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18th of March 2025 My Lords, last Thursday, the noble Lord, Lord Howell, asked the House to take note of the UK’s international position. My purpose today is narrower but more urgent; to ask the Government what their Ukraine policy now is. It is urgent because the Trump Administration have torn up the familiar script. I wish the Government had offered a full-length debate to consider the consequences of this. I remind your Lordships of the script. The King’s Speech of 17 July...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Proud to see this coming from Rhode Island: “A new bill introduced to the United States House of Representatives would withhold federal funding for any American “operations to invade or seize territory from” Canada, Panama or Greenland — unless Congress agrees to it first, that is. “Introduced Thursday by Rhode Island Rep. Seth Magaziner, the […] The post No Invading Allies Act appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]On and on and on, for more than ninety mins, he driveled hatred, racism, and bigotry; sputtered treasonous proposals.  They cheered every drivel and sputter.  Rose enthusiastically to their feet time after time.   Their adoration of their magus on full display to the world.   Europe, all the free world, shuddered with the memories evoked; […] The post A Developed Taste appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]China, China, China. China is not the only offshore manufacturer of automotive wire harnesses, plastic parts, stampings, etc. There is also Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, etc. I know because I was tasked with visiting our plants as a supplier of US materials and parts. Yes, China is in the mix and I would fly into Beijing […] The post The North American Automobile Industry Waits for Trump and the Gov. to Act appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]”Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”~Napoleon Bonaparte What should Senate Democrats do about the GOP continuing resolution? Filibuster and send it back to the house, which will certainly mean a shut-down? Or let it pass on the grounds that Democrats can’t be blamed for the consequences? James Carville’s argument is that […] The post Time for Senate Dems to stand up against Trump/Musk appeared first on...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]This past Sunday the New York Times ran an essay (gift link) adapted from Ezra Klein’s new book with Derek Thompson.  The book, which I look forward to reading, is on abundance liberalism.  Klein’s essay begins as follows: I keep seeing Democrats say the resistance failed. On these pages, James Carville counseled Democrats to “roll over and […] The post Is abundance the liberal answer to Trump? appeared first...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] – by New Deal democrat To review briefly, the monthly JOLTS reports give us a more granular look at the employment sector, but are delayed by one month vs. the jobs report. Like the jobs reports, most JOLTS series have shown deceleration for several years. The question over the last year has been whether they […] The post January JOLTS report: monthly increases, but significant downward revisions to 2024 appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Candidate Trump promised he would not allow any cuts to Social Security or Medicare if elected. Looks like President Musk didn’t get the memo: “Despite reporting from The Washington Post on Monday suggesting that DOGE officials are starting to worry about bad “PR,” Musk suggested later in the day he could push for big cuts […] The post Elon didn’t get the memo appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Oops! Poor RFK Jr. He’s had to tiptoe back his attacks on childhood vaccines in the face of a measles outbreak in Texas. What’s a poor anti-vaxxer to do. Well, since vaccine denialists can never be wrong, they can only be wronged, Kennedy blames the victims: “In later comments, Kennedy suggested that severe symptoms mainly […] The post RFK Jr. blames the victims appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]written by Felix, one of Economist David Zetland’s students. as shown on the The one-handed economist Economists have long defended the benefits of fair competition, explaining that it makes markets more efficient, increases innovation, and generates more benefits for consumers. It’s therefore surprising to see a lack of competition in academic economics, where the same […] The post The paradox of economic competition appeared first on...