Episode 1545 • • 45:23 - 47:15
1545: Stapler Abuse
Chinese Sanctions, Ronald Reagan Library and Economic Theater
China issued sanctions against the Hudson Institute and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for hosting Taiwan's president. This move is described as "theater," as the two nations remain deeply economically interdependent. The segment questions the logic of escalating tensions with a primary trade partner that manufactures essential consumer electronics like the iPhone.