Twitter Space: Panel with Rahul on Powell’s Testimony & USD Wrecking Ball.

Mar 8

Lots of great speakers, hosted by Rahul about Powell’s unexpectedly hawkish testimony, which I found to be significant.

An hour and a half in, Mike Green and I have an interesting discussion about the USD Wrecking Ball and the difficulty / impossibility of shoving the Fiat Demon back into Pandora’s Box.

We also referenced this Tweet:

Michael Kao @UrbanKaoboy

Instead of disincentivizing people to play in our basketball court (US-led RBO), we should continue to make our court the best facility on the planet. But because we have stronger players (US economy), we should use a heavier ball — a USD Wrecking Ball.

zerohedge.comChina Threatens US With “Conflict And Confrontation” As Xi Issues “Unusually Blunt” Rebuke Of US Policy“If the United States does not hit the brakes, and continues to speed down the wrong path, no amount of guardrails can prevent derailment, which will become conflict and confrontation, and who will bear the catastrophic consequences?”

The West Point Paper we reference can be found here:

Kaoboy Musings

West Point Paper -- Part 1/4

Introduction US national security is now firmly focused on Great Power Competition (GPC) and how to reorient policies to face the country’s challengers. Competition with China in particular is now front- of-mind, but the list of additional challengers will likely grow. The US-led Rules-Based Order (RBO) is changing in an increasingly multipolar world. Ne…

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