by Richard Schulman Our last summary of health research was a year and a half ago. Here we describe some interesting research that has been published since then. As before, caveat lector. It’s no secret that revisions and even reversals are common in the field. On net, however, we think the information below should be […]
Scaramucci, business ally of Chinese communists, attacks President Trump
by Richard Schulman In a phone interview with Axios on August 11th, President Trump’s short-lived Director of Communications Anthony Scaramucci (“Mooch” for short) compares President Trump to a nuclear reactor in meltdown mode, to Chernobyl. Scaramucci says that Republicans may need to pick a different candidate to run for president in 2020. Echoing Progressive publications […]
Radical Environmentalists Condemn African Children to Malaria Deaths
by Richard Schulman “A child under 5 dies from malaria about every two minutes world-wide. Yet radical environmentalists are mobilizing against an important measure to stop mosquitoes from spreading the disease,” an op ed in the Wall Street Journal (July 31, 2019) reports. A program called Target Malaria is seeking to eliminate malaria in the […]
US seeks to head off Turkey break with free trade offer
Trade correspondent L.C. reports: The idea of a US-Turkey Free Trade Agreement was raised this week by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). He spoke about the possibility after meeting with visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, with whom the President asked him to meet. The prospect of an FTA was presumably also the White House’s idea. […]
President accuses trade partners of currency manipulation
Trade correspondent L.C. reports: President Trump has renewed his allegations of foreign currency manipulation at the same time as he is pushing for US manipulation. Meanwhile, the administration’s proposal to treat currency undervaluation as a countervailable subsidy has come under attack at the WTO. On July 3rd the president tweeted, “China and Europe playing big […]
