The Gist

Tim Ryan’s Big Plans

On The Gist, despite what Peter Navarro says, a yield curve inversion there was indeed (and a recession there may be). 
In the interview, in a Democratic field crowded with grand policy promises, Tim Ryan’s more centrist ideas have been crowded out. But should they be? The Ohio congressman tells Mike about increasing manufacturing and focusing education on social and emotional learning. 
In the Spiel, the difference between bad politics and bad policy.
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For thirty minutes each day, Pesca challenges himself and his audience, in a responsibly provocative style, and gets beyond the rigidity and dogma. The Gist is surprising, reasonable, and willing to critique the left, the right, either party, or any idea.