How Will Tariffs Impact U.S. Cost Competitiveness?

In the latest Betting on America episode, Blake Scholl, Boom Supersonic CEO, and @navingirishankar.bsky.social discuss the implications of tariffs for U.S. cost competitiveness and reindustrialization.

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Blake Scholl, Boom Supersonic CEO on supply chokepoints: “It takes 18 months to get a new engine turbine blade built [...] because we let the tooling industry go to China. [...] So, let’s redesign manufacturing so it’s not needed at all.”

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Can U.S. Supersonic Travel Achieve Commercial Scale? Blake Scholl, Founder of Boom Supersonic says, "The fact that we blocked trickle-down innovation is why we’ve had a 50-year hiatus in progress.”

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On supply chain visibility, CEO of UPS Carol Tomé explains “If you use us all the way from procurement to last mile delivery, you can see your entire supply chain.”

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UPS CEO Carol Tomé shares their vision on how robotics can augment the workforce: “Put the technology in. It will get better. And guess what? It's gotten better.”

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"Trade Doesn't Stop, It Moves"

UPS CEO Carol Tomé: "Tariffs hinder trade, but don’t stop it—they shift it. In Q2, China–U.S. volume dropped 40%, but China–rest-of-world trade grew. We made 100+ operational changes globally to stay agile for customers."

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What is the U.S. offer to the Global South?

UPS CEO Carol Tomé talks to @navingirishankar.bsky.social about how UPS deployed technology during the pandemic, “It’s not just about delivering goods, it’s about doing good too.”

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H.R. McMaster, former U.S. National Security Advisor and Hoover Institute Senior Fellow, compares competition and trade practices between the U.S. and Chinese economic models.

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H.R. McMaster, former U.S. National Security and Hoover Institute Senior Fellow, weighs in how incentives for U.S. private capital and investment can support the Global South:

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H.R. McMaster, former U.S. National Security Advisor and Hoover Institute Senior Fellow, reacts to President @navingirishankar.bsky.social's perspective on how procurement can reinvigorate the U.S. industrial base:

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In the latest Betting on America episode, @navingirishankar.bsky.social & H.R. McMaster, former National Security Advisor and Hoover Institute Senior Fellow, discuss the tech ecosystem's role in driving U.S. advanced tech leadership.

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In the latest Betting on America episode, Scott Nolan, Founder & CEO of General Matter and Partner at Founders Fund explains why General Matter bet on Paducah, KY to kickstart America's uranium enrichment.

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In the latest episode of Betting on America, Scott Nolan, Founder & CEO of General Matter and Partner at Founders Fund shares his insights on fostering an ethos of entrepreneurship within the U.S. government.

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Who Are America's Patriot Investors? Scott Nolan, Founder & CEO of General Matter and Partner at Founders Fund on reshoring: "we do need to bring a lot of this back, and it shouldn’t come purely as a cost."

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Betting on America's nuclear fuel comeback—Scott Nolan, Founder & CEO of General Matter: “The key thing that was missing in the U.S. was enrichment capability. [...] We set out [...] to bring that back in the U.S."

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