In this episode, Alex talks about entering a Walmart for the first time in years in order to buy a Christmas sweater. Inside of the story, Alex describes his experience and what it tells him about the United States. Next, Alex reacts to Donald Trump’s new comments about immigration. The former president said on Saturday that immigrants are poisoning the blood of the American population. This comments sound like they came directly out of Mein Kampf and Alex argues that Trump has reached his final form, in a very dark place. Finally, many container vessels are pausing operations in the Suez Canal after the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have been attacking ships passing into the Red Sea. Alex discusses how these events will impact the world economy and could lead to a broader conflict.