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This week on The Argument, Jerusalem Demsas and Matthew Yglesias debate the tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Jerusalem argues that Americans should have access to cheaper, climate-friendly cars, while Matt says industrial policy requires a more cautious approach. They dive into the failure of Trump’s tariffs, what serious industrial policy looks like, and how the climate activists are once again missing the mark. (0:00) The BYD car that can jump over potholes (4:07) Climate activists mis...
This week on The Argument, Jerusalem Demsas and Matthew Yglesias debate the tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Jerusalem argues that Americans should have access to cheaper, climate-friendly cars, while Matt says industrial policy requires a more cautious approach.
They dive into the failure of Trump’s tariffs, what serious industrial policy looks like, and how the climate activists are once again missing the mark.
(0:00) The BYD car that can jump over potholes
(4:07) Climate activists miss the mark
(11:46) Setting the stage for war with China
(20:13) Protecting nonunion electric vehicles
(27:50) Let Jerusalem buy a cheap Chinese EV
(35:13) Matt Yglesias’s trade solutions
(41:20) Comparing today to 1980s Japan auto policy
(46:10) Peer review: The effects of school phone bans
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