E57: Are Americans Desensitized to Fascism?

Noah Smith joins Dan Romero and Erik Torenberg for this episode to discuss the impact of Twitter on journalism, the desensitization and overuse of the term “fascism,” how history has led to the manufacturing capabilities of China and the U.S., and much more. Moment of Zen is sponsored by Shopify: https://shopify.com/momentofzen for a $1/month trial period.

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TIMESTAMPS

(00:00) Desensitization to the Word 'Fascist'

(08:40) Economic Transformation in China

(12:37) SPONSOR: SHOPIFY

(16:10) Impacts of Trump's Policies

(19:07) The Renegotiation of NAFTA

(23:51) United States' Withdrawal from the Middle East

(28:30) SPONSORS: NETSUITE & MASTERCLASS

(30:05) Asia & US Foreign Policy

(31:30) Supporting Ukraine

(38:52) De-emphasizing the Israel Conflict

(41:46) The Importance of Focusing on Asia

(48:20) U.S. production during World War II

(50:14) China's production capabilities

(51:26) Elon Musk & Henry Ford

(54:09) Private markets for defense technology

(55:38) Political unity & seriousness in war

(58:57) US military budget and production

(59:56) Industrial production in World War II

(01:05:30) Trump's impact on China

(01:09:16) Building alliances against China

(01:14:48) Political unity and continuity in foreign policy