The Biden administration wanted to restore the domestic semiconductor industry. The results have disappointed.
China
Posted inEconomic Policy
AI Bubble, Meet Pin
Open-source software from China calls into question why we’re committing trillions to winning the AI race.
Posted inTAP
How China Dominates Global Shipbuilding
Today on TAP: And the strategic challenge facing the always-conflicted Donald Trump
Posted inPolitics
The Essential Incoherence of the End of the Biden Presidency
One reason the president goes out with low approval ratings is that his agenda was internally contradictory.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Ford and Musk. They Made Cars. They Backed Fascists.
Each age’s premier industrialist has had appalling politics.
Posted inPolitics
How Musk Outmaneuvered Trump
Musk got the only thing that he wanted. Does Trump realize it?
Posted inPolitics
The Government Is Shutting Down Because Elon Musk Has Factories in China
There’s a mundane reason for the late-term chaos, and it’s called a conflict of interest.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trump’s Economy: Brute Force and Favor-Trading
The tariff threats against major trading partners preview geopolitical strategies that Trump’s Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent has articulated, with a dash of corruption thrown in.
