What Does It Mean to "Buy American?"

Does it mean you “buy American” all of the time? Does it mean you purchase only those items that are both sourced and manufactured in the United States? Or, does it mean you purchase items that are “made in the USA” but with materials that come from outside the country? What about services?

To “buy American” may not be as easy as it once was, with or without tariffs. In today’s podcast Lamar and Tom talk about their experiences of buying American, how it has changed over time, and explore what it might mean today.

Learn more:

2024 Cars.com American-Made Index: Which Cars Are the Most American? https://www.cars.com/articles/2024-cars-com-american-made-index-which-cars-are-the-most-american-484903/

Silicon, USA: Technology That's Actually Made in America https://www.pcmag.com/news/silicon-usa-technology-made-in-america

What Farm Tractors are Made in the USA? https://www.hometownstation.com/news-articles/what-farm-tractors-are-made-in-the-us-365943

It’s Your Turn: We suggest you Google this question: What percentage of food consumed in the USA is actually produced in the USA?

How We Check Ourselves

Fact Checking: Because there are a lot of things happening…some true, some false, some unbelievable…we use the following fact checking sites. Take a look for yourself:

• Snopes - https://www.snopes.com/

• FactCheck.org - https://www.factcheck.org/

• Politifact - https://www.politifact.com/

• RealClearPolitics - https://www.realclearpolitics.com/

Media Bias: Because media can have its own biases, we also rely upon these sites to help us get balanced coverage:

• Media Bias/Fact Check - https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/

• All Sides - https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news

• Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart - https://app.adfontesmedia.com/chart/interactive

Want to watch us do the podcast?

Visit the Klaus Haus Productions YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@KlausHausProductions.

Meet Lamar and Tom

Lamar Roth and Tom Klaus are lifelong friends exploring how to get to a 3rd Space - a space where two or more people with opposing viewpoints, ideologies, and worldviews can come together to hear, listen, share, and connect with one another. Together Lamar and Tom hope to carve out a 3rd Space where everything can be on the table for open, straightforward, honest, and, yet kind and respectful inquiry.

To contact us, send us a voice message on Spotify or email us at lamar3rdSpace@gmail.com and tom3rdSpace@gmail.com.

Comments? Suggestions? Ideas for guests or topics?

Please email us at tom3rdSpace@gmail.com or lamar3rdSpace@gmail.com.

Credits

Wild Opinions and Nonsensical Musings by Lamar Roth & Tom Klaus Images by Getty Images, Pexels, Pixabay, Roth Images, and Cyberlink AI.

Photos by Lamar Roth are copyrighted by Roth Images, all rights reserved. For more information, visit https://www.rothimages.com/. For permissions or additional information: lamar3rdSpace@gmail.com.

Getting to 3rd Space with Lamar and Tom is produced and sponsored by Klaus Haus Productions LLC and Acorn Consulting, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

For permissions or additional Information contact hello@klaushausllc.com.

No living creature was harmed in the production of this film, but a lot of Colombian coffee was consumed.

Recorded April 16, 2025; Original Publishing Date April 28, 2025