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The Alaska Summit: Power, Leverage, and the Cost of Exclusion
In August 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska — a setting unprecedented for U.S.-Russia relations and fraught with i...
Fair Rules, Unequal Beginnings
This episode examines the structural tension between capitalism’s claim to fairness and the profound inequality of starting positions it relies on. We explore how accu...
The Bomb and the Architecture of Permission
This episode examines how the United States’ use of the atomic bomb in 1945 marked more than the end of a war. It marked the beginning of a system—a geopolitical struc...
Extraction Without Construction: The Strategic Unmaking of Global Trade
In this episode, we examine the deliberate unraveling of the global trade system by the very nation that once built it. What does it mean to be economically present in...
Tariffs, Deficits, and the Cost of Misunderstanding Power
This episode examines the structural logic behind the new U.S.-EU trade deal. At the surface: a 15% tariff on European exports, framed as a victory for balance. But be...
Why Economics?
Economics Is Already Part of Your LifeMost people think economics is reserved for Wall Street analysts or government policymakers, but the reality is that you're makin...