Trade correspondent L.C. reports: President Trump this past week issued threats against Canada, NAFTA, the WTO, and Congress. The rest of the world has been responding pro-actively by forming free-trade pacts without the US. In an intense week for the NAFTA renegotiation that followed last week’s announcement of a US-Mexico bilateral agreement, talks with Canada […]
Agreement with Mexico but unity vs China pending
Trade correspondent L.C. reports: As expected, the US and Mexico this morning announced agreement on a trade deal which, if Canada accepts, will constitute NAFTA 2.0. “But a number of key factors remain unresolved in Trump’s effort to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement — the biggest among them whether Canada will sign on […]
Can US education become great again?
A new year is starting at schools and colleges around the US, but it’s business as usual in the education industry. Although the US has higher per pupil educational spending than anywhere else in the world, its students score a mediocre 28th place in global school rankings. China scores way ahead of the US in […]
Florida takes jackpot for amendments on November ballot
Many US states have amendments that voters must decide on this November, but Florida takes the jackpot for excessive amendments — twelve or thirteen at latest count — and the worst-written amendments. Florida constitutional amendment #9 combines a ban on drilling for oil and natural gas in state-owned waters with a prohibition of vaping in […]
Vice-ministerial level US-China trade talks resume; outcome uncertain
Trade correspondent L.C. writes: In a potential breakthrough in the US-China trade standoff, Beijing accepted Washington’s invitation to hold vice-ministerial level talks. There is speculation that the White House would like to be able to announce some resolution or at least major progress in the talks with China before the early-November mid-term elections. This will […]
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