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Matt Yglesias on Why the Population is Too Damn Low

Published: Sept. 9, 2020, noon

Matt Yglesias joined Tyler for a wide-ranging conversation on his vision for a bigger, less politically polarized America outlined in his new book One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger.

They discussed why it\u2019s easier to grow Tokyo than New York City, the governance issues of increasing urban populations, what Tyler got right about pro-immigration arguments, how to respond to declining fertility rates, why he\u2019d be happy to see more people going to church (even though he\u2019s not religious), why liberals and conservatives should take marriage incentive programs more seriously, what larger families would mean for feminism, why people should read Robert Nozick, whether the YIMBY movement will be weakened by COVID-19, how New York City will bounce back, why he\u2019s long on Minneapolis, how to address constitutional ruptures, how to attract more competent people to state and local governments, what he\u2019s learned growing up in a family full of economists, his mother\u2019s wisdom about visual design and more.

Read a\xa0full transcript\xa0enhanced with helpful links, or watch the\xa0full video.

Recorded August 21st, 2020

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