Podcast of the Week: Understanding the China, Tech, and Trade Drama

Exponent episode 171, "An Intra-West Debate," asks if the central debate of the trade war is to get more favorable terms for the west, or to fundamentally undo the east-west integration? If tech itself is fundamentally free of values (think of it as a tool), while cultures inherently have values that they use tech for, … Continue reading Podcast of the Week: Understanding the China, Tech, and Trade Drama

Podcast of the Week: The Daily’s Coverage of Pompeo’s Testimony

Secretary of the State Pompeo, himself a former congressman, went before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week and the interchange highlighted the difficulties Congress is facing around strategy, actual policy, and President Trump’s statements. “The Daily” podcast from the New York Times had excellent coverage. Listening to it, I kept going back to the … Continue reading Podcast of the Week: The Daily’s Coverage of Pompeo’s Testimony