03/23/20
It's hard to say whether the response to the coronavirus crisis will prove to be a brilliant success or the president's undoing, but it's not likely to fall somewhere in the middle. Read More...Tags: Spread of COVID-19, global , China, US , Italy, Iran , containment, social distancing, state shutdown orders, Flatten the curve, swine flu, Chinese criticism of US efforts, deficiencies of Chinese response, HydroxyChloroquine, President Donald Trump , 2nd quarter recession, Goldman Sachs, Federal Reserve, federal funds rate, bond purchases, fiscal stimulus, CARES Act, Sen. Mitch McConnell
11/19/18
Faster economic growth would be great, but the president’s plan may need some adjustments. Numerous opinions are reflected in the analysis, which transcends the standard liberal/conservative divide. Read More...Tags: GDP growth , President Donald Trump, Larry Kudlow, Stephen Moore, Art Laffer, US trade deficit, Republcan tax cuts, WSJ economist survey, David Stockman, Brett Aitken, Stansberry Research, Herbert Hoover, Michael Snyder, Ray Dalio, middle class lifestyle, "free stuff", David Smick, China, theft of intellecdtual property, Trans-Pacific Partnership, NAFTA, USMCA, Paul Volcker, Ted Kaufman
08/06/18
The national political climate is disturbing, and critics blame the president. Trump's supporters should abandon him, they say, without acknowledging that their side may also be at fault. Read More...Tags: representative democracy theory, President Donald Trump, Violence in Portland, ICE, Jim Acosta, Ted Kaufman, Edmund Burke, good Republicans, Trans-Pacific Partnership, China, tax cut , deficits, wasteful spending, Russia , Vladimir Putin, meddling in US elections, Helsinki summit, one on-one meeting, Russian support against Iran, Trump tough on Ruissia, administration successes, Ruth Marcus, Robert Mueller, rule of law, Paul Manafort, James Comey, Rep. Trey Gowdy, Rod Rosenstein, mid-term outlook, president's "lose the House" strategy, swing electoral districts, president's approval ratings, immigration, border wall funding, shutdown threat, appropriation bills, healthcare
03/26/18
We agree that the balance of payments deficit with China is of serious concern, but the administration is not making the right moves to combat it. Read More...Tags: budget deficits, balance of payments, China, Warren Buffet, IOUSA, comparative advantage, Adam Smith, state-managed trade, unfunded liabiliites, President Donald Trump, protectionist instincts, Trans-Pacific Partnership, TPP -11, NAFTA, tariffs, steel & aluminum, Wilbur Ross, Larry Kudlow, unfair Chinese trade policies, forced sharing of US-owned intellectual property, tariffs a tax, stocks swoon, World Trade Organization, Indigenous innovation, Made in China 2025
06/12/17
Don’t be fooled by the blowback, withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement was a good decision. Read More...Tags: Paris climate agreement, man-made global warming theory, EPA, Paris 2015, Copenhagen 2009, President Barack Obama, China, India, Donald Trump, Clean Power Plan, Scott Pruitt, Senate ratification, G7 summit, Ivanka Trump, Jstrf Kushner, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Steve Bannon, John Greer, Al Gore, Tom Steyer, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Moore, CA Governor Jerry Brown, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo, WA Governor Jay Inslee, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, DE Governor John Carney