Part One of our discussion focuses on Big Law in politics, and Trump using executive memos to dictate how, or even if, American political institutions operate.
The part where he talked about the law firms following the businesses and kind of morphing to fit them as business changed and got more concentrated was great and explains a lot.
I think the point of any government is to give regular people a way to tell powerful people "no" (without violence), so it's better to have lawyers who like doing that than the ones who like saying "yes".
In my opinion, to understand the economic agenda of President Trump you need to not think of it as an economic plan, but as a Geopolitical plan that includes everything from security guarantees (which have not been on the table since 1945) and trade policy to hemispheric security.
It may be good or bad; it may work or it may not, but if you try to interpret things entirely through economics you will lose the plot.
The economists simply say there is no plan and he’s just randomly doing stuff. I find it instructive that experts who focus in geopolitics have a much better grasp of what he is trying to achieve, even when they disagree with his tactics and strategy.
Looking forward to the transcript - podcasts are not as efficient for many of us, although the content is often of great value.
The part where he talked about the law firms following the businesses and kind of morphing to fit them as business changed and got more concentrated was great and explains a lot.
I think the point of any government is to give regular people a way to tell powerful people "no" (without violence), so it's better to have lawyers who like doing that than the ones who like saying "yes".
The interview was great.
In my opinion, to understand the economic agenda of President Trump you need to not think of it as an economic plan, but as a Geopolitical plan that includes everything from security guarantees (which have not been on the table since 1945) and trade policy to hemispheric security.
It may be good or bad; it may work or it may not, but if you try to interpret things entirely through economics you will lose the plot.
The economists simply say there is no plan and he’s just randomly doing stuff. I find it instructive that experts who focus in geopolitics have a much better grasp of what he is trying to achieve, even when they disagree with his tactics and strategy.
Great interview! I can say that my top 3 favorite things from the Biden administration was Lina Khan, Jonathan Kanter & Rohit Chopra!