Conclusion of RCEP increases China’s influence as Trump administration neglects its western Pacific trade partners The weekly trade report with L.C. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was signed on November 15th. It took eight years of difficult negotiations. India opted out, but it represents a major accomplishment for the remaining 15 countries. These are […]
Corrupt media declare Biden president
Democrats worked overtime to make this year’s elections less secure. President Trump’s challenge to the election results in several swing states is being supported by Republican leaders. The Gore campaign similarly challenged results in 2000. by Richard Schulman Where in the Constitution does it say that the media is the rightful party to declare who […]
Modest trade policy changes expected if Biden elected
Trade policy is likely to change if Joe Biden is confirmed as president-elect but probably not as much as free-trade advocates had been hoping. The weekly trade report with L.C. On Saturday morning, Nov. 7th, the Associated Press took it upon itself to declare Biden to be US president-elect. The AP, a left-wing news organization, […]
US at war with WTO over Okonjo-Iweala as director-general
The weekly trade report with L.C. The World Trade Organization has been jolted by another Trump administration blow. As the WTO headlined in its report on the October 28 meeting for the next WTO director-general, “Members indicate strong preference for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as DG but US objects.” The “troika” of WTO committee chairmen leading the […]
False scare stories fuel the Green New Deal
Green Climate Follies, part two: For decades, mainstream climate journalists have been trying to panic readers with scare stories of species extinctions; crop declines; forest fires; rising, acidified oceans; more powerful, more frequent hurricanes — all supposedly caused by human use of fossil fuels. These scare stories are now being used to promote the Green […]
