This summer on Planet Money Summer School, we're learning about political economy.
We're getting into the nitty gritty of what government does with things like trade,
taxes, immigration, and healthcare.
So politics and economics, which are taught separately, they shouldn't be separated at all.
I think you have to understand one to really appreciate the other.
So what is the right amount of government in our lives?
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If I were to make a list of the things that scare a lot of people,
a greatest hits list for our collective fears, here's what would be on it.
Death, rejection, public speaking, spiders,
showing up on the day of the midterm two hours late and without a pencil, and the blank page.
Yeah, I would put writer's block on that list of big scaries.
So many of us are afraid to start writing.
because we judge ourselves, because we've been told we're no good at it,
because we don't know what to say.
But writer Suleikha Jewad is here to tell you it's worth your time to try.
I've been keeping a journal for as long