Trump and Institutional Rot
Tyler discusses the relationship between Trump and the institutional rot in America, emphasizing that Trump is a symptom rather than the root cause. He highlights the decline in the quality of governance due to polarization, the fight over a fixed pie, and the worsening culture war. Tyler suggests that if productivity were growing at a higher rate, these issues may not be as prevalent.In this clip
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