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Is One Billion Americans A Good Idea? | Matthew Yglesias | Modern Wisdom Podcast 218

Matthew Yglesias is a writer and the Co-Founder of Vox. There is an impending economic and social threat from China and India to America's global dominance. Is the answer to import and breed a billion Americans? Let's find out... Sponsor: Check out everything I use from The Protein Works at https://www.theproteinworks.com/modernwisdom/ (35% off everything with the code MODERN35) Extra Stuff: Buy One Billion Americans - https://amzn.to/2YYJjtY Follow Matthew on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mattyglesias Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #vox #matthewyglesias #america - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

Matthew YglesiasguestChris Williamsonhost
Sep 10, 20201h 2mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:36

    Intro

  2. 0:36 – 1:28

    One Billion Americans

  3. 1:28 – 2:05

    The Central Thesis

  4. 2:05 – 2:48

    Canada

  5. 2:48 – 7:18

    Can you tell the difference

  6. 7:18 – 9:44

    Why is the US not rich

  7. 9:44 – 10:36

    Statistics

  8. 10:36 – 13:42

    Population and Economic Prosperity

  9. 13:42 – 18:08

    Why is it important for America to be number 1

  10. 18:08 – 24:37

    A different world

  11. 24:37 – 29:02

    Immigration

  12. 29:02 – 30:58

    American Culture

  13. 30:58 – 35:58

    Immigrant Niches

  14. 35:58 – 38:46

    The Bigger Picture

  15. 38:46 – 42:18

    Black People in America

  16. 42:18 – 44:35

    Getting Around Rules

  17. 44:35 – 46:41

    Exclude Everyone

  18. 46:41 – 49:25

    Housing Shortage

  19. 49:25 – 51:06

    Traffic

  20. 51:06 – 56:21

    Modern cities

  21. 56:21 – 57:39

    Popular talking points

  22. 57:39 – 1:02:43

    Chinas One Child Policy

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