Europe's Future, Online Politics, and Populism in America
From "Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg by Turpentine
January 2, 2026 · 43 min · Episode 117
About this episode
Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg discuss Europe's economic future, the impact of internet discourse on politics, and the rise of populism in America.
In this episode of Econ 102, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg cover Europe's economic future, how internet discourse has changed politics, the rise of identitarian populism on both the right and left in America, and more.
People in this episode
Hosts: Noah Smith, Erik Torenberg
Topics covered
- Europe's economic future
- internet discourse
- politics
- identitarian populism
- populism in America
Keywords
- Europe
- populism
- politics
- internet discourse
- economic future
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Europe, America
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