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Get our FREE Newsletter at https://www.PrometheanAction.com — The Brian Lantz argues the U.S. is entering a “new golden era” with the “American System” returning, citing expanding manufacturing and industrial production since Trump took office in January 2025, including durable goods orders up 8.2% and manufacturing construction starts up 20.2%, with electric power-related starts up 68.6%. He contrasts this with what he calls inflationary, non-productive growth under Biden tied to the Green New Deal. He highlights Defense Production Act determinations to accelerate oil, gas, coal, and large-scale energy projects under the Energy Dominance Council, alongside growth in PMI, machine tool and cutting tool orders, jobs, and wages. He credits tariffs for a falling trade deficit and new steel, aluminum, and copper investments, then focuses on “physical AI”—the merger of CNC machine tools, robotics, and AI—plus workforce development via apprenticeships, community colleges, and the military, and lists nuclear power initiatives on Earth and in space.
00:00 America System Returns
01:10 Manufacturing Surge Data
03:15 Industrial Production Reality
05:23 Energy Emergency DPA
07:44 Factory Construction Boom
10:55 Machine Tools Momentum
14:21 Jobs Wages Demographics
21:58 Trade Deficit Tariffs
31:11 Full Set Economy Vision
33:36 Physical AI Explained
39:06 Robotics Factory Cells
45:14 Workforce Apprenticeships
48:46 Nuclear Energy Updates
51:32 Closing Reflections Q&A
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