Mike Norman Economics

 For all those libertarians who hate fiat money.Like fiat currencies, Bitcoin is not backed by any physical commodity or precious metal. JOHN P. KELLEHER - Why Do Bitcoins Have Value?.

 Either way, they're in it! 

[embedded content]

John V. Walsh explains how the US is on a collision course with China.Dissident VoiceThe Chinese Dreamers vs. the U.S. HegemonJohn V. Walsh , formerly Professor of Physiology and Cellular Neuroscience at a Massachusetts Medical SchoolSee alsoThis article does not present the best argument, but the idea of risking over-extension has legs.Sputnik InternationalBiden's Budget: US Entering New Stage of Great Power Rivalry, Risks Stretching Thin, Observers SayAlso from Sputnik:Biden to US...

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent Bashar Assad a telegram with congratulations on the latter's re-election as Syrian president and pledged all possible assistance in the economic recovery of the country, China Central Television reported."China strongly supports the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Syria, will provide all possible assistance in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, in revitalizing the country's economy and improving the lives of the population, will...

Lots of "neutrals." Flows may change. A powder keg waiting to blow.

 Competition.Sputnik InternationalHuawei Launches Long-Awaited Operating System in Bid To Knock Google Off Top Place

English transcript.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian FederationForeign Minister Sergey Lavrov's video address to the Sixth International Conference Russia and China: Cooperation in a New Era, Moscow, June 1, 2021

Scientists almost never say they’re sure, and it could take years to pin down the pandemic's origins. Until then: People are trying to scare you.Politicizing science is straight up propaganda.WiredThe Covid-19 Lab Leak Theory Is a Tale of Weaponized UncertaintyAdam RogersMore on propagandaDances with BearsRUSSIA THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS OF ANGLO-AMERICAN WARJohn Helmer

There's a Chinese government atrocity -- a massacre of tens of thousands -- that has long been hushed up.  But the victims weren't Uyghurs; they were native Taiwanese-- mostly the educated elite--massacred by US ally Chiang's Kuomintang in 1947. Lin's family's story was not unique. As many as 28,000 Taiwanese civilians were believed to be killed after an attempted uprising in 1947, a systematic massacre significant not only for its scale but also for the silence that enshrouded the subject...