The Senate's blocking of Trump's agenda is driven by donor networks—centered on Oracle's Larry Ellison and his ties to Tony Blair, whose Institute spent years building the case for an Iran regime-change war.
A sweeping look at tariffs, rare earth minerals, manufacturing, national sovereignty, and the growing clash between globalization and what Mike calls “Fortress America.”
The CFR waved the white flag, Trump took the Fed and invited Iran into the Accords, and Blair, Carney, and Dimon started sounding like Trump. The empire is now imitating the revolution it tried to stop. Seven posts inside.
Join us for a riveting Saturday night discussion on world affairs, economics, history, and science, featuring resident writer Brian Lantz. In this episode, Brian delves into the impacts of President Trump's tariffs on the U.S. economy, specifically focusing on the manufacturing renaissance in shipbuilding and housing sectors. Brian also discusses his recent writings, the economic transformations prompted by foreign investments, and the role of federal financing. The session covers crucial insights into modern shipbuilding technologies, Federal Reserve policies, and housing affordability issues. Brian wraps up with the exciting developments in the U.S. steel industry and community revitalization efforts in the American heartland.
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:57 Trump's Tariff Policies and Global Investments
01:40 Revitalizing the US Shipbuilding Industry
01:50 Housing Sector Challenges and Solutions
02:31 Brian Lance's Insights on Manufacturing Renaissance
03:25 Discussion on Global Economic Transformation
13:00 Modern Shipbuilding Technologies
24:34 Impact of Interest Rates on US Economy
34:46 Federal Reserve and Housing Market Dynamics
46:18 Revitalizing the American Heartland
54:29 US Steel and the Mon Valley Revival
58:51 Conclusion and Q&A
Every leading astronomer in Europe tried to find the lost asteroid Ceres with statistics. Every one failed. An unknown 24-year-old, Carl Gauss, found it from 41 days of data — by refusing to calculate and insisting on principle. Bruce Director on why that method is the cure for the age of AI.
What can the human mind do that a machine cannot? Bruce Director's 2005 essay on Kepler, republished as a pedagogical exercise for a new golden age.
No class this Memorial Day weekend. A short note on the origins of the holiday, a thank you to our supporters, and a look at next Saturday — Bruce Director returns.
The centuries-long fight over tuning, the British- and Wall Street-funded "American sound" that hollowed out our culture, and why the renaissance Trump is unleashing has to start with classical music.
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