Mike Norman Economics

If some areas get immunity against Covid-19 sooner than expected, the world still faces huge challenges. Opinion by Tyler Cohen, professor of economics at George Mason University,Herd immunity relies on the superspreaders becoming immune, but new superspreaders are likely to arise.But there are caveats. First, many herd immunity hypotheses invoke the idea of “superspreaders” — that a relatively small number of people account for a disproportionate amount of the contagion. Perhaps it is...

.                  They went for herd immunity in Sweden, but one problem, no one wants to be part of the herd. It will be a few years before we know if whether Sweden’s approach was the right one or not. While most countries went into lockdown as Covid-19 spread rapidly across the world, Sweden took a different approach and allowed the controlled spread of coronavirus among the population in attempts to achieve herd immunity. They relied on individuals to responsibly social...

Ex British policeman cycles across Xinjiang and finds no evidence of Uighur oppression at all. He was never restricted from going anywhere he wanted. Uighurs seem happy, he says.As home to 47 ethnic minority groups, Xinjiang is a colorful land boasting diverse cultures and landscapes. It was once plagued by terrorist attacks, killing innocent people. But what is it like now? What's the life of local people like? British-Australian Jerry Grey, who has traveled to Xinjiang five times and...

I anticipated the flows would slow, but that is not happening. Therefore, the market is going higher. In my podcast I talk about Biden, Bernie and their lost opportunity. 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

When I was five I was allowed to go out and play with my mates on the bombsites in London (1964). We would be out for hours playing. One day we met a gang of boys and one was carrying an unexploded bomb. They said they were taking it to the police station. We looked at it in deadly silence and kept our distance.  2) The police must have ducked and dived under their desks when those boys came in with that bomb.  Imagine when they put it on the counter?  "look what we found?" Good boys, hey!?...

Western fashion has led the world and people from different ethnic backgrounds have sometimes even had plastic surgery to get that Western look, but I've always wondered how much of it was actually driven by the attraction to the wealth, power, and status which can make people look important and cool.Chinese people were once having plastic surgery to get more European looking eyes, but could the trend ever reverse?The bassball cap became fashionable in Europe, even though we did not play...

More anti-Russian fake news in the Western media. Putin's daughter has tried the new vaccine, and Duterte says he will try it to show Indonesians it's safe.After President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia's Covid-19 vaccine candidate had gained an approval from its regulator, 'western' media went into a anti-Russian frenzy to sow fear and doubt about it. MoA  MoA - 'Western' Media Falsely Claim That Russia's Covid-19 Vaccine Is Ready To Go

A superb discussion about the US foreign policy in Latin America. The US claims to support human rights and democracy but its actions are the complete opposite. Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Ben Norton of The Grayzone about his latest report "Document exposes new US plot to overthrow Nicaragua’s elected socialist gov’t". The leaked document from the US embassy in Managua reveals how Washington seeks to bring a free market to Nicaragua as well as purge Sandinistas from public...

Gold, silver, bonds...all suggesting market correction has begun. 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