TGS Live: Larry Kotlikoff on Debt, Tariffs, and the Public Role of Economists

Support The Glenn Show at In this segment from last week's livestream, Glenn and Boston University economist Larry Kotlikoff talk about the national debt, social security, personal finance, fiscal policy, and China’s seemingly inevitable path to becoming the dominant world economic power. Are Trump's tariff policies as wrong-headed as they seem? And should we be putting boots on the ground in Ukraine? Larry's Substack, Economics Matters The Glenn Show is almost entirely audience-supported , so to those of us who are already full subscribers, let me extend a heartfelt thank you. And if you’re not yet a full subscriber, please consider becoming one . The Glenn Show can only do what it does through the generosity of viewers and listeners. For a mere $6/month or $50/year , you’ll get access to weekly livestreams, monthly Q&A episodes with John McWhorter, commenting privileges, access to the full Substack archives, and other exclusive bonus content. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/

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TGS Live: Larry Kotlikoff on Debt, Tariffs, and the Public Role of Economists is an episode from The Glenn Show by Glenn Loury.

This episode is 94:33 long.

This episode was published on Mar 6, 2026.

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