The Recent Weakness in the German Manufacturing Sector
A look at the fallen state of German manufacturing seems to understate the implications of the conditions it describes.
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Guantánamo, Donald Trump’s “Immigrant Problem,” and the Rest of Us
Trump’s methods for dealing with immigrants with less than solid visa status are often cruel. That is almost certainly a feature, not a bug.
Read more...EU Consumers Don’t Trust US Goods: A Look into Trump’s Trade Deficit Claims
Why trade deficits can’t always be solved by price, as in tariffs or currency manipulation.
Read more...The Bazooka Diplomacy of Trump’s Tariffs
A look at theory and practice as far as tariffs are concerned, and what that means for Trump’s threats and plans.
Read more...Trump’s No-Prisoners Approach to Iran-China Oil Crackdown
The US plans further sanctions on intermediaries like tankers and broker that facilitate Iran oil sales to China. Will they work?
Read more...Who Is Driving the Global Privatization of Domestic Infrastructure?
An otherwise informative post about the extent and hazards of infrastructure sales misses who the real bad actors are.
Read more...Europe’s Challenge and Opportunity in the Trump Era: Building Coalitions of the Willing
How some ideas for bolstering Europe’s position in the Trump era are not as well thought through as they ought to be.
Read more...Global Value Chains in a World of Uncertainty and Automation
Global supply chain expansion slowed to crawl speed after the 2008 crisis. But that did not translate into much reshoring.
Read more...Trump’s Shock Doctrine: Uncertainty and the Repudiation of Contracts
How Trump’s economic revolution and the uncertainty it is creating are already wreaking havoc.
Read more...Chaos Theory: Assessing the Legal Validity of Trump’s Tariffs
A look at the legality of Trump tariffs. Sadly, another proof that international law does not count for much in practice.
Read more...Imperialism (Still) Rules
Many in the West now deny imperialism. But even the Economist now sees Trump’s revival of this US legacy.
Read more...James K. Galbraith Discusses His New Book, Entropy Economics, Plus DOGE, Bitcoin and Tariffs
A wide-ranging talk with Jamie Galbraith on his book, Entropy Economics, which focuses on the neglect of real resources, and recent events.
Read more...ICE Faking News: Games Search Engines to Make Mass Deportations Appear Way More Massive Than They Are
Mass deportation raids have barely started, yet ICE is faking their prevalence! What gives?
Read more...The Mass Deportation Handoff, Biden to Trump
Despite Trump’s enthusiasm for rough treatment of illegal immigrants, growth of the deportation industrial complex has been a two-party affair
Read more...Does Trump’s Attempted “Dismantling” of Spook-Infested, Regime Change Agency USAID Herald a New Foreign Policy Era?
It looks more like an attempt to bring under control rogue agencies that were hostile to Trump during his first term in office as well as a shift in the type of “values” the US will support abroad.
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