May 6, 2020
I opened the show with my parents on zoom to rant about my disdain for conspiracy theories and anti vaxxers and get their take. I love my parents.
Next I welcomed Jon Katz and Bill Boyle for a chat I'm calling "Backyard Politics" Bill is a long time listener and regular contributor to the show. A few years back he introduced me to his friend Jon Katz and we drank beer on Bill's Washington DC patio. I was happy to be in this threesome
Jonathan Katz is a senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund and directs the Frontlines of Democracy Initiative with The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) based in the Washington, DC, office. Prior to joining GMF from 2014-17, Katz was the deputy assistant administrator in the Europe and Eurasia bureau at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
After our talk I welcomed Barry Ritholtz to discuss his major piece at Bloomberg Business Week
It’s Time to Go Big:The U.S Needs Way More Than a Bailout to Recover From Covid-19
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