talk about the complacent class, I was definitely excited.
0:50.2	Now, adding considerably to the natural excitement you'll hear in my voice is the effect of the
0:55.8	pseudofed I popped before the interview to deal with this cold I've managed to pick up.
1:00.5	So if you're a long time listener wondering, why does Mike sound so ramped up?
1:05.6	Now you know. With that out of the way, here's my interview with Tyler Cohen.
1:11.3	My guest today is Tyler Cohen.
1:13.1	In addition to being a professor of economics at George Mason University, he blogs at
1:17.2	Marginal Revolution, hosts the Conversations with Tyler podcast, is a regular contributor at
1:22.7	Bloomberg View, and is the author of a number of books, including The Great Stagnation, An Economist
1:28.5	Gets Lunch, which is my wife's personal favorite, average is over, and most recently
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