Archive for March 2024
Bridge to the Bottom: Global Deregulation of Shipping
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge is directly tied to the use of globalization to undermine national standards of safety and quality.
Read MoreThe Corrupt Trifecta of Yass, Trump, and Netanyahu
Yass’s payoffs to Trump are part of his efforts to destroy democracy in the U.S. and Israel, while helping China.
Read MoreRepublican Disarray
How fractured are the Republicans in Congress? Let us count the ways.
Read MoreThe Promise of Biden’s Second Term
And the exemplary effects of his green jobs creation programs in his first term
Read MoreCrypto’s New Pal, Gary Gensler
Why did the usually public-minded SEC chair breathe new life into Bitcoins?
Read MoreMan of Steel
President Biden’s blockage of the proposed purchase of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel is unprecedented and magnificently pro-union.
Read MoreThe Clock Is Tik-Toking for Tech
Forcing divestment of Chinese ownership of TikTok is no substitute for comprehensive data privacy regulation. It’s a first step.
Read MoreWTO, RIP
The annual World Trade Organization meeting came to an ignominious end last week with no ‘progress’ on major issues. That is a form of progress.
Read MoreA Capital Crime
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is sabotaging a rule requiring stronger capital standards for banks—that he pretended to support.
Read MoreWhat Super Tuesday Portends
Biden has opportunities to make real gains. Will he maximize them?
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