Mike Norman Economics

Confronting China is easier said than done. That vessel has already put to sea.The problem is that no one knows just what to do that could possibly work to achieve specified objectives, you know, like drawing up a feasible plan that can get agreement. Why? For one thing, because of different and often competing interests. There are costs as well as benefits, and they are not evenly distributed. As I keep saying, without a systems approach, there will be unintended consequences, and dealing...

 The color revolution in Russia and maidan in Moscow that wasn't.Reminiscence of the FutureI Wouldn't Even Post About It.Andrei Martyanov

Upping the ante.Zero HedgeTaiwan Reports 13 Incursions By Chinese Air Force In One DayTyler Durden

Weekend reading. Longish and detailed.FAIR — Fairness and Accuracy in ReportingCorporate Media’s Leaked Chinese Documents Confirm China Didn’t Hide Covid-19Joshua Cho

More than 2,000 leaders will join the virtual Davos Agenda under the theme of "A Crucial Year to Rebuild Trust” from 25 - 29 January.Twenty-five heads of state and government will join to address urgent need for global cooperation.Six-hundred global CEOs to represent the private sector in 140 sessions live-streamed to the public.Civil society leaders, academia, arts and culture, as well as youth, will be represented....“Rebuilding trust and increasing global cooperation are crucial to...

That didn't take long.Zero HedgeA Large US Military Convoy Rolled Into Syria On 1st Day Of Biden PresidencyTyler Durden

Are there straws in the wind that Biden my be able to create a more decent relationship with Russia? I say Yes; Dan says No. A wager of $.25 is at stake.I think Ray is going to be a quarter poorer with Biden up against the MICIMATT (Military-Industrial-Congressional-Intelligence-MEDIA-Academia-Think-Tank) complex, where there are trillions of dollars and world domination the table. His initial appointments don't bode well. The first order of business after Biden taking control was mounting a...

There are some key terms in demographics that apply to the current US in particular, but also the UK through the British Empire and to some degree France with the French Empire. It is also the case with Russia and China, which are multi-ethnic countries.These terms are "multicultural," "multiracial," and "intersectional." and also "gender" and "sexual orientation."Culture has to do with tradition. Race has to do with a genetic grouping. They are both included in ethnicity. Gender and sexual...

Here we go again.... This is just like when recently the Art degree left literally thought Trump meant that illegals were riding across the border on the backs of literal coyotes...  major cognitive impairment in these people no ability to discern the figurative from the literal...  and no ability to discern the abstraction from the real...  they are all unqualified...  SCARY!!!!AOC lays into Ted Cruz after misleading tweet on Paris Climate Agreement https://t.co/E9IwC50CVM— The Independent...

 Trump didn't pardon him. He must feel very let down because he probably felt a lot of loyalty for Trump. And the protestors were probably expecting a coup which didn't happen. The legal representative of Jacob Chansley—better known as the “QAnon Shaman,” who burst into the U.S. Capitol wearing furs and Viking horns—has said his client feels cheated by Trump. Referring to his client as “the guy with the horns and the fur,” attorney Al Watkins told the St. Louis NBC News affiliate KSDK:...