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The Trump administration’s demands in the current round of NAFTA discussions could kill the trade pact, Reuters and The Hill warn. The President’s political base in the “rust belt” states are pushing him in that direction. See, for example, today’s Toledo Blade. Trump may repeat Smoot-Hawley disaster If the administration’s demands kill NAFTA, trade, employment, […]

The revelation that Russians sowed Left-Right hatred on Facebook explodes the Democratic Party narrative of alleged Trump collusion with Russia during the presidential campaign. The Russian operatives, it is now apparent, were equal opportunity fomenters of hatred against both parties in the election. One Facebook account controlled by Russian operatives, Blacktivist, had four times the […]

North Korean EMP attack A North Korean EMP attack “could indefinitely shut down the electric power grid and kill 90 percent of ‘all Americans’ within a year,” Congress was warned yesterday. Astonishingly, neither the Trump administration nor Republicans in Congress have mobilized on an emergency basis to address decades of funding neglect of the U.S. […]

China goes corporatist Today’s Wall Street Journal reports that “The Chinese government is pushing some of its biggest tech companies…to offer the state a stake in them and a direct role in corporate decisions….While the authoritarian government already exerts heavy sway over businesses through regulation, a management role would give Beijing a direct hand in […]

China’s leaders fear unrest China’s leaders fear unrest in Hong Kong, Xinjiang, and Tibet. In Hong Kong, the Beijing government-controlled publication Global Times complains that “Some young fans turned their backs, booed and even raised middle fingers when the [Chinese national] anthem was played.” Far from this being an imitation of actions by N.F.L. players […]