Lomez vs Noah Smith: The Debate on American Assimilation | Ep 88

Can America still become one people? Noah Smith joins Lomez for an honest debate over immigration, assimilation, ethnogenesis, and the future of American identity. Sponsors: ►Preroll Try Sage Teacher at https://www.sageteacher.ai/ One subscription covers your whole family. Use promo code RUFO at checkout for 20% off. 00:00 — Noah Smith on Politics, Economics & “No Opinion” 01:34 — Noah Smith vs. the DSA Left 05:05 — Is America Fundamentally Good? 07:07 — Abundance Politics: What Does “Abundance for Americans” Mean? 10:44 — Who Could Lead the Democrats in 2028? 14:52 — Israel, Palestine & the Challenge of a Jewish Candidate 18:43 — Immigration and the Politics of Ethnic Conflict 25:39 — Irish and German Immigration: How Assimilation Happened 31:57 — Is Today’s Immigration Wave Historically Unprecedented? 35:38 — “Replenished Ethnicity”: Does Immigration Slow Assimilation? 43:23 — Immigration, Ethnic Majorities & Political Balkanization 47:35 — Can “American” Become a Shared Ethnicity? 55:31 — Would an Immigration Pause Help or Hurt Assimilation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices