Relative to each other, they can’t. But relative to something else, they easily can. A reader asked me to comment on a video by Brent Johnson, CEO of Santiago Capital. Chinese Yuan Devaluation – What you Need to Know My reader thought Brent and I were in disagreement. But I agree with nearly all of […]
Starmer may be preparing his nation for battle, but he does not have the support of his nation. An Ipsos poll found that over half of Britons “would not fight for their country under any circumstances.” The Victory in Europe Day celebrations coincided with the poll, causing no increase in patriotism. Only 35% of adults […]
China is seeking new buyers amid the ongoing trade war with the United States. Chinese exports increased by 8.1% in April on an annualized basis, with imports declining 0.2%. Yet, imports to the United States fell 21% on the yearly, with imports declining 14%. There is no shortage of buyers for Chinese goods. Exports from China to […]
This entire post is the result of a thought experiment and subsequent research. The question I asked myself was, “What if, knowingly or not, the Trump administration was continuity rather than revolutionary?” The Digital Control Grid: Hidden in Plain Sight America’s digital control grid wasn’t built overnight. It wasn’t constructed in secret underground bunkers by […]
I have stated that the first WTC terrorists drew the Twin Towers with planes going into them in advance of 9/11. I have also said in conversations with Bill Kristol back in the ’90s that he argued to remove Saddam, Assad, and Qaddafi, and we would bring peace to the Middle East. I told him […]
Oil refinery Valero has opted to close its operations in California due to excessive regulations on energy. Located in the small city of Benicia, the town is expected to lose 400 jobs, which the mayor is calling the exit “a major hit on the city.” Everyone in California is feeling the impact of Newsom’s war on fossil […]
Credit Trump for the irony of the year in a pair of comments on Truth Social. Comments of the Day Irony of the Year CLOSED MARKETS DON’T WORK ANYMORE!!! No one has tried harder than Trump to make the US an island. He wants production here, massive tariffs to stop imports, tariffs to balance the […]
Trump worked out a deal with the UK, a US trade surplus country. One Down, 199 to Go We have the first deal (with details to be worked out later). Please note Trump Announces “Breakthrough Trade Agreement” with U.K. Speaking from the Oval Office, Mr. Trump said a “breakthrough” deal with the U.K. would include “billions […]
The tariff sledgehammer has a role, but it’s a limited one. There’s an inherent tension in State-Corporate Capitalism. Proponents of the free market hold that any state Industrial Policy will fail because the State cannot pick the winners and losers as effectively as The Market. Yet Corporate Capitalism continually lobbies the State to lower interest rates and taxes, weaken the […]
