In the great 2006 Martin Scorsese flick The Departed, undercover cop supervisor Martin Sheen says to undercover cop Leonardo diCaprio: “Microprocessors. We’ll probably be at war with the Chinese in twenty-odd years – Costello is selling them military technology. Microprocessors, chips, computer parts – anybody says anything about anything like that…you let us know.” “Costello” […]
Behold the 21st Century’s diet version of an “international incident”: Could a Tweet Sink the (National Basketball Association) NBA’s Business Relationships in China? It’s Complicated: “(A) single tweet from a general manager supporting protesters in Hong Kong could threaten that relationship and affect the way the public here and abroad views the league’s intentions on […]
It’s as if we’re willing if not eager to say to commuters nationwide: “Your next scheduled ChiComm Spy Tubes arrive at….” All day, every day. God bless Donald Trump. As a businessman for decades – he raised the issue of Communist China’s very negative influence on our national security and economy. And then he decided […]
We didn’t win the (first) Cold War with Communist Russia – by handing them trillions of dollars. Embargoes and Sanctions – Cold War Sanctions: “In 1948, the United States began a campaign of economic sanctions against the Soviet Union that would last more than fifty years…. “For many years, the embargo on the Soviet Union […]
We have oft documented the decades’ worth of really awful trade deals in which the United States has participated. Chief country amongst the many with whom we’ve cut really awful deals – is, of course, Communist China. Our very stupid trade deals have bled millions of jobs from US to China. China in some instances […]
Like most people, the mysterious world of digital currencies remains for the most part…well, a bit of a mystery. I’ve occasionally dived into some readings on cryptocurrencies – and found the water to be a little chilly. I do get the basic gist. And I certainly understand the desire to end run governments – with […]