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Piles Of Rare Earth Elements Mined And Refined
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With Sovereign Wealth Fund, Trump Seeks to Strengthen Nation

There is no greater betrayal by the U.S. government than failing to protect the safety and security of the American people. But this, in fact, was the case prior to Trump, because Washington abdicated its responsibility to protect and develop all-important rare earth elements that are critically necessary in the production of high-tech military weapons systems, like F-16, F-22 and F-35 jet fighters, drones, and AI-driven systems. Rather, the U.S. has become dependent on China. Read More ›
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Piles of refined rare earth elements from mining activities: mining techniques, mineral refinement, aggregation of elements, industry procedures
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How Trump Can Simultaneously Strengthen America’s Financials and Its National Security

As with the production of lithium and cobalt, which power electric vehicles, China also controls most of the global rare earth supply chain, including mining, processing, and refining. At present, the U.S. has only one operational rare earths mine. But we can't process heavy rare earths, so we send the mine's ore to China for processing. Read More ›
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Sample social media app interface on mobile phone showing shared video content
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Does President Trump Have It Wrong on TikTok?

Trump is mistaken if he thinks that the restructuring of TikTok can be pulled off quickly, given the risk of residual backdoors to China that are likely baked into the system. Everyone understands that Facebook harvests data from users' devices even when they are not on the Facebook site. According to Sam Faddis, a 20-year veteran of the CIA, TikTok is four to five times more intrusive than Facebook in harvesting data from Americans who have downloaded the TikTok app. Read More ›
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American Dollars in Focus
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The U.S. Has No Choice but to Undertake Radical Economic Change

Burdened with $34.5 trillion in national debt that is currently growing by $1 trillion every 100 days, the U.S. economy is headed for disaster. It falls on the next administration to change that trajectory while also introducing policies that increase and broaden economic growth and wealth creation for everyone. Read More ›
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“When ‘Free Trade’ Does More Harm Than Good” with Robert Lighthizer

Click here to watch the interview. For regular listeners, you know I like to take on complicated subjects, and try to make clear what’s at stake for all of us.   Thanks for reading The Bill Walton Show! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Pledge your support In this episode the Bill Walton Show we take a another deep dive into one of the most complicated and contentious areas of economic policy:  International trade.  International trade negotiations are incredibly complex multilevel games—there are negotiations not just with America’s trading partners, but with Congress, domestic constituencies, and rival factions within the executive branch.  There are sharp – almost theological – differences in how trade policy ought Read More ›

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Stack of Gold Coin on Black Background.
Stack of Gold Coin on Black Background.

The BRICs Go For Gold

After months of debate about various currency and commodity baskets, a Russia- and China-led consortium has apparently settled on using gold as the basis of a planned new international currency system separate from the US dollar and euro. Read More ›
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How China’s Economy and Trade Policies with the U.S. Have Changed

Part two of Discovery Senior Fellow Scott Powell's three-part discussion with China expert Bill Perry. Powell and Perry discuss how the economy of China has changed and why it’s necessary for the U.S. to have trade policies that protect our intellectual property and demand fairness and reciprocity. Read More ›