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Episode TimeStamps:
00:00 - Opening remarks on a shifting world and national security visions
00:44 - Introduction to Top Traders Unplugged and context for the discussion
01:40 - Framing the global macro environment and the need for deeper perspectives
02:24 - Introducing Gary Gerstle and his work on political and economic orders
04:00 - Defining the end of the neoliberal era and what has replaced it
07:02 - The tension between authoritarian forces and liberal democratic hopes
08:17 - Democracy under strain and the implications of Trump’s second term
10:06 - Shock, discipline and the early strategic force of Trump 2.0
14:27 - The economic agenda redefining tariffs, reshoring and political constituencies
17:17 - Manufacturing limits, automation and long term structural realities
21:11 - Tariffs, tax politics and the competing factions within the Republican Party
21:50 - Deregulation, AI, Silicon Valley realignment and state influence
26:34 - The affordability crisis and political expectations around prices
31:23 - Prospects for Democrats in 2026 and shifting electoral dynamics
59:32 - A global lens on rising nationalism, new hegemons and the future of the EU
