Sam duPont
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Sam duPont
@swdp.bsky.social
Econ/Tech/Trade/Democracy/Policy
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Sharing a timely new interview I just completed with Senator Chris Coons. He's back from a trip to the Philippines and Taiwan and we discuss the extraordinary damage Trump is doing to our national security and standing in the world.
Watch and share 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-damage...
The Damage Trump Is Doing To America's National Security - My Conversation With Senator Chris Coons
“We are creating a Trump sized hole in our national security that the Chinese are walking through. And frankly, it is the dumbest, most self-destructive, most foolish thing I can imagine”
www.hopiumchronicles.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"The price level rises by 1.0-1.2%, the equivalent of an average per household consumer loss of $1,600–2,000"
budgetlab.yale.edu/research/fis...
The Fiscal, Economic, and Distributional Effects of 20% Tariffs on China and 25% Tariffs on Canada and Mexico
budgetlab.yale.edu
March 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Reposted by Sam duPont
Climate advocates might feel hopeless with Pres-elect Trump returning to the WH.

They shouldn’t.

I wrote about how to make progress for NYT

1. Focus on innovation and industrial strategy
2. Be pragmatic about fossil fuels
3. Expand the interests that gain from decarbonization
December 8, 2024 at 1:29 PM