A return of significant volatility to markets over the past several trading sessions prompted this episode's topic: the ubiquitous trade war between the United States and China. Everett walks listeners through the basics about the economic conflict, explaining how the trade war is being fought (tariffs) and what it may cause (global recession). The discussion also "connects the dots" from the spreading domino effect of trade protectionism to the various related tensions in foreign affairs and geopolitics more generally.