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Inactive sun leads to prediction of colder winters

March 3, 2021 by Richard Schulman 7 Comments

A new theory relating the sun’s changing activity levels to climate undercuts global warming alarmism and the Biden green programs. The theory’s prediction of colder winters over the next three decades takes on especial importance given the mid-February near-collapse of the Texan and German energy grids. When faced with an unexpectedly severe cold spell, they […]

Filed Under: Climate  Tagged: Henrik Svensmark, John von Neumann, Maunder Minimum, parameterized models, physics-based theories, solar cycles, Valentina Zharkova

Protectionist USTR-designate Tai gets bipartisan pass

March 1, 2021 by Richard Schulman 1 Comment

Bipartisan softballs are lodged at President Biden’s protectionist USTR-designate Katherine Tai during her confirmation hearings. A Biden executive order will launch a 100-day US supply chain review. The administration’s refusal to follow up on a US-UK free trade agreement begun by the Trump administration smells of petty partisanship and contradicts the present administration’s claim that […]

Filed Under: Trade  Tagged: Katharine Tai, protectionism, US-China Phase One trade deal

New trade policies proposed by EU, in US, and at WTO

February 22, 2021 by Richard Schulman Leave a Comment

The EU curries favor with Russia and China while taking an independent stance toward the US. The US debates decoupling from China. The WTO has a new leader who hopes to resuscitate the WTO. The Feb. 15-21, 2021 roundup of major trade developments, with L.C. The 164 member nations of the World Trade Organization just […]

Filed Under: Trade  Tagged: European Union (EU), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, US decoupling from China, WTO

FDR’s Failed New Deal and Biden’s Retread

February 17, 2021 by Richard Schulman 2 Comments

Government policies mandating elevated wage rates during the Great Depression priced millions of poor people out of work for the duration of the 1930s. Now the Biden administration, having learned nothing, is determined to repeat FDR’s disaster, even down to the “New Deal” name and its “100 Days.” by Richard Schulman Biden’s New Deal and […]

Filed Under: Economics  Tagged: adjusted real wages, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George Selgin, Lowell E. Gallaway, New Deal, Richard K. Vedder

Does the semiconductor industry need government subsidies?

February 15, 2021 by Richard Schulman Leave a Comment

The Feb. 8-14, 2021 roundup of major trade developments The weekly trade report with LC The shortage of semiconductor chips needed for automobile production is causing an estimated $61 bn. loss of sales for the auto industry. The shortage is also impacting other industries that are dependent on semiconductors: cellphones, computers, electronic games, household appliances, […]

Filed Under: Trade  Tagged: anti-dumping duties, government subsidies, semiconductors

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