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Trade Turmoil Gives Democrats an Opening to Hit Trump on Economy
Democratic candidates have taken a calibrated approach to talking about the
economy, but the trade war with China provides a potent new line of attack.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Laffer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laffer_curve
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tit_for_tat
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Open Thread
Use this thread to discuss topics not relevant to recent posts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tit_for_tat
Tit for tat is the problem of World peace and plenty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_equilibrium
It describes Democratic presidential politics.
It is not much help in choosing a winner. Look at the initial conditions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJS7Igvk6ZM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic2JRy1SYqA
The important point is I have never ceased to love you.
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Trump Asserts He Can Force U.S. Companies to Leave China
The president cited a national security law from 1977 that has never before
been used to cut economic ties with a major power in a trade dispute.
https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Documents/ieepa.pdf
Trump will be lonely.
All he must do is stop trying to win.
That will not happen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion
The Marines must not be landed.
China has bombs and missels.
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Democratic Field Shrinks to 21: This Week in the 2020 Race
Jay Inslee and Seth Moulton are out, John Hickenlooper is in (a Senate
race), and candidates released plans for labor and the environment.
Democratic Field Shrinks to 21: This Week in the 2020 Race
Jay Inslee and Seth Moulton are out, John Hickenlooper is in (the race for
Senate), and new plans for labor and the environment.
A Gyrating Economy, and Trump’s Volatile Approach to It, Raise Alarms
Mr. Trump’s wild pronouncements on Friday renewed questions about his
stewardship of the world’s largest economy even as he escalated a trade war
with China before heading to France for the G7 summit.
Joe Biden, Recalling ’68, Asks Audience to Imagine Obama’s Assassination
“Imagine what would have happened if, God forbid, Barack Obama had been
assassinated after becoming the de facto nominee,” Mr. Biden said, evoking
the tumult of 1968.
How David Koch and His Brother Shaped American Politics
The billionaire, who died Friday, understood the power of changing “hearts
and minds.” He spent almost unlimited money on behalf of limited government.
With Time Running Short, Patriots Unlikely to Make White House Visit
They won the Super Bowl on Feb. 3. But since then the team and the White
House have not agreed on a date, though both sides say politics has nothing
to do with it.
California Is the ‘Popular Boy or Girl at the Dance’ in 2020
Kamala Harris has the home-state advantage, but the other Democratic
presidential hopefuls are not ceding the state.
Trolling Trump, Joe Walsh Tries to Recruit George Conway for Nascent Challenge
In a signal that he intends to bait Mr. Trump into engagement with him, Mr.
Walsh, a conservative radio show host, is wooing the husband of Kellyanne
Conway.
A Kennedy-Markey Primary? Massachusetts Is Jolted
With the state gripped by the possibility of another Kennedy campaigning
for Senate, the incumbent is not backing down: “Oh, I’m running.”
This U.S. Warship Threatens Iran (From 600 Miles Away)
“We recognize that tensions are high, and we don’t want to go to war,” said
Capt. William Reed, a fighter pilot who commands the ship’s air wing.
Barr Seized on Epstein Case as Doubts Mounted About Justice Dept.
The attorney general has been unusually personally involved in the
investigations into the jailhouse suicide of Jeffrey Epstein, the
high-profile financier accused of sex trafficking.
‘It’s Gratifying’: Jay Inslee Finally Gets His Moment
The Washington governor and self-described climate candidate told us what
it was like to achieve national recognition — after leaving the
presidential race.
World Leaders’ G7 Expectations: A Nice Chat, Some Good Wine, No Unity With Trump
America’s closest allies meet this weekend and have all but given up on
producing the kind of consensus about global issues that has been the
summit’s hallmark for decades.
Seth Moulton Ends 2020 Presidential Campaign With a Warning
Mr. Moulton, a congressman from Massachusetts, had focused his campaign on
national security. He hinted at potentially supporting Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Trump Says He Will Raise Existing Tariffs on Chinese Goods to 30%
The president said he would raise tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese
imports to 30 percent and would start the next $300 billion at a rate of 15
percent.
American Jailed in Moscow on Spy Charges Says Guards Injured Him
Paul N. Whelan, a former Marine held for eight months on charges he denies,
said he was in “great pain” and compared his treatment to the Salem witch
trials.
I’ve Never Known How to Say This
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