Jeffrey Sachs
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So this is part of the story that senior White House briefing Jake or somebody else briefs. And that becomes the meme. That becomes what you have to defend. You have to defend your continued access. You have to be good, loyal citizen of this. By the way, there are lots of contracts that go out with the military industrial complex. This is a trillion and a half dollar a year contract.
So this is part of the story that senior White House briefing Jake or somebody else briefs. And that becomes the meme. That becomes what you have to defend. You have to defend your continued access. You have to be good, loyal citizen of this. By the way, there are lots of contracts that go out with the military industrial complex. This is a trillion and a half dollar a year contract.
Business, not a small business, by the way. It's real business. It's lots of think tanks. It's lots of academic centers. It's lots of people on hire. It's lots of contracts. It's lots of that all. You don't get any. I mean, I don't want any of that, but you don't get any of that if you're Standing outside that, none of it. So people make decisions.
Business, not a small business, by the way. It's real business. It's lots of think tanks. It's lots of academic centers. It's lots of people on hire. It's lots of contracts. It's lots of that all. You don't get any. I mean, I don't want any of that, but you don't get any of that if you're Standing outside that, none of it. So people make decisions.
Business, not a small business, by the way. It's real business. It's lots of think tanks. It's lots of academic centers. It's lots of people on hire. It's lots of contracts. It's lots of that all. You don't get any. I mean, I don't want any of that, but you don't get any of that if you're Standing outside that, none of it. So people make decisions.
I think one of the best lines of modern history is the line of Sinclair Lewis that you can't convince a person to believe something when their salary depends on believing the opposite. Yes. And that's a real thing. People have jobs. They just don't want to get jobs. out of line. They don't necessarily believe, but they don't want to get out of line. And it's very worrisome.
I think one of the best lines of modern history is the line of Sinclair Lewis that you can't convince a person to believe something when their salary depends on believing the opposite. Yes. And that's a real thing. People have jobs. They just don't want to get jobs. out of line. They don't necessarily believe, but they don't want to get out of line. And it's very worrisome.
I think one of the best lines of modern history is the line of Sinclair Lewis that you can't convince a person to believe something when their salary depends on believing the opposite. Yes. And that's a real thing. People have jobs. They just don't want to get jobs. out of line. They don't necessarily believe, but they don't want to get out of line. And it's very worrisome.
And we thought that checks and balances of the U.S. government would be a stabilizer and especially that we would have voices in Congress that would be able to Ask real questions. And we have in the past. We had Frank Church. We had J. William Fulbright, who was not only brilliant and a critic of American foreign policy, was chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Who do we have now?
And we thought that checks and balances of the U.S. government would be a stabilizer and especially that we would have voices in Congress that would be able to Ask real questions. And we have in the past. We had Frank Church. We had J. William Fulbright, who was not only brilliant and a critic of American foreign policy, was chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Who do we have now?
And we thought that checks and balances of the U.S. government would be a stabilizer and especially that we would have voices in Congress that would be able to Ask real questions. And we have in the past. We had Frank Church. We had J. William Fulbright, who was not only brilliant and a critic of American foreign policy, was chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Who do we have now?
Well, we have Rand Paul and we had Tulsi in Congress, but basically almost nobody now. They're scared or they don't want to talk or they're paid for by, who knows, RSX or Northrop Grumman or General Dynamics or Boeing or somebody. So they don't even ask questions. This is the reality.
Well, we have Rand Paul and we had Tulsi in Congress, but basically almost nobody now. They're scared or they don't want to talk or they're paid for by, who knows, RSX or Northrop Grumman or General Dynamics or Boeing or somebody. So they don't even ask questions. This is the reality.
Well, we have Rand Paul and we had Tulsi in Congress, but basically almost nobody now. They're scared or they don't want to talk or they're paid for by, who knows, RSX or Northrop Grumman or General Dynamics or Boeing or somebody. So they don't even ask questions. This is the reality.
Great to be with you as always. Great to be with you. Thank you.
Great to be with you as always. Great to be with you. Thank you.
Great to be with you as always. Great to be with you. Thank you.
He is known as one of the world's leading experts on economic development. One of the most famous political scientists in history. We're talking about moral and political principles here. I would suggest that all four wars could be ended quickly.
He is known as one of the world's leading experts on economic development. One of the most famous political scientists in history. We're talking about moral and political principles here. I would suggest that all four wars could be ended quickly.
If we are anything as a world community, we have to implement what we've said.