By Trade Correspondent L.C. and the Editor: Trade wars, as commentators have warned, are a bit like “roach motels.” Once you go in, it’s very hard to exit. China’s President Xi and US President Trump are now playing a high stakes game of “Take that, motherf…” China just responded today by letting its currency depreciate […]
The Nationalists’ attack on the Founding and Enlightenment
by Richard Schulman As the 2020 elections approach, Republican thinkers have been trying to come to grips with three problems: How to square traditional Republicanism with Donald Trump’s presidency, How to account for the Progressive takeover of the country’s educational and cultural institutions, and What to do about the decline of the family and local […]
Congress introduces two bills to thwart Huawei threat
Trade correspondent L.C. reports: Congress is weighing in on the Huawei situation, exerting pressure against the possible easing of US government restrictions on the company and against the President using it as a bargaining chip in trade talks with Beijing. In fact, some in Congress and beyond think the Administration erred in not destroying China’s […]
French impose tax aimed mainly at US software companies
Trade correspondent L.C. reports: US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer announced on July 10th that it is initiating a Section 301 investigation focused on the new French Digital Services Tax (DST). The tax is expected to hit major US technology companies hard. The investigation will determine if the tax is an unfair trade barrier and […]
Cold War with China? Yes
by Richard Schulman There’s a debate underway in Washington as to whether the Trump administration is provoking a new Cold War with China and whether this is a good idea. One hundred China experts, many closely associated with the Democratic Party, think that the administration is indeed doing so and that this is a bad […]
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