From ground zero in Michigan: the socialist who vows to bring down the system was manufactured by it — Rhodes Scholar credentials, foundation money and all — while Bessent and the Trump team dismantle the machine that gutted Detroit.
The yen strike, the American System midterm playbook, and the London money behind Michigan's 'new Obama' — seven posts on one war, fought in credit, not bombs. Break the Empire's money power and everything else follows.
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Promethean Science • Did Trump Just Revive Hamilton's Economic Playbook?
Trump is using Hamilton's playbook to fight China's minerals monopoly. DOD loans, price guarantees, equity stakes—the American System of public credit is back. Here's how it works.
China didn't just outcompete America on critical minerals—it used predatory pricing to deliberately bankrupt U.S. operations like Mountain Pass. Meanwhile, Bank of England-led climate finance restrictions choked off credit to energy-intensive industries. The result? The U.S. now depends on adversaries for the minerals that run its economy and military.
The Trump Administration is fighting back—and the playbook isn't new. It's the American System.
DOD loans to MP Materials ($150M) and Vulcan Elements ($620M). A $10B Export-Import Bank loan for "Project Vault." Price guarantees and allied coordination through FORGE. Equity stakes in MP Materials ($400M), Trilogy Metals (10%), and Lithium Americas (5%).
These aren't bailouts. They're public credit tools—affordable loans, guaranteed price floors, and government equity stakes—designed to expand U.S. mining, processing, and manufacturing capacity. It's the same approach Alexander Hamilton used to industrialize a fledgling nation and FDR used to mobilize the Arsenal of Democracy.
Credit isn't debt. It's investment in future productivity. And it's how America wins the minerals war.
00:00 Trump and Hamilton 01:44 Tools for Minerals 02:30 Loans Price Floors Equity 05:38 China Predatory Pricing 08:15 London Climate Credit 11:00 American System Public Credit 11:28 Hamilton to the RFC 14:37 Wrap Up and Call
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