Peter Zeihan

But we also make some good ones.

And then we learn from one another.

If Mexico was located anywhere else in the world with the industrial plant that it is, we would already talk about it as being more powerful than Germany or France.

But all that trade relationship was with the United States, so it skews everybody's perspective.

Doesn't mean that they don't have very real problems.

They do.

But as an industrial power, they're already massive.

What is their advantage?

They're right next to the United States.

So you've got the technology, you've got the infrastructure, you've got the consumption base, and they can complement what they do with what we do.

It's a great relationship.

That's a little harsh.

Mexicans are very good at what they do, too.

But if Mexico hadn't been next to the United States, they probably wouldn't have the trade or economic

Huge population, very young, excellent educational system.

40% of their college grads are STEM.

And they're now at a higher average technical skill set for their workforce than the Chinese are.

And they're now trying to catch up with the industrial infrastructure.

Long term, they're absolutely going to be a top five trading partner for the United States unless we absolutely muck it up.

They're fascists, so we have to keep that in mind.