HeyJaredIs It Bad For The Economy?
Hosted by Democratic Media Consultant Kobi Tirey and Banker Bill, a GSIB Banker, Is It Bad For The Economy asks whether Trump's economic policies are good, bad, or just a load of hot air. kobitirey.substack.com
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Loser, Loser, Double Loser — What If Both Parties Lose The Midterms? With Reed Galen (opens the original)
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In four deep-red states, Independents, not Democrats, have emerged as the predominant challenger to the Republican favorites. Are prices so high that even the entire two-party system is on notice? Democratic strategist Kobi Tirey asks independent strategist Reed Galen , if both parties are on notice in 2026. And after last week’s Fed hike, Banker Bill is asking how an interest rate hike is supposed to bring oil prices down. Higher unemployment and higher gas prices? It’s a double whammy, and Ree
The St. Louis Shakedown: Tech vs. Ag vs. The Constitution (opens the original)
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Democratic strategist Kobi Tirey and the anonymous Banker Bill are joined by Chelsea Rodriguez, Deputy Campaign Manager for the Fred Wellman campaign in Missouri’s second congressional district. Once the mandatory chastising of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s recent declaration that he “is the house now” is out of the way, Chelsea breaks down Missouri’s recent illegal gerrymander scandal and why she’s convinced it’ll net Democrats not one, but two additional seats. Banker Bill explains why St
Are Data Centers Trump’s Green New Deal? (opens the original)
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The Wall Street Journal’s Gavin Bade asked to come on Is It Bad For The Economy? to ask: Are data centers Trump’s green new deal? Democratic strategist Kobi Tirey and the anonymous Banker Bill discuss whether the energy revolution AI requires is worth it, what it would take to get American communities on board, and whether Trump stands a chance of doing what the Green New Deal could not: get the American people to buy in. This episode originally streamed on the Lincoln Square Podcast Network her
Bonds. Bonds? Bonds! With John Polonis (opens the original)
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Our national debt just hit a record $40 trillion, and Kobi’s least favorite Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, is playing games. Bond investors, the final bosses of finance who held Trump back on Liberation Day, are not happy. Even Bessent’s former boss, Stanley Druckenmiller, is calling him out. Just as data centers are starting to offer some bonds of their own. For years our national debt has been a political cudgel Republicans used to argue that we can’t have nice things, but Democratic strat
Is Zohran Mamdani Beating Moderates at Their Own Game? (opens the original)
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New York City's democratic socialist mayor is making progress on his promise to slash business regulations by 50% and whittling away at a massive budget shortfall. Democratic strategist Kobi Tirey thinks it’s time for moderate capitalists to rise too the challenge, and even Banker Bill thinks it’s starting to sound, "pretty pro-business." Are we really going to let a socialist out-executing establishment Democrats on the economy? Kobi and Banker Bill break down why Zohran Mamdani's early fiscal
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