The Day America Lost Everything

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Hello, everyone. I'm JVL from The Bulwark, here with my colleague Andrew Egger on the day that the age of America ended. It's been something. Eggs? Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney went and gave some remarks today, and they were sober and serious-minded and clear-eyed

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and absolutely frank in a way that I think we're not used to seeing in international politics. Let's give a lesson.

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The global economy is fundamentally different today than it was yesterday. The system of global trade anchored on the United States that Canada has relied on since the end of the Second World War, a system that, while not perfect, has helped to deliver prosperity for our country for decades is over.

The Day America Lost Everything

Jonathan V. Last

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Apr 04, 2025

JVL and Andrew Egger break down Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s historic declaration—the end of the American-led global order. With markets plunging, retaliatory tariffs announced, and $2 trillion wiped out in a day, America’s shift toward isolationism has triggered an economic and geopolitical crisis unlike anything we’ve witnessed.

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The global economy is fundamentally different today than it was yesterday. The system of global trade anchored on the United States that Canada has relied on since the end of the Second World War, a system that, while not perfect, has helped to deliver prosperity for our country for decades is over.