About this episode

The episode discusses the political implications and community effects of data centers amidst the U.S.-Canada trade war.

Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Megan McArdle, and David French to discuss the political battle over data centers and Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada. The Agenda: —Data center u-turn —How data centers affect communities —National security implications —Misinformation about data centers —The U.S.-Canada trade war —Worth your time: Dolly Parton Show notes: —Megan McArdle’s podcast —Wall Street Journal’s AI op-ed —Fox News poll on data centers —Why’d You Come In Here —Dolly Parton's Johnny Carson song —The Wailin' Jennys—Light Of A Clear Blue Morning —Dolly’s Light of a Clear Blue Morning The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including audio versions of all our articles and newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Steve Hayes

Guests: Jonah Goldberg, Megan McArdle, David French

Topics covered

• data centers
• political battle
• national security
• trade war
• misinformation
• community impact

Keywords

• data centers
• politics
• national security
• trade war
• misinformation
• community impact
• Dolly Parton

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Dispatch, Wall Street Journal, Fox News

Books & works: Dolly Parton, Why’d You Come In Here, Dolly’s Light of a Clear Blue Morning, The Wailin' Jennys—Light Of A Clear Blue Morning

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