Tracy Alloway and Jordan Ritter Conn: The Global Economic Shock from a Stupid War

Tracy Alloway and Jordan Ritter Conn: The Global Economic Shock from a Stupid War

From The Bulwark Daily by The Bulwark

April 21, 2026 · 1h 0m

About this episode

The episode discusses the economic fallout from the war on Iran and features insights from Tracy Alloway and Jordan Ritter Conn.

Trump keeps jawboning the markets to try to manage the fallout from the war on Iran, but we have yet to see the full economic impact of his foreign policy misadventure. Oil and gas facilities in the Gulf have been critically damaged and will take years to repair—which will inevitably lead to higher fuel prices. And countries are stockpiling commodities and products like fertilizer, which will also feed inflation. Plus, a new book on the social and economic travails of modern American men. The Ringer's Jordan Ritter Conn and Bloomberg's Tracy Alloway join Tim Miller. show notes Jordan's new book, "American Men" Tracy's podcast, "Odd Lots" "Road from Raqqa," Jordan's book about two Syrian brothers The NYT story on the Syrian billionaires and their business deals with the Trump family Jordan's reporting on the heartbeat of resistance in Minneapolis Tickets for our Bulwark Live shows in San Diego and LA in May: TheBulwark.com/Events Get 20% off when you go to trustandwill.com/BULWARK

People in this episode

Host: Tim Miller

Guests: Tracy Alloway, Jordan Ritter Conn

Topics covered

  • global economy
  • foreign policy
  • oil prices
  • inflation
  • American men
  • war impact

Keywords

  • economic shock
  • Trump
  • fuel prices
  • inflation
  • commodity stockpiling
  • American men
  • foreign policy

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ringer, Bloomberg, The New York Times

Books & works: American Men, Odd Lots, Road from Raqqa

Places: Iran, San Diego, LA

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