This is another case of Trump doing the right thing in theory. From Matt Stoller: Trump also issued an executive order to ban buybacks, dividends, and cap executive compensation for defense contractors. The rumor is that DOD deputy secretary Steve Feinberg complained about the unwillingness of the contractors to do competent work. Feinberg is a […]
Trump Era
Normally I ignore the style of government rhetoric and concentrate on the substance. But the Trump administration is so pathetically juvenile it beggars belief: Womp womp, cry all you want. These criminal illegal aliens aren’t getting released. Like clockwork, violent rioters have arrived at the Broadview ICE facility to demand the release of some of […]
These numbers are astounding: 36 per cent of Canadians currently view the United States as a friend, compared to 60 per cent at the end of 2020 and 89 per cent in 2013, and that 27 per cent of Canadians presently view the U.S. as an enemy, a number that stood at 11 per cent […]
We’re about 4 weeks into our annual fundraiser. Our goal is $12,500 (same as last year). So far we’ve raised $9,735 from 82 people out of a readership of about 10,000. If you read this blog, you’re usually ahead of everyone else. You know, years in advance, much of what’s going to happen. The intelligence […]
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 […]
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 […]