1
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – May 5, 2019
This post is by TONY WIKRENT Strategic Political Economy China’s
population could peak in 2023, here’s why that matters [CNBC, via Naked
Capitalism 5-2-19] China’s population is likely to peak in 2023, according
to a study by online database company Global Demographics and analytics
firm Complete Intelligence. The Chinese government had previously estimated
that the […]
This is a compilation from links at Naked Capitalism.
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com
2
Will China’s Uighur Detentions Spur U.S. Sanctions? Pompeo Won’t Say
The secretary of state’s remarks were another sign of the administration’s
paralysis on imposing sanctions, as some American officials fear
jeopardizing trade talks.
China is a sovereign nation.
Genocide seems probable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_conquest_of_China
The Manderinate hated the western barbarians.
3
Trump Names Mark Morgan, Former Head of Border Patrol, to Lead ICE
Mr. Morgan led the Border Patrol during the last months of the Obama
administration, but he has expressed agreement with many of President
Trump’s hard-line views.
More dead refugees.
4
Public and Private Sector Payroll Jobs During Presidential Terms
By request, here is another update of tracking employment during
Presidential terms. We frequently use Presidential terms as time markers -
we could use Speaker of the House, Fed Chair, or any other marker.
NOTE: Several readers have asked if I could add a lag to these graphs
(obviously a new President has zero impact on employment for the month they
are elected). But that would open a debate on the proper length of the lag,
so I'll just stick to the beginning of each term.
Important: There are many differences between these periods. Overall
employment was smaller in the '80s, howe... more »
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praetorian_Guard
Trump Says Kentucky Derby Ruling Was ‘Not a Good One’
The president tweeted that to disqualify the first-place finisher and name
a different winner could happen “only in these days of political
correctness.”
Trump probably lost his bet.
The stewards acted properly.
||
No comments:
Post a Comment