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When Trump met crypto

Episode Date: June 27, 2025

In 2019, President Trump tweeted: "I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies." Today, the Trumps are all over crypto.There are memecoins fo...

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Why I joined DOGE

Episode Date: June 14, 2025

What was it like to work inside Elon Musk's DOGE? The cost-cutting initiative promised transparency, but most of its actions have been shrouded in sec...

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Are Trump's tariffs legal?

Episode Date: June 11, 2025

When President Trump announced his sweeping new tariffs this year, many trade law experts were startled. Typically, presidents don't have the authorit...