by Richard Schulman Is what happened a surprise? It shouldn’t be. The governors of urban Democratic states created a lumpenproletariat by shutting down their states’ economies. They then condemned to the confines of their apartments the lumpen they had created, week after week, month upon month. When a police killing that was immediately and universally […]
UK, in reversal, bans Huawei 5G
Calls for ten-nation “club” to build own 5G network The weekly trade report by L.C. There were two important Huawei developments this week. Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou lost her bid for a Canadian court to halt her extradition to the US, and the UK reversed its earlier decision to allow Huawei to be […]
Xi Jinping a laughingstock; Congress passing tough new bills
The weekly trade report with L.C. The confrontational atmosphere in US-China relations is intensifying. On Capitol Hill the bipartisan push for stronger measures continues. Within the Administration there are still debates over what actions to take in response to Chinese misbehavior, but those pushing for a harsher break with China are reportedly winning. Xi Jinping […]
Time for a major rethink of education and arts policies
by Richard Schulman It’s time for a major rethink of education and arts policies. We’re hardly the first to recognize the new possibilities catalyzed by the coronavirus pandemic. But this may be the first time that four topics usually thought of separately have been tied together: Education US STEM backwardness The arts The US Education […]
116 countries back Australia’s push for an independent coronavirus inquiry
The weekly trade report with L.C. A coalition of 116 countries back Australia’s push for an independent coronavirus inquiry. A group of 54 African nations has joined, Australia’s SBS News reports, “bringing the total number of countries on board to 116.” SBS adds: The African Group’s 54 member states will co-sponsor the motion, joining 62 […]
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