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China may adeptly exploit weaknesses in the eventual agreement, i.e., enforcement. Much of the success of international accords relies on mutual respect and ethical behavior. That may be an element missing here. In the case of U.S.-China trade relations, I will adapt a, by now, infamous...

It seems this discussion is predicated, for the most part, on the individuals at the top of both squabbling parties playing with a full undamaged deck. Unfortunately, we know the U.S. President is not. He's a sociopathic narcissist. But what of China's leader, Xi Jinping...

I don't know. I am only certain that Trump's unilateral approach and 1920s style tariffs will fail even though they will be promoted by the White House as a great success. The right approach requires first forming a coherent, multilateral collective of allies. Then great skill and insight...

To paraphrase Gerry Spence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Spence) the cowboy lawyer from Wyoming, you're never going to get anyone to agree to something that isn't in their own best own interest. Every masterful negotiator understands this. Every successful negotiation must recognize...

There are valid issues re trade with China. Trump, however, is a dangerous, mentally ill lunatic. He is going about this all wrong. He's a fool when it comes to business and negotiating, but he's a masterful carnival barker, with the charisma, cadence and voice tone of a baptist circuit...

I can go along with that!

What these regrettable accidents show us is that we are not ready to replace the human brain. Are we ready for self driving cars?, I doubt it. We should be emphasizing high speed rail; not self driving cars.. Is there such a thing as too much technology? It seems there is. Do it need my...

From what we are told your remarks are correct. But we may not be fully informed. I recall when General Motors complained that the Japanese would not buy U.S. made cars even when they became available in Japan; consequently General Motors sought tariffs on Japan made cars imported into the...

Japanese households are heavily invested in Japan's government issued bonds which they bought through their local post office. In addition BOJ owns about 50% of the bonds issued. A Significant amount of Japanese debt instruments are also held by Japanese Corporations. In other words, Japan's...

I will try to clarify my own views some, because I think they have been somewhat misunderstood. I am a scientist. And I have coauthored papers in photochemistry and diffusion, two fields aligned with knowledge necessary to understand the greenhouse effect, ice core studies, and the original...

You have made up your mind and don't have much time for those that haven't. Fair enough. You'll not be a good scientist, but you could make a dandy Figure Skating judge once you've learned the rules... because there, there's no confusion between an inside edge and an outside one. The...

That was very well said.

I think that would be an excellent Idea! :D

I think your argument would be a very strong one were it not that exactly the same argument can be applied to the few thousand scientists worldwide that question the validity of the Hansen Hypothesis. This number of scientists is of course far smaller than the number of scientists that are...

I believe your skepticism is justified. If you put science, public opinion, and the profit motive into a blender you don't get liquid gold out, you get shit.

So far, all the indictments have been against those allied with the Trump administration. What more proof does anyone need that the FBI is nothing but a bunch of hoodlums attempting a "soft coup" on behalf of cheating, lying, dumb Democrats like that Hillary that murdered Vince Foster, or that...

All of what you post above could be true, but probably isn't. Regardless however, the thing that sets science apart from more mundane human endeavors, where personal opinions really do matter, is that in matters scientific it only takes one bright person to upset the entire apple cart. Nir...

The more important factor in my mind is not that the broad market continues to move up, but at what rate does it move up compared to inflation adjusted GDP growth rate. Individual companies can and do grow, or decline, at rates far different than the overall economy.

This article is recommended reading for anyone foolish enough to think the Fed has no more arrows in its quiver to handle recessions as long as interest rates remain exceptionally low.

His losses are in fact so extraordinary it makes we wonder whether his returns are as fraudulent as his other activities. It's been reported that Trump made clear that his appointments for the top two positions at the IRS were of high priority .