Jeffrey Sachs

First of all, the main job of a U.S. president, of a successful U.S. president, is to put the foot on the brake. This is, if you look in history, the good presidents know when to stop. Eisenhower was such. Kennedy was such. Reagan understood this. And all our recent presidents did not up until now, basically. Well, Truman in Korea, George H.W. Bush in Kuwait. I mean, also true.

First of all, the main job of a U.S. president, of a successful U.S. president, is to put the foot on the brake. This is, if you look in history, the good presidents know when to stop. Eisenhower was such. Kennedy was such. Reagan understood this. And all our recent presidents did not up until now, basically. Well, Truman in Korea, George H.W. Bush in Kuwait. I mean, also true.

No, that they fought too many wars in my... Yeah, but they did stop. No, but they stopped, but they made too much Iraq 2003. I mean, there were just too many wars. So the question is, can we learn and can the president keep the foot on the brake? If he does, he will have an extremely successful administration.

No, that they fought too many wars in my... Yeah, but they did stop. No, but they stopped, but they made too much Iraq 2003. I mean, there were just too many wars. So the question is, can we learn and can the president keep the foot on the brake? If he does, he will have an extremely successful administration.

No, that they fought too many wars in my... Yeah, but they did stop. No, but they stopped, but they made too much Iraq 2003. I mean, there were just too many wars. So the question is, can we learn and can the president keep the foot on the brake? If he does, he will have an extremely successful administration.

He, I think, understands that all of Netanyahu's pleading, and this has been 30 years also, this another project for the U.S. to go to war with Iran is just the worst idea imaginable, would be a disaster. And so I think President Trump understands that. I think he understands that a war with China would be a complete disaster, which it would be, though there's a lot of war party around on that.

He, I think, understands that all of Netanyahu's pleading, and this has been 30 years also, this another project for the U.S. to go to war with Iran is just the worst idea imaginable, would be a disaster. And so I think President Trump understands that. I think he understands that a war with China would be a complete disaster, which it would be, though there's a lot of war party around on that.

He, I think, understands that all of Netanyahu's pleading, and this has been 30 years also, this another project for the U.S. to go to war with Iran is just the worst idea imaginable, would be a disaster. And so I think President Trump understands that. I think he understands that a war with China would be a complete disaster, which it would be, though there's a lot of war party around on that.

The funny thing about our time right now, not funny, the wonderful thing about our time right now, is that we're in the midst of the biggest technological boom in the history of the world. So, so many good things could happen in the next 10 to 20 years President Trump has used the expression which I fully subscribe to, a golden age. We could have it. A golden age is not war.

The funny thing about our time right now, not funny, the wonderful thing about our time right now, is that we're in the midst of the biggest technological boom in the history of the world. So, so many good things could happen in the next 10 to 20 years President Trump has used the expression which I fully subscribe to, a golden age. We could have it. A golden age is not war.

The funny thing about our time right now, not funny, the wonderful thing about our time right now, is that we're in the midst of the biggest technological boom in the history of the world. So, so many good things could happen in the next 10 to 20 years President Trump has used the expression which I fully subscribe to, a golden age. We could have it. A golden age is not war.

A golden age is investing in all this wonderful technology so that we can have healthcare that works, education systems that work. infrastructure that works. It would be nice if the United States even had one kilometer of fast rail, just saying. China just completed its 50,000th kilometer of fast rail. We don't have one.

A golden age is investing in all this wonderful technology so that we can have healthcare that works, education systems that work. infrastructure that works. It would be nice if the United States even had one kilometer of fast rail, just saying. China just completed its 50,000th kilometer of fast rail. We don't have one.

A golden age is investing in all this wonderful technology so that we can have healthcare that works, education systems that work. infrastructure that works. It would be nice if the United States even had one kilometer of fast rail, just saying. China just completed its 50,000th kilometer of fast rail. We don't have one.

I can't even take the train reliably from New York to actually from Washington to New York. Last time I took the Acela, it broke down in the middle. And I had to change to a local in New Jersey, which does not happen between Shanghai and Beijing, by the way, just saying.

I can't even take the train reliably from New York to actually from Washington to New York. Last time I took the Acela, it broke down in the middle. And I had to change to a local in New Jersey, which does not happen between Shanghai and Beijing, by the way, just saying.

I can't even take the train reliably from New York to actually from Washington to New York. Last time I took the Acela, it broke down in the middle. And I had to change to a local in New Jersey, which does not happen between Shanghai and Beijing, by the way, just saying.

There I was. I felt so privileged. Right. And there was the local right on the next track waiting for us.

There I was. I felt so privileged. Right. And there was the local right on the next track waiting for us.

There I was. I felt so privileged. Right. And there was the local right on the next track waiting for us.