Competing with China I recently read the Now It can be Told by General Leslie Grove. It is the story of the Manhattan Project, the US/UK project to build the atomic bomb during WWII. It was written by...Read More
“Empires have no interest in operating within an international system; they aspire to be the international system.” Henry Kissinger This applies to Russia, China and probably the USA. Another Inuk...Read More
It looks like our local Safeway has been invaded by spy balloons. We suspect they are Chinese. Air strikes have been called in. Happy Valentine’s Day...Read More
China has 1.2 billion people. The USA has about 330 million. We have about one quarter the population of China. For many reasons that I think are obvious, but which I will explain below the fold, size...Read More
In December 2019 in China a new flu showed up in Wuhan. At first the government downplayed its dangers finally under pressure they admitted it was an epidemic and started shutting things down as fast ...Read More
What Was I Thinking I am an optimist. I think it is realistic to strive to eliminate extreme poverty in the world and over time provide all of humanity with the opportunity for a prosperous life. So w...Read More
Who will win the trade war between the US and China. I explored data from the markets and it looks like Chinese markets are a lot more concerned than US markets. The orange line is the S&P 500 and...Read More
