#309 - James Rickards on SOLD OUT

New York Times bestselling author James Rickards chats with Trey Elling about SOLD OUT: HOW BROKEN SUPPLY CHAINS, SURGING INFLATION, AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY WILL SINK THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. Topics include: Book's goal (0:00) The magnitude of the supply chain (2:50) The new science of supply chain management (7:19) The start of an ongoing trade war between the US and China (11:39) How Covid 19 contributed to supply chain problems (15:34) Vaccine mandates and the supply chain (20:07) Cargo ships and the supply chain (25:56) A major truck driver shortage (29:24) Energy and supply chain management (32:00) China as the biggest loser in a global supply chain failure (34:35) Apple moving some semiconductor production out of Taiwan (44:08)