by Richard Schulman Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden’s foreign policy and national security policy will be a continuation of that of his former boss, President Obama, combined with a strong tilt to the preferences of Bernie Sanders. Biden will continue his longstanding opposition to missile defense, an opposition he shared with his boozing and […]
China problems, from Missouri to Australia
This week, in an unusual move, the State of Missouri sued China in federal court, seeking damages for China’s role in enabling the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has infected over 6,000 people in the state. The lawsuit, filed by the Missouri attorney general, alleges that “Chinese authorities deceived the public, suppressed […]
Free trade initiatives prompted by pandemic
The weekly trade report with LC Free trade initiatives in medical products are being pursued on at least three continents (Europe, Asia, and Australia / New Zealand), and there are signs that trade may become a point of contention in the US 2020 presidential election. EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan, in an April 16th virtual […]
Blocking exports could hurt everyone
The weekly trade report with L.C. The US Government got into a tussle with the 3M Company, maker of N95 medical masks. The quarrel stems from the Trump Administration’s desire of blocking exports of supplies needed in the COVID-19 fight. Using the powers available to it under the 1950 Defense Production Act (DPA), the administration […]
Nature dominates climate
by Richard Schulman Recent studies are reinforcing the view that nature still dominates climate, not the CO2 generated by human combustion of fossil fuels. The studies center around two questions: Can the warming that has taken place since the 19th century be explained by natural causes rather than CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion? If […]
