"What began as a trade war and a tech war between Beijing and Washington is now an ideas war."

>"Demolished coal plants, $100-oil, soaring public debt, inflation, invasions, gold at $2,000 — what’s next?"

Polish authorities have taken a hardline stance on the crisis, instituting a state of emergency in the border _...Read More_

"Free trade fatigue and strained supply chains were already fracturing the system before the virus accelerated nationalist impulses towards autarky or self-reliance"

Over a single weekend in August 1971, US President Richard Nixon and a crack team of advisers set in motion developments that would inaugurate a new world order. Though there was little choice but to end the dollar's convertibility into _...Read More_

"Noncompete clauses, licensing requirements and corporate mergers have tended to strengthen the hand of business."

“Winning the economic and legal arguments is essential for substantial reform of monetary institutions. But ‘Getting money right’ also requires getting the normative arguments for sound monetary policy right.” Samuel Gregg thorough and fair _...Read More_

New orders rose 0.5% in March as the U.S. recovery fueled manufacturing demand.

"A surge of migrants poses a challenge for the president’s policies."

"It might seem odd for the world’s factory floor to be concerned about deindustrialization. But China’s latest five-year plan shows Beijing is worried—and with good reason."

"The sweeping ban, which was based on concerns about forced labor in the region, could compel companies to reorganize their multinational supply chains."

I love it when Lyn Alden writes articles with chapters - so much big brain energy! The article discusses some of the big picture stuff underlying the current monetary system. Petrodollars, structural US trade deficits, "global reset" _...Read More_

>"The C.D.C. action cited the coronavirus risk if tenants are forced into shelters or other crowded quarters. It did not lift their rent obligation."