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US threatens new tariffs on Brazil, Argentina, France and EU

December 9, 2019 by Richard Schulman 1 Comment

The weekly trade report — by L.C. President Trump unleashed new tariffs with early morning tweets on December 2nd announcing plans to punish Brazil and Argentina by imposing Section 232 [national security] tariffs on their steel and aluminum exports. “Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies, which is not […]

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Has The American Mind lost its?

December 5, 2019 by Richard Schulman Leave a Comment

by Richard Schulman The publication scene in the US has long enjoyed a rich array of offerings from its loony Left. A manifesto just published in The American Mind suggests that the US is developing a loony Right determined to catch up. The tendency’s own preferred name is “national conservatism.” The American Mind is an […]

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Trump administration plays hardball at the WTO

December 2, 2019 by Richard Schulman 1 Comment

Trade correspondent L.C.’s weekly trade report: Over the past two weeks, the Trump administration has been playing hardball at the WTO, including the possibility of vetoing its budget for the next two years and opposing the compensation given Appellate Body (AB) judges. This week, it offered an alternative AB payment plan featuring drastic cuts. Washington […]

Filed Under: Trade  Tagged: World Trade Organization (WTO)

Many climate scientists reject the Democrats’ fossil-fuel alarmism

December 1, 2019 by Richard Schulman 3 Comments

by Richard Schulman The Democrats and mainstream media are continuing their decades-long campaign to convince Americans that continued fossil fuel use is about to cause an irreversible climate catastrophe. This fossil-fuel alarmism is now a central feature of the campaigns of every single Democratic presidential candidate. We now know that the main driver of long-term […]

Filed Under: Climate  Tagged: Henrik Svensmark

No need to make nicey-nice with Xi Jinping for a trade deal

November 25, 2019 by Richard Schulman 1 Comment

By trade correspondent L.C. and the editor What is one to conclude from the overwhelming victory of pro-democracy candidates in Sunday’s Hong Kong municipal elections and the publication last week in the Western press of Chinese Communist internal documents revealing the party’s incarceration of one to two million of its own Muslim population in Xinjiang? […]

Filed Under: Trade  Tagged: Hong Kong, Xinjiang

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