Archive for 2019
January 16, 2019
ANALYSIS: TRUE. China Is a Dangerous Rival, and America Should Treat It Like One. “Enough with the endless talks and handshakes. We need to untie the American economy from China.”
After years of unsuccessful talks and handshake deals with Beijing, the United States should change course and begin cutting some of its economic ties with China. Such a separation would stop intellectual property theft, cut off an important source of support to the People’s Liberation Army and hold companies that are involved in Chinese human rights abuses accountable.
This will be no easy task. Some industries will have problems finding new suppliers or buyers, and there are entrenched constituencies that support doing business with China. They argue that any pullback could threaten economic growth. But even if American exports to China fell by half, it would be the equivalent of less than one-half of 1 percent of gross domestic product. The cost of reducing Chinese imports is harder to assess, but there are multiple countries that can substitute for China-based production, none of them strategic rivals and trade predators.
The United States economy and its national security have been harmed by China’s rampant theft of intellectual property and the requirement that American companies that want to do business in the country hand over their technology. These actions threaten America’s comparative advantage in innovation and its military edge.
Indeed. Trade is much better than war, but allowing a Communist autocracy into the WTO and to control such a huge chunk of our technology stack were huge mistakes.
WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE? IRS Says It Will Issue Tax Refunds, But Not Audit, During the Shutdown.
WSJ paywall, but the headline says it all.
DAVID HARSANYI: Disagreeing With Conventional D.C. Wisdom Isn’t A Crime: Democrats keep confusing “policy disagreements” with “an attack on democracy.” To be fair, they only regard it as democracy when they get their way.
NEWS THIS PARENT OF A TEENAGER CAN MOST CERTAINLY USE: New App ReplyASAP Locks Kids’ Phones Until They Message Their Parents Back.
Available now for Android, coming soon to iOS.
BEGUN THE 2020 PROGRESSIVE PURITY CONTEST HAS: The MSN-DNC Unsheathes the Long Knives for Tulsi Gabbard.
WELL, I THINK WE ALSO OWE OUR FANS TO WRITE THEIR FAVORITE STUFF, IF WE CAN AT ALL. THAT SAID, SOME WRITERS DON’T WORK LIKE THAT: Dancing to the Muse’s Pipe.
THAT GOES WELL WITH THE FACT THAT THE MEANS TO ACCOMPLISH IT ARE A TECHNOLOGICAL FANTASY: The “Green New Deal” Is a Fiscal Fantasy.
SHE’S NOT ALONE: Divorcing Hollywood. To be fair, it abandoned us first.
NO, NO, WAIT, THIS REALLY IS MY SHOCKED FACE! Trump Hatred–Or Is It America Hatred?–German Style. Next they’re going to tell us some dog bit a man.
AFTER THEY CLAIMED DEATH CAMP SURVIVORS HAD WHITE PRIVILEGE, I STOPPED BEING ABLE TO FIND MY SHOCKED FACE: Talk show host calls out black commentator for his “white privilege”.
OH, I DON’T KNOW. WOULD STOPPING SECURITY KABUKI MAKE THAT MUCH DIFFERENCE? No New York Times, TSA Workers Should NOT Go On Strike.
A GREEK PLAYED BY A BLACK ACTRESS… YEAH. NOW THEY’RE LAYING CLAIM TO FIGURES THEY DREAMED WERE OTHER RACES. CAN WE STOP KOW TOWING TO THE CRAZY? SJW’S Throw Tantrum And Demand Cleopatra Be Played By Black Actress.
NOTHING GOOD: What Is Iran Up To?
OH, DEAR LORD: NYC Adds Third Gender ‘X’ Option to Official City ID Cards.
IT’S ALIVE AND WELL: To Dream The American Dream.
MICHAEL LEDEEN: What Is Iran Up To?
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SUZANNE VENKER: The Only Answer To The Attack On Men Is Women Who Stand Up To The Feminist Elite.
UPDATE: Well, here you go:
GOVERNMENT CHEESE: Kraft Opens ‘Free’ Grocery Store For Unpaid Federal Workers.
UPDATE (FROM GLENN): Where were they when coal miners lost their jobs?
OPEN THREAD: Goodbye, Comment Tuesday. . . .