Category: TRADE

Predator and Prey: The New World Divide

We live in a world of two cities. Two people. Two blocks. Two minds. Two worlds. It’s no longer just Democrats versus Republicans, or Capitalists versus Socialists. The divide is deeper, broader, and more global than ever before. The world is splitting into two great spheres of influence: one orbiting the United States, the other orbiting China. There will be two dominant currencies: the dollar and the yuan. The old standard and the new ambition. There will be two forms of settlement and exchange: gold and Bitcoin — the timeless store of value and the digital rebel. And as … Continue readingPredator and Prey: The New World Divide

🇺🇸⚔️ U.S.-China Trade War Escalates: The Global Stakes

When I was a boy, the world was simpler. We bought what we needed, sold what we could, and if someone cheated us, we called it a swindle and tried to punch them in the face or egg their house. These days, we call it global trade, and the cheating is done in suits, under treaties, and across oceans. Now here we are, two giants—America and China—locked in a slap fight with tariffs instead of fists, and all of us ducking for cover while trying to keep our wallets intact. The Chinese Communist Party wants you to believe they’re … Continue reading🇺🇸⚔️ U.S.-China Trade War Escalates: The Global Stakes

Trump’s Tariffs:

Madness or Method?

In this great country of ours, we’ve got a curious habit. When something breaks, we don’t ask what’s wrong with it, we ask who we can blame for it. And if nobody’s close by, we’ll throw a rock at the fellow making the most noise—right now, that fella is named Trump. Folks say his tariffs are the dumbest idea since someone decided it was a good plan to ship American jobs across the ocean and pray they come back made in gold. They didn’t. They came back in cardboard boxes labeled “Made in China,” filled with plastic gadgets that … Continue readingTrump’s Tariffs:

Madness or Method?