Daily Archives: January 20, 2025

Donald Trump Begins His Second Term (1-20-25)

07:00 Ezra Klein: Trump Barely Won the Popular Vote. Why Doesn’t It Feel That Way? 11:00 The changes in vibes — why did they happen?, https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2024/07/the-changes-in-vibes-why-did-they-happen.html 15:00 Politico: An Expert in Grand Strategy Thinks Trump Is on to Something, https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/16/logic-trump-global-ambitions-canada-europe-greenland-00198656 … Continue reading

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Politico: An Expert in Grand Strategy Thinks Trump Is on to Something Do you want a future in which Canada defects to the EU, Russia rules the Arctic and China runs Latin America? That’s the default outcome of non-action.

Thomas Barnett writes for Politico Jan. 16, 2025: Three key trends animate the globe right now: (a) an East-West decoupling dynamic, (b) a re-regionalization imperative along North-South lines that brings “near-shoring” production close to home markets, and (c) a growing … Continue reading

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