Derek Thompson

Oh, yeah, sure. 19th century autarky just basically means you think that your economy should essentially provide everything that people consume in that economy. So all of the avocados that Americans eat, they should be grown in the U.S. of A., right? All the bananas that Americans eat, they should be grown in the U.S. of A. All of the coffee we consume

Should be grown in the US of A. The problem with that, however, is that I don't know if you've ever seen one of those maps of where coffee grows. Basically, none of it grows within the American border. We kind of have to import all the good coffee.

Should be grown in the US of A. The problem with that, however, is that I don't know if you've ever seen one of those maps of where coffee grows. Basically, none of it grows within the American border. We kind of have to import all the good coffee.

Should be grown in the US of A. The problem with that, however, is that I don't know if you've ever seen one of those maps of where coffee grows. Basically, none of it grows within the American border. We kind of have to import all the good coffee.

There's some nice beans in Duluth. I don't know. I haven't checked in on northern Minnesota and the quality of their chocolate and coffee. It doesn't seem quite tropical, but maybe give it 35 years. So yeah, you don't want Otaki. It's really cool. when you can drink coffee from Colombia and Indonesia and have apples and bananas that are grown in other countries that we buy.

There's some nice beans in Duluth. I don't know. I haven't checked in on northern Minnesota and the quality of their chocolate and coffee. It doesn't seem quite tropical, but maybe give it 35 years. So yeah, you don't want Otaki. It's really cool. when you can drink coffee from Colombia and Indonesia and have apples and bananas that are grown in other countries that we buy.

There's some nice beans in Duluth. I don't know. I haven't checked in on northern Minnesota and the quality of their chocolate and coffee. It doesn't seem quite tropical, but maybe give it 35 years. So yeah, you don't want Otaki. It's really cool. when you can drink coffee from Colombia and Indonesia and have apples and bananas that are grown in other countries that we buy.

And then we give money to those countries and then they get richer and we get delicious fruit, right? Trade is good. Trade is positive sum. But this is an administration that does not believe in the concept of positive sum engagements. And so apparently this is an administration that believes that we should source all of our own coffee.

And then we give money to those countries and then they get richer and we get delicious fruit, right? Trade is good. Trade is positive sum. But this is an administration that does not believe in the concept of positive sum engagements. And so apparently this is an administration that believes that we should source all of our own coffee.

And then we give money to those countries and then they get richer and we get delicious fruit, right? Trade is good. Trade is positive sum. But this is an administration that does not believe in the concept of positive sum engagements. And so apparently this is an administration that believes that we should source all of our own coffee.

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Yeah, I think a little bit of it is fear. Trump has shown very clearly that if he doesn't like you or your institution, whether you're a university or a law firm or a media company, Paramount, 60 Minutes, he's going to come after you. He's going to treat you unfavorably, especially if you're interested in doing business.

Yeah, I think a little bit of it is fear. Trump has shown very clearly that if he doesn't like you or your institution, whether you're a university or a law firm or a media company, Paramount, 60 Minutes, he's going to come after you. He's going to treat you unfavorably, especially if you're interested in doing business.

Yeah, I think a little bit of it is fear. Trump has shown very clearly that if he doesn't like you or your institution, whether you're a university or a law firm or a media company, Paramount, 60 Minutes, he's going to come after you. He's going to treat you unfavorably, especially if you're interested in doing business.

that the government has some say over, you know, like Paramount, for example, wants to execute a merger. And so there's a thinking that they're getting a little bit more involved in their news coverage to make sure that their news divisions don't piss off Donald Trump, who then will put pressure in the DOJ to not allow Paramount to go through with its merger.

that the government has some say over, you know, like Paramount, for example, wants to execute a merger. And so there's a thinking that they're getting a little bit more involved in their news coverage to make sure that their news divisions don't piss off Donald Trump, who then will put pressure in the DOJ to not allow Paramount to go through with its merger.

that the government has some say over, you know, like Paramount, for example, wants to execute a merger. And so there's a thinking that they're getting a little bit more involved in their news coverage to make sure that their news divisions don't piss off Donald Trump, who then will put pressure in the DOJ to not allow Paramount to go through with its merger.

There's a lot of fear that this guy is vindictive and incredibly petty and that his politics is highly interpersonal rather than institutional. And so you don't want to get cross with him. I do think that a little bit of that is definitely happening.