Mike Norman Economics

Sam Epstein explains the model behind the Niskanen Center poll. High level of uncertainty owing to pandemic conditions. Will this reduce turnout enough to affect the election results?Niskanen CenterNegative Partisan Predicts 2020: The September Update Sam Epstein

Geothermal.  Low-hanging fruit?OilpriceIs This The Cleanest Energy On Earth? Alex Kimani

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Ice Cube understands U.S. is a currency issuer and not constrained when it comes to spending on needed investments. Trade and invest using the concepts of MMT. Get a 30-day free trial to MMT Trader. https://www.pitbulleconomics.com/mmt-trader/?s2-ssl=yes/ Download my podcasts! New one every week. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105286 Mike Norman Twitter https://twitter.com/mikenorman

Important. China is following Russia's path in developing self-sufficiency in response to US economic warfare. The world is dividing into Global North-South and East-West camps, which reduces to the US versus China. Hybrid warfare is first, with both sides beefing up their militaries. Add this to the effect of this pandemic and the acceleration of global warming and the situation seems incendiary.BruegelChina’s ‘dual circulation’ plan is bad news for others’ exports Alicia...

Will the US quit the WTO now?Sputnik InternationalWTO Sides With China in Tariff Row With US

Analysis of the Russian election. The status quo won handily. RTDespite small gains for the far right & Navalny, Russia’s weekend elections don’t suggest any major political change is imminentPaul Robinson | Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa

Amen. Linking a currency to another currency weakens currency sovereignty. Capital controls are unnecessary for a large, self-sufficient country like China. Follow Russia's lead in decoupling.SCMPChina should seize the moment to free up controls on the yuan to expand its international use Zhou Xin

Today is quite an anniversary. It is fifty years since Milton Friedman’s article on the responsibilities of corporate management appeared in the New York Times. Whilst it was not the only argument in favor of the shift towards a narrow focus on shareholder value, it was certainly one of the more persuasive and influential. I have long held that Friedman’s reputation was ill-deserved because of his overt ideological bias and thus lack of any pretenses to scientific thought, but I realize...

Giving the president almost none of what he wants, except for a chance to claim victory The Chinese government won't permit the sale of the algorithm anyway. The VergeTikTok’s Deal With Oracle Is a Bet That Trump Will Cave on Concerns Over China Casey Newton