There’s no one in politics quite like the Democratic governor of Colorado, Jared Polis. He's a serial entrepreneur who cashed in on the dot-com boom and has pushed back on over-regulation of artificial intelligence and the tech industry. He’s in favor of abortion rights, but was against overregulation of mask mandates. He's pro-business and pro-weed. The “pro-liberty” governor joins host Megan McArdle to discuss Trump’s tariff and immigration policies, transgender care and how to make housing and health care more affordable.

Reasonably Optimistic

The Washington Post

‘The weirdest Democrat in America’

DEC 17, 202544 MIN
Reasonably Optimistic

‘The weirdest Democrat in America’

DEC 17, 202544 MIN

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<p><span style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29); background-color: transparent;">There’s no one in politics quite like </span><span style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29); background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);">the Democratic governor of Colorado, Jared Polis</span><span style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29); background-color: transparent;">. He's a serial entrepreneur who cashed in on the dot-com boom and has pushed back on over-regulation of artificial intelligence and the tech industry. He’s in favor of abortion rights, but was against </span><span style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29); background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);">overregulation of </span><span style="color: rgb(29, 28, 29); background-color: transparent;">mask mandates. He's pro-business and pro-weed. The “pro-liberty” governor joins host Megan McArdle to discuss Trump’s tariff and immigration policies, transgender care and how to make housing and health care more affordable.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Timecodes</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">00:00 Welcome Gov. Jared Polis</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">01:27 Jared Polis’s entrepreneurial start</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">03:54 Three most important qualities in an entrepreneur</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">04:28 Most important qualities in a governor</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">05:00 Transition from tech to government</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">05:52 Transition from Congress to governor</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">07:03 First year as Governor</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">08:20 Regulation of Tech Companies</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">11:45 </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The “Pro-business,” “Pro-trade” Party</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">15:02 Are tariffs shifting voters?</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">16:35 Being pro-freedom</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">17:22 The only Democrat in The Liberty Caucus&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">18:39 The polarization of transgender care</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">22:59 The Jared Polis brand of politics</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">23:29 Making health care more affordable</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">27:40 Making housing more affordable</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">31:14 Does his politics have national appeal?</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">32:22 Jared Polis’s MAGA uncle</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">33:24 Can Americans be civil again?</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">34:55 How to fix Congress&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">36:02 The activist base of the Democratic Party</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">37:36 One thing to praise Trump on&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">38:32 Collecting Coins</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">41:02 What is Jared Polis reasonably optimistic about?</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Subscribe to The Washington Post&nbsp;</span><a href="https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/acquisition/?s_l=OFFSITE_PODCAST&amp;p=s_v&amp;s_dt=yearly&amp;utm%5B%E2%80%A6%5De-podcast&amp;utm_medium=acq-nat&amp;utm_campaign=podcast-subs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">here</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">.</span></p>