Summary: Jonah Keri interviews David Leonhardt, economics columnist and soon-to-be Washington Bureau Chief for the New York Times and 2011 Pulitzer Prize Winner. Topics include: The state of the economy; the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on the economy; the impact of tax cuts and increases on the economy; politicians are just like Jim Hendry: what is best for the collective is not best for the individual leader; the White House's mistakes and the outlook for the 2012 election; taxing the rich; Standard and Poor's credit downgrade; how much innovation and education can help the economy; the future of the American dream; the upcoming baseball pennant races; and Bryce Harper and humility in sports. Plus, the Food Pick of the Week.
