Trump administration policies on tariffs, immigration, and science (gutting institutions) all solve the perceived problem of scarcity by creating more scarcity, when the actual solution is to expand supply and abundance.
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Derek ThompsonEvidence Quote
“He's saying Americans don't have enough housing, and therefore we need fewer immigrants. America doesn't have enough manufacturing, and therefore we need higher tariffs...I think that's an approach to politics that essentially says we solve our problems of scarcity with just more scarcity.”
Source
Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson - Abundance Is the Key to Fixing America | Prof G Conversations— The Prof G Pod – Scott GallowayCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:10:40 AM
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