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Noted trade experts Adam and Jeff discuss the new American trade policy of greatly increasing tariffs on most foreign imports.
They debate whether across-the-board increases in tariffs on imported goods is a strategic action or simply a blunt instrument approach to cutting down America’s enormous trade deficits. Jeff points out that the current policy is prompted by the desire to reshore industries and rebuild our domestic supply chains. Adam sees the increases in tariffs as a strategy to force other countries to build their products in the United States so that they do not get shut out of the American market by higher tariffs as the Japanese car industry chose to do when its auto exports were limited to the United States in the 1980s. Both see tariffs as a way to force other countries to the table now as opposed to waiting a decade or more to possibly work something out at the WTO.

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Anxious to display their recently acquired knowledge about all things Greenland, Adam and Jeff address whether the United States should take over Greenland and the means by which it should do so. They talk about the fact that Greenland is heavily subsidized by Denmark and that if the United States should take it over, it will inherit that same open-ended obligation to keep the Greenlandic economy, afloat for years and years to come. They also talk about past efforts by the United States to buy Greenland outright from Denmark for cash. However, Jeff points out that this approach (which has been rejected repeatedly by Denmark) does not have any appeal to the Greenlanders themselves because the money would be going to the Danish government.. Adam and Jeff discuss a more innovative approach whereby the United States would bribe every man, woman and child in Greenland with large sums of cash to persuade them to switch sides and join the United States. They even offer to oversee the money transfers in person by taking trunks full of cash to the various Greenlandic settlements and obtaining proxy votes in favor of joining the United States.

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Adam opens the show solo because Jeff is on assignment overseas with a group of cartographers mapping the tunnels underneath the Gaza Strip for a new travel guide. Jeff discusses the workplace hazards in Gaza as he and his colleagues make their way through boobytrapped tunnels, losing the occasional finger or toe to an explosive device. Adam and Jeff then turn to the theme of the show which looks at some of the major policy changes that have taken place in the first 100 days of the second Trump presidency--most notably immigration. Adam points out that people always act in their own self-interest and are willing to give their life savings to traffickers in order to come to the United States where they can receive food and lodging benefits not typically available to many Americans. Jeff points out that the Biden Administration seemed to believe that open borders would allow enough people to come into the country who would have an undying loyalty toward the Democratic Party and thus reward it with an electoral majority for years, if not generations to come. However, Adam and Jeff point out that most groups of immigrants typically split their votes among the major parties by the second or third generation, rendering the "demographics is destiny" argument moot. They also consider instances in which government agencies such as FEMA and the Department of Education have been created and funded but have had little positive impact in recent years due to misallocated funds and bureaucratic sclerosis. Adam believes the government should limit itself to certain core functions such as national infrastructure (e.g., TVA, interstate highway system), a universal postal system and national defense, whereas Jeff is hoping that he can avoid stepping on another explosive device before he returns home.

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Adam and Jeff discuss some of the more recent executive orders signed by President Trump and suggest that the sheer number of these executive orders may be diluting their effectiveness. One order which directs that Washington D.C. be made safe and beautiful is little more than a directive that the relevant officials do whatever they can to make Washington D.C. great again. As with other orders such as one which directs that bank payments be made safe and efficient, many of these orders appear to be more aspirational in nature instead of offering concrete steps to take. Unfortunately, Jeff and Adam are both painfully aware that the modern banking system is incredibly efficient insofar as debiting monies from their accounts is concerned. However, the speed with which deposits are credited back to their accounts harkens back to the days of the Pony Express. Yet another executive order directs that the White House set up a task force to deal with FIFA (the governing body of professional soccer competitions throughout the world) even though most people in the United States do not watch professional soccer or even realize that FIFA is not a light and flakey bakery treat. Yet another executive order directs that a strategic bitcoin reserve be established; Jeff is unsure, however, how you stockpile something that is basically an imaginary asset.

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Never shy about foisting their views on others, Adam and Jeff invite Chris Eddy, the retired general and recent GOP candidate for the 25th U.S. Congressional District in Florida to talk about what went right and what went wrong in his election bid. Chris provides a statistical analysis of the early voting and election day voting and focuses on some of the factors that may have prevented him from unseating the incumbent in a very tight election. Jeff asks Chris why Democrats appear to be willing to "die on the hill" for various issues that appeal to very small groups of voters. Chris also talks about the changes made in the last four years in the election laws of many states that caused the 2024 election to appear like a seamless process compared to the 2020 clown show that resulted in the Biden victory. Adam points out that President Trump is bringing in more loyalists the second time around due to the very mixed results he obtained during his first term when he relied heavily on Washington "insiders". All three seem to agree that Trump framing his policies as "common sense" rather than being motivated by ideological concerns would explain why Trump's policies are more popular than Trump himself--who is not exactly known for his cuddley demeanor.

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Always happy to offer their opinions to the public free of charge, Adam and Jeff convene to discuss the enormous number of executive orders executed by President Trump during his first few weeks in office. Some of them such as the banning of paper straws in federal agencies seem to be silly (except to those who have accidentally swallowed a soggy paper straw) while others such as the reaffirmation of the Second Amendment seem redundant since the Constitution (assuming we still have one) protects the right to bear arms. But Jeff and Adam suggest that these executive orders--all of which could be cancelled by the next president--are designed to change the mood of the country and the way in which the government is perceived. Whether the concern is the weaponization of the Justice Department or the inability of the country to speak to foreign nations with a single voice, Trump's numerous executive orders reflect a new energy (whether you like it or not) that has been largely absent during the past four years of the "Weekend at Bernie's" Biden administration. These executive orders also allow Trump to stake out positions and set goals for the always energetic Congress to achieve--if it can manage to get its act together for even a few hours. All in all, these executive orders may help to show that a new sheriff is in town and that the old ways of doing things (or not doing anything) are no longer acceptable.

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Adam and Jeff return to the air after receiving pre-emptive pardons from out-going President Joe Biden for any crimes they might have committed while not in the employment of the Biden Family Business or for any actions they might have taken while not serving on the J6 Committee. Adam and Jeff pay homage to the recently-passed President Jimmy Carter and point out that he was a decent person who was caught up in challenging events that defined his presidency in a negative way. To his credit, Adam notes that Carter never weaponized the government against any individuals even though Adam and Jeff could provide a lengthy list of people who should have been targeted for weaponization. They also discuss some possible future job possibilities for Kamala Harris and, based upon her campaign having lost $1 billion dollars in a losing effort and still ending up $20 million in the red, believe that anything having to do with money or counting might not be a wise choice. Jeff believes her unique speaking techniques would lead to an impressive career as a speech therapist. She could also work as a grade-school teacher due to her ability to incorrectly explain complex concepts using simple words. Jeff thinks she might be perfectly suited to be a cruise ship activities director due to her deliriously happy laughter which would no doubt encourage hung-over passengers to get up at 4 a.m. every morning to do their exercises. As far as Joe Biden is concerned, Adam and Jeff suggest he could be an outstanding Walmart greeter so long as he was tethered to the front door to keep him from wandering off. Another possibility might be for him to sit in a Christmas window display in a store on Fifth Avenue in New York City while eating an ice cream cone.

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In discussing the outcome of the 2024 election, Adam and Jeff said that they were surprised by both the speed with which the winner of the election was decided and the almost complete lack of dirty tricks on election night. Indeed, they were expecting that a dump truck load of ballots would be found on a country road in Pennsylvania or Michigan or any other swing state. They also suggested that the Harris campaign suffered from several almost insurmountable challenges--not the least of which was the fact that Vice President Harris was the running mate of President Joe Biden--who was probably one of the worst chief executives in the history of the United States. So Harris had the unenviable task of running as an incumbent and having to tout the record of an extraordinarily inept administration. Moreover, she did nothing to convince voters during her tenure that she was anything other than one of the worst vice presidents in the history of the United States and, in fact, refused to do interviews for many weeks on the campaign trail to offer different ideas as to how she would handle things as president. The litany of failure including the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, the weaponization of the Department of Justice, the dismantling of the southern border which enabled at least 10 million illegal migrants to enter the United States without any vetting at all, and the passage of enormous spending programs that kicked off the worst inflation in a generation all created enormous hostility toward the Biden Administration and probably made it impossible for his vice president to secure an election victory. Moreover, the Vice President's confusing speaking manner and her difficulty in connecting with ordinary individuals (particularly those who do not wear thousand dollar pants suits) made her prospects for victory even less likely in hindsight.