REALITY CHECK: While many (including myself) agree with the US president’s stance on China Trade, specifically the need to stop forced technology transfers and IP theft (the trade imbalance is not actually an issue; certainly not one that can be or ever has been solved through a race to the bottom tariff war. Trade imbalances…
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Making Sense of the First Democratic Debates – Proposals and Policies – Part 1
Before we dive in to the specific platforms and policies that we heard proposed in the first Democratic Debates over the last two nights, let us address a few things that may have been left out or only alluded to in the last piece I wrote about the candidates yesterday [Read that here if you…
Making Sense of the First Democratic Debates – Proposals and Policies – Part 2
[This is Part 2 of a two-part post on this subject. Part 1 can be read here.] Some Thoughts On Proposed Democratic Platform Policies Let’s quickly explore some of the platforms and policies that we heard proposed in the last few days by the various candidates for the democratic presidential nominee. It should make for…