{"id":167668,"date":"2026-02-01T08:54:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T16:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167668"},"modified":"2026-02-01T17:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T01:01:36","slug":"rooted-citizens-vs-mobile-capital-the-real-free-trade-war-2-1-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167668","title":{"rendered":"Rooted Citizens vs. Mobile Capital: The Real Free Trade War (2-1-26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D1w6FfUNP20?si=A_zwNcsG-axdQlXa\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <a title=\"Click to play at 01:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#60\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"60\">01:00<\/a> Decoding the Free Trade Debate, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167511\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167511<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 07:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#420\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"420\">07:00<\/a> The British civil war has already started? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8vcHTYtm7mo\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8vcHTYtm7mo<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:40:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#6000\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"6000\">1:40:00<\/a> Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167522\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167522<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:41:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#6060\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"6060\">1:41:00<\/a> DTG: Scott Galloway, Part 2: Peak Masculinity, <a href=\"https:\/\/decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm\/episode\/scott-galloway-part-2-peak-masculinity\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm\/episode\/scott-galloway-part-2-peak-masculinity<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:58:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#7080\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"7080\">1:58:00<\/a> Decoding the American Revolution, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167446\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167446<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:01:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#7260\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"7260\">2:01:00<\/a> Why don\u2019t ruling coalitions do a better job of buying off their most dangerous opponents? <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167664\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167664<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:08:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#7680\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"7680\">2:08:00<\/a> Why Americans love rhetoric about freedom and Australians love rhetoric about fairness, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167659\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167659<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:12:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#7920\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"7920\">2:12:00<\/a> Decoding Journalism Prizes, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167655\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167655<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:22:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#8520\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"8520\">2:22:00<\/a> Decoding Decoding The Gurus, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167555\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167555<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:31:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#9060\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"9060\">2:31:00<\/a> The Fight Over Rights, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167651\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167651<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:35:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#9300\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"9300\">2:35:00<\/a> How Do You Explain The Prevalence Of HIV Ads On TV?, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167642\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167642<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:41:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#9660\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"9660\">2:41:00<\/a> Decoding Medicine\u2019s Embrace Of Trans Mutilations, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167636\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167636<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:46:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#9960\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"9960\">2:46:00<\/a> Decoding Matthew Joseph Continetti, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167488\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167488<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:48:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#10110\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"10110\">2:48:30<\/a> Decoding Christopher Caldwell, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167484\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167484<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:53:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#10380\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"10380\">2:53:00<\/a> Decoding Ezra Klein, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167478\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167478<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:56:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#10560\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"10560\">2:56:00<\/a> Decoding The Misinformation Debate, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167476\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167476<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:57:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#10620\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"10620\">2:57:00<\/a> Decoding Racial Profiling, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167474\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167474<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:01:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#10860\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"10860\">3:01:00<\/a> Decoding Critical Race Theory, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167472\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167472<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:03:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#10980\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"10980\">3:03:00<\/a> Decoding Q-Anon, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167470\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167470<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:07:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#11220\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"11220\">3:07:00<\/a> Is Our Democracy At Risk?, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167468\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167468<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:12:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#11520\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"11520\">3:12:00<\/a> Decoding The Gay Marriage Debate, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167507\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167507<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:17:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#11820\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"11820\">3:17:00<\/a> Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167501\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167501<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:25:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#12300\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"12300\">3:25:00<\/a> Decoding Christopher Lasch, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167499\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167499<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:31:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#12660\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"12660\">3:31:00<\/a> The Politics of Expertise by Stephen Turner (2013), <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167561\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167561<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:37:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#13020\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"13020\">3:37:00<\/a> Decoding The Southern Poverty Law Center, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167602\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167602<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:39:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#13140\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"13140\">3:39:00<\/a> Decoding Extremism Studies, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167576\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167576<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:46:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#13560\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"13560\">3:46:00<\/a> Decoding The Anti-Defamation League, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167588\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167588<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:48:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#13710\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"13710\">3:48:30<\/a> Decoding Brandy Zadrozny, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167572\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167572<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:56:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#14160\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"14160\">3:56:00<\/a> Decoding Andrew Marantz, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167580\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167580<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 3:59:20\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#14360\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"14360\">3:59:20<\/a> Decoding Ren\u00e9e DiResta, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167568\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167568<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 4:06:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#14760\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"14760\">4:06:00<\/a> The Ten Most Intense Debates Within Orthodox Judaism Over The Past Decade, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167591\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167591<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>01:00 Decoding the Free Trade Debate, https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=16751107:00 The British civil war has already started? https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8vcHTYtm7mo1:40:00 Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe, https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=1675221:41:00 DTG: Scott Galloway, Part 2: Peak Masculinity, https:\/\/decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm\/episode\/scott-galloway-part-2-peak-masculinity1:58:00 Decoding the American &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=167668\">Continue reading <span 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