J.D. Vance’s ‘War on Fraud’

Steve Hayes is joined by Megan McArdle, Kevin Williamson, and Declan Garvey to discuss the Trump administration's new “war on fraud” and the young adult “dating recession (ifstudies.org/blog/todays-young-adults-are-in-…).”
The Agenda:
—The (forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/02/24/trump-say…)“war on fraud (forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/02/24/trump-say…)”
—The real driver behind government debt
—Misconceptions about waste and abuse
—The young adult dating recession (ifstudies.org/blog/todays-young-adults-are-in-…)
—Looksmaxxing, explained
—Risk aversion in teens
—NWYT: Email inboxes
Show Notes:
—Alan Cole's bet on DOGE (wsj.com/finance/investing/the-tax-nerd-who-bet…)
—Yuval Levin for The Dispatch: The Changing Face of Social Breakdown (thedispatch.com/article/the-changing-face-of-s…)

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