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Cory Booker Says Beating Trump Should Be ‘the Floor, Not the Ceiling’
Stuck in the polls and contending with a loaded Democratic field, Mr.
Booker emphasized a deeper primary conversation during a four-day swing
through Iowa.
Cory Booker is correct.
2
Sarah Sanders Says Trump and Kim ‘Agree in Their Assessment’ of Biden
The White House press secretary also defended the president’s approach to
North Korea and the review of the Russia investigation’s roots.
Biden should not be president.
3
Trump’s Ringside Evening in the Sumo Arena
The sumo ring is a sacred space where rules have applied for centuries.
Foreign leaders do not often step inside, but President Trump came bearing
a trophy.
Trump did not make news.
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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – May 26, 2019
This post is by Tony Wikrent Strategic Political Economy The radical plan
to change how Harvard teaches economics [Vox, via The Big Picture
5-25-19]Harvard finally has someone who is challenging Bush Dubya’s
economic guru Greg Mankiw in the teaching of introductory economics.
Personally, I think Mankiw should be turned over to some impoverished
country like Chad […]
The search for a balance between regulation and investment continues.
The present situation is neither satisfactory or sustainable.
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Trump’s Ringside Evening in the Sumo Arena
The sumo ring is a sacred space where rules have applied for centuries.
Foreign leaders do not often step inside, but President Trump came bearing
a trophy.
Japan is troubled.
Trump's Republicans cannot help.
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Hotels: Occupancy Rate Increased Year-over-year
From HotelNewsNow.com: STR: US hotel results for week ending 18 May
The U.S. hotel industry reported positive year-over-year results in the
three key performance metrics during the week of 12-18 May 2019, according
to data from STR.
In comparison with the week of 13-19 May 2018, the industry recorded the
following:
• *Occupancy: +0.8% to 70.8%*
• Average daily rate (ADR): +1.4% to US$134.36
• Revenue per available room (RevPAR): +2.2% to US$95.13
emphasis added
The following graph shows the seasonal pattern for the hotel occupancy rate
using the four week average.
[image: Hotel O... more »
The hotel business is not growing.
This may not be meaningful.
Short term shelter has a new buisness model.
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How Democrats Are, and Aren’t, Challenging the Trump Economic Record
Acknowledging the boom, and then a quick pivot to other issues or a nuanced
argument on what personal economic well-being means.
Seize Ronald Reagan's retorical question:"are you better off now than you were four years ago?".
8
Trump Opens Tokyo Visit With a Tweet Sure to Unnerve the Japanese
President Trump played down North Korea’s recent tests of short-range
ballistic missiles, undercutting declarations by both Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe and the president’s own national security adviser.
Trump cannot resolve North Korea.
9
Bernie Sanders, No Longer the Front-Runner, Brings Campaign Home to Vermont
His themes are familiar, but his status — he is now second in the polls —
has changed. He is starting to host in-person fund-raisers, with ticket
prices starting at $27.
Bernie Sanders is not yet the Candidate.
10
Trump’s Targeting of Intelligence Agencies Gains a Harder Edge
The president has long waged that war by tweet, but his new attorney
general is poised to professionalize the fight.
Trump is shure the intelligence agencies are his enemies.
"The facts have a well known liberal bias."
11
A Lesson of Sandy Hook: ‘Err on the Side of the Victims’
A tidal wave of aid bore witness to the power of human kindness, but the
money that engulfed Newtown, Conn., also sowed division.
I don't know how to "err on the side of the victims".
The victims at Sandy Hook had no side.
12
Fact-Checking Bernie Sanders on the Campaign Trail
Mr. Sanders has campaigned on his record of popularizing progressive
positions and taking aim at President Trump. Here’s a fact-check of his
remarks.
Bernie Sanders is a politician.
13
A Senator Wants to Have a Greater Impact. So He’s Leaving the Senate.
Tom Udall, a veteran New Mexico Democrat, said he could do more to advance
his progressive ideas by skipping another two years of relentless
re-election fund-raising.
The Republicans do not bargain.
14
John Bolton Says North Korean Missile Tests Violated U.N. Resolutions
Mr. Bolton said there was “no doubt” that missile tests this month violated
Security Council resolutions. President Trump had earlier downplayed their
importance.
True but trivial.
15
Iran Slams U.S. After Middle East Troop Buildup Is Announced
Tehran responded with a threat of “two new secret weapons” after the Trump
administration pushed ahead with arms sales and promised to deploy extra
forces.
The U.S. is being pointlessly aggressive.
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Schedule for Week of May 26, 2019
The key reports this week are the second estimate of Q1 GDP, Case-Shiller
house prices, and Personal Income and Outlays for April.
For manufacturing, the May Dallas and Richmond Fed manufacturing surveys
will be released.
*----- Monday, May 27th -----*
All US markets will be closed in observance of *Memorial Day*.
*----- Tuesday, May 28th -----*
[image: Case-Shiller House Prices Indices]9:00 AM: *S&P/Case-Shiller House
Price Index* for March.
This graph shows the year-over-year change in the seasonally adjusted
National Index, Composite 10 and Composite 20 indexes through the most ... more »
Anticipation has no effect on me.
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Open Thread
Feel free to use the comments to this post discuss topics not covered in
recent posts.
A quick look is informative.
18
Huawei Ban Threatens Wireless Service in Rural Areas
Many small carriers depend on inexpensive equipment from the Chinese
company. Now they must rethink expansion plans, and perhaps replace
existing gear.
The insecurity of rural areas threatens Republican government.
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On Politics: The Biggest Stories of the Week
It’s been a busy week in American politics. Here are some of the stories
you might have missed.
None of these.
John Bolton Says North Korean Missile Tests Violated U.N. Resolutions
Mr. Bolton said there was “no doubt” that missile tests this month violated
Security Council resolutions. President Trump had earlier downplayed their
importance.
True but trivial.
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