In today’s Filtered: Nobel laureates say openness and creative destruction power growth, and the U.S. may be moving the other way. We unpack Cuba’s worsening crisis, Marc Maron’s goodbye interview with Barack Obama, the markets’ reaction to President Trump’s contradictory China messages, and a standoff between the Pentagon and major newsrooms over a new press policy.

Timestamp/Stories:
00:00 - Intro & headlines
01:22 - Market snapshot
02:07 - Nobel economists: innovation vs protectionism. 
14:19 - Cuba: blackouts, migration, economy. 
25:40 - Marc Maron: final episode & legacy. 
36:09 - Trump’s China whiplash & market impact. 
47:07 - Pentagon vs press, major outlets refuse new rules. 
1:03:29 - Grab bag & final thoughts.