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Sep 2025
52m 8s

Trumponomics Explained, Part 2: The Ensh...

The Ringer
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In the second of our two-episode series on Donald Trump, economics, and power, we talk to Henry Farrell, a professor of political science at Johns Hopkins. Farrell has written extensively on how the United States has in the last few years weaponized its economic power to force other countries to do its bidding, through sanctions or the freezing of bank accou ... Show More
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