Is trump s america a failed state? w david frum

Is Trump’s America a FAILED STATE? (w/ David Frum)

The Bulwark
  Apr 11, 2025  The Bulwark Podcast with Tim Miller
Trump has effectively imposed a trade embargo on China, which means that after the inventory runs out, American retail will soon dry up. Since Europeans are already bypassing U.S. military contractors to beef up their defense spending —El Salvador is our only ally now— Trump is likely to do something desperate, like firing the Fed chair or seizing Greenland. American presidents decades from now will still be cleaning up what Trump did to this country in 2025. David Frum breaks down the insanity and stupidity of the vision behind the tariffs regime as well as the deep feelings of betrayal in Canada. If globalism means peace, prosperity, and commerce, then let's be globalists. David Frum joins guest host Jonathan V. Last for the weekend pod.

show notes
David's new Atlantic podcast https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/...
David on screw manufacturing and the absurdity of Trump's tariffs https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/a...
David on how the tariffs will make smuggling great again https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/arc...
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0:00 Supreme Court on deportations
5:23 Firing Jerome Powell?
10:37 Tariffs & Free Trade
25:21 Tube socks black market
30:20 Canada v. USA
36:58 Frum’s new podcast
40:57 Nuclear proliferation & defense

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Rahm Emanuel and Trump’s Tariff Chaos | The David Frum Show

The Atlantic
Apr 9, 2025  The David Frum Show
In the premiere episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum lays out his case for a new kind of political conversation—one that rejects the radicalized rhetoric dominating major podcasts.

He then details why Donald Trump’s tariffs wrecked world financial markets. David takes apart the excuses offered by tariff defenders, and tries to explain the shock and betrayal felt by America’s allies.

Then, David is joined by the former ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel. Emanuel shares the lessons he learned as White House chief of staff during the 2008–09 financial crises—and his assessment of how Democrats went wrong in 2024 and where they can advance from here.