As of today, the Trump administration has announced a series of "reciprocal tariffs". The tariffs range from a low of 10% on Colombia, to a high of 46% on Vietnam. What the Trump administration means by "reciprocal tariffs" and how it calculates reciprocal tariffs can be found here . If until now you have thought … Continue reading Trying to make sense of Trump Tariffs? Don’t.
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As protests against Israel's actions in Gaza coupled with demands that Universities divest from companies doing business with Israel spread, there has been increasing political pressure by Congress on University Presidents to crack down on alleged anti-semitic speech. Though the situation that has given the immediate impetus to the protests merits a lengthy analysis of … Continue reading Ohio
Matters of Public Concern
I've written before about how Garcetti v. Ceballos makes virtually any speech by a public employee potentially subject to sanction but is a particular disaster when applied to Higher Ed. What the Supreme Court may someday make of the mess it created is yet to be determined. But in a ruling regarding my own University, Meriwether … Continue reading Matters of Public Concern
Why Centrist Democrats are Wrong
In a recent column, political commentator and centrist Democrat Fareed Zakaria argues that the current round of progressive policy proposals such as The Green New Deal and Single Payer Health Care are the wrong ideas for the Democratic Party. The right ideas, according to Zakaria, are the kinds of "wonky proposals" that centrists have advocated over the last … Continue reading Why Centrist Democrats are Wrong
Who’s afraid of Socialism?
As a recent article in the The New Republic notes, the word "socialism" has become virtually meaningless in American politics. President Trump throws the word around as a scare tactic , Kamala Harris disavows it, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Octavio Cortes celebrate it, while others use it as a euphemism for National Health Insurance. It is not surprising … Continue reading Who’s afraid of Socialism?
Democrats and Foreign Policy: Round 2
The recent controversy surrounding Ilhan Omar has got me thinking more about both the Democrats and Republicans on foreign policy. In reflecting on her comments, I am inclined to agree that her reference to "Benjamins" was at best, an unthinking resort to anti-Semitic tropes. An interesting article in The Atlantic makes the argument that this kind of statement makes the sort of public discussion we need to have about Israel … Continue reading Democrats and Foreign Policy: Round 2
The Democrats’ Foreign Policy Problem
If one begins from the premise that the goal is to replace Donald Trump with a Progressive Democrat in 2020, there are good reasons not to support Tulsi Gabbard in her Presidential bid. Then again, there are also good reasons not to support Kamala Harris, or for that matter, any of the erstwhile centrist alternatives. My point … Continue reading The Democrats’ Foreign Policy Problem
In response to Paris, the Newt spouts dangerous nonsense.
An absolutely horrific act was committed in Nice, France last week. Like the attack in Florida, the murderer had only tenuous and recent ties to Daesh (ISIS), though Daesh (ISIS) has embraced the murderer of dozens of people as a soldier. Then there was an attempted coup in Turkey which is now being followed by revenge … Continue reading In response to Paris, the Newt spouts dangerous nonsense.
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