This is a quick update on the US economy and market.  The fundamental problem is the debt of the US government [1,2]. The only way to get...

I do not have time to write commentaries. Just recommend good references.  Two weeks ago Australia had an election. Timothy Lynch relates...

After watching Nick Burns’ interview, I decided to update the US-China trade series.  * US, China Set For 'Very Difficult' Negotiations:...

John J.L. Han After you become a Christian, the most important thing is Bible reading.  Matthew 4:4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man...

This is an update. It is good that China and the US agreed to talk. According to a GS note, it is estimated that 16M in China lost their...

The original title of this write-up is: China Could Win the Trade War (2) . I was concerned that many US commentators did not consider...

The multilateral trade system, the WTO and its predecessor, has been the backbone of the world trade system since the end of WWII....

My earlier write-ups pointed out that the rule-based world order after WWII no longer exists and is not workable. A world without any...

I thought about opening a line on political orders after I read 张杰：论中共政权的脆断 . Clearly this article was well-written. However, this topic...

Several weeks ago,  I wrote about the US Government debt and deficit [1]. I was quite concerned at that time. The US government debt is...

In my earlier write-up, I said that 90% of economists would argue against tariffs. Why do I think that they are wrong or at least...

Trump’s tariffs had a strong impact on the market. One might want to review or rethink investment strategies. In this note, I would...

(just a quick note 4-4-2025)  Trump announced his tariffs plan on April 2 after the market closed. It caused a big shock wave around the...

Media 3 [1] was supposedly my last writeup about media, at least for a while. Unfortunately, two recent events show how biased the US...

One recent lawsuit provides a good example of the rule of law.  [1] is a YouTube link of two legal experts who debated this case. They...

This writeup is not a grand strategy, but provides background knowledge to grand strategies.  The Cold War was won in part due to a good...

This is to update my earlier post because more details came out and because the future is cloudy. Some try to anticipate the next step. ...

By now everyone knows the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting in the White House ended badly. The mining pact was negotiated by the US Treasure and...

I wrote The Russia- Ukraine War (10-2-2024) [1]  to warn about the possibility of the Russia-Ukraine War going nuclear. It was based on a...

Just 3 days ago, I wrote a write-up: Ukraine War (2-17-2025) . I did not intend to write about this topic so soon. But things developed...