Tariff Turbulence: Analyzing U.S. Trade Policies

This chapter examines the complexities of U.S. tariff policies instituted during the Trump administration, highlighting their impact on global economies and political relations. It critiques the unrealistic expectations surrounding domestic production of technology and addresses the challenges in microchip manufacturing within the U.S.

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

- Infrastructure as Control feat. Andrew

- Why Trump is Obsessed with the Autopen

- How Tucson Beat Amazon’s Data Center

- Tariffs and the Corruption State

- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #29

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Sources/Links:

Why Trump is Obsessed with the Autopen

https://www.shapell.org/behind-the-scenes/the-robot-pen/

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1908354

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/lead-investigator-james-comer-biden-autopen-digital-signature-rcna216719

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/05/politics/autopen-trump-biden-analysis

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/us/politics/biden-pardon-autopen-trump.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/us/politics/biden-clemency-interview.html

How Tucson Beat Amazon’s Data Center

http://nodesertdatacenter.com

https://apnews.com/article/electricity-prices-data-centers-artificial-intelligence-fbf213a915fb574a4f3e5baaa7041c3a