Tariffs & Taxes & Growth—Oh My

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

News Commentary, Politics, News

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🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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David Bahnsen joins us today to talk about the new GDP numbers, the tariff deals, and the Trump growth agenda—are they balancing out, canceling each other out, or at war with each other, and will we know what to make of them before next year? And the continuing disgrace of the New York Times and its coverage of Gaza, with a second fraudulent photo "proving" starvation in two months. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hope for the best.
0:09.0	Expect the worst.
0:11.0	Some drink champagne, some die of thirst.
0:15.0	The way of knowing which way it's going.
0:19.0	Hope for the best, expect the worst.
0:22.2	Oh, for the best.
0:24.3	Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily podcast brought to you today by my late sister's alma mater, St. John's College.
0:34.1	What kind of education does a free society require?
0:37.2	At St. John's College, students study the great books of Western civilization, where they learn to think independently, hear other's perspectives, and understand the foundations of democratic society.
0:47.9	It's an education for citizens, thought leaders, and those who will carry forward the best of the American tradition.
0:54.0	Our BA is equivalent, their BA, I should say,
0:57.9	is equivalent to a double major in philosophy
1:00.4	in the history of math and science
1:02.1	and a double major in literature and classical studies.
1:05.5	It's demanding.
1:06.6	It's not for everyone.
1:08.3	It might be just right for your child.
1:12.0	Learn more at SJC.edu.
1:16.6	That's SJC.
1:18.8	Dott.
1:19.8	I'm John Podhoris, the editor of Commentary.
1:22.1	And with me, as always, Executive Editor Abe Greenwald.
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