In this episode, Hayden kicks off by discussing the announcement of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the country's opium trade, and the troubling development legacy left behind by the conflict.
Next, Damon talks about the rise of the new entrepreneurial subclass of fin-doms, immigrants, and freelancers, who mainstream media portray as indicative of a robust economics rebound.
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Washington Post on the return to normal process- https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/biden-afghanistan-decision-foreign-policy-process/2021/04/18/e45e3fec-a05d-11eb-a774-7b47ceb36ee8_story.html
Washington Post on Afghani opium- https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-opium-poppy-production/
Afghani mineral wealth- https://thediplomat.com/2020/02/afghanistans-mineral-resources-are-a-lost-opportunity-and-a-threat/
More Afghani mineral wealth- https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/resources-were-supposed-to-make-afghanistan-rich/
Fin-doms in New York Times- https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/10/style/findom-kink.html
Collapsing labour force- https://seekingalpha.com/article/4419730-collapsing-labor-force-participation-secular-trend#comments
'Accelerated retirement'- https://www.wsj.com/articles/pandemic-accelerates-retirements-threatening-economic-growth-11616940000
Wall Street Journal on skill shortages- https://www.wsj.com/articles/economic-growth-is-set-to-surge-hiring-might-not-keep-up-11618738202
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