Ep 186: Walter Russell Mead on Trump, Strategy, and Mercantilism

Walter Russell Mead, Alexander Hamilton Professor of Strategy and Statecraft at the University of Florida's Hamilton Center and columnist for The Wall Street Journal, joins the show to talk about the role of economic issues in Trump’s strategic views.

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    •      01:34 Introduction

    •      04:09 Mercantilism & physiocracy 

    •      08:50 Silicon Valley 

    •      14:01 Coalitions  

    •      16:26 How things worked   

    •      22:52 Post-war policy & China 

    •      33:17 Tariffs    

    •      42:50 Executive overreach 

    •      45:53 The dollar 

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