Readers may remember the following chart. Bear it in mind. Here’s a summary from Chris Brunet of the cuts: According to the Crimson report, which quotes five anonymous faculty sources, the reductions are as follows: Science PhD admissions slashed by more than 75% Arts & Humanities cut by about 60% Social Sciences reduced 50–70% History […]
Trump Era
It’s for sure that there are those with great influence on him who want him to. Thomas Neuburger has the quotes, starting with Stephen Miller: [This is] Legal insurrection. The President is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, not an Oregon judge. Portland and Oregon law enforcement, at the direction of local leaders, have refused […]
So, Trump took a 10% stake in Intel, in exchange for releasing almost 9 billion dollars of subsidies without requiring Intel to meet various milestones. Is this bad? Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time the US government gave loans to both Solyndra and Tesla. Without those loans, neither company would have […]
So, I’ve long had issues with H-1B Visas, and all types of guest-worker visas. Not only do they take jobs from natives, in many cases (but not all), they create a class of workers with limited rights. Bosses don’t just want guest workers because they are cheaper and drive down wages, but because they can […]
First, I want to follow up on this: “I am due to have a conversation with a friend that lives in Denmark tomorrow and I’m going to ask him about energy prices.” His reply, and I paraphrase as I did not record it or take notes: “if we still had to make our house payment, […]
Some years ago I wrote an article about how to run a real left wing government. Seven Rules for running a real left-wing government Of course, it was really a guide for how to change the ruling ideology of a society. Because, yes, elites, apparatchniks and what as might be called a deep state state […]
Despite all the flakiness and back and forth Trump’s actions have a unified purpose. Like the Democrats, but even more so, they disproportionately benefit the rich. (We’ll leave aside the pandemic response, which is complicated and an emergency.) This table is older, and based on the House version of Trump’s budget and tariffs, but should […]
This is a complete capitulation: 15% tariffs on EU goods, 0% on US goods EU to buy 750 billion dollars in LNG over the next 3 years (US LNG is more expensive than alternatives) 600 billion EU investment in the US 50% tariff on steel and aluminum to the US stays in place A commitment […]
Trump: Wow! Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood for Palestine. That will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them. Oh’ Canada!!! The current plan is 35% tariffs on everything not covered by the USMCA trade deal. But here’s the thing: Canada buys more US exports than […]
So, the Supremes have decided, without even bothering to write an opinion, that the Department of Education can be massively reduced without Congressional approval: The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Trump administration may fire more than half of the Department of Education’s workforce — mass terminations that, in Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s words, […]