by Trade Correspondent L.C. In this odd week for US-China ties, President Donald Trump formally accused Beijing of being a currency manipulator while also calling for the US to manipulate the dollar lower. This raises the question of whether the Trump Administration will directly intervene in the currency markets to devalue the dollar. That’s something […]
Radical Environmentalists Condemn African Children to Malaria Deaths
by Richard Schulman “A child under 5 dies from malaria about every two minutes world-wide. Yet radical environmentalists are mobilizing against an important measure to stop mosquitoes from spreading the disease,” an op ed in the Wall Street Journal (July 31, 2019) reports. A program called Target Malaria is seeking to eliminate malaria in the […]
China trade war escalates; new strategy needed
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 […]
US seeks to head off Turkey break with free trade offer
Trade correspondent L.C. reports: The idea of a US-Turkey Free Trade Agreement was raised this week by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). He spoke about the possibility after meeting with visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, with whom the President asked him to meet. The prospect of an FTA was presumably also the White House’s idea. […]
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