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Source: The Political Orphanage
“What Can the President Actually Do on Trade?” (11/20/24)
https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/what-can-the-president-actually-do-on-trade
Source: EconLog
by Scott Sumner
“The media is full of analyses as to why Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in the recent election. At various times, I’ve mentioned factors like voter frustration over high inflation, illegal immigration, and woke excesses on college campuses. The more I think about the election, however, the less confidence I have in any single explanation. This is especially true in a close election. And while Trump had a comfortable majority in the Electoral College, if just 1% of the electorate had uniformly swung from Trump to Harris, she would have won both the popular vote and the Electoral College.” (11/20/24)
https://www.econlib.org/do-we-understand-elections/
Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“The US has been criticised by humanitarian organisations for deciding to supply Ukraine with landmines, as the war in eastern Europe rages on. In an interview with the BBC, Human Rights Watch director Mary Wareham said the decision marked a ‘shocking and devastating development’ for those working to eradicate anti-personnel landmines. The approval from Washington is an attempt to slow down Russian troops, who have been steadily advancing into Ukraine’s east in recent months. … Ms Wareham’s stance was echoed by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), which condemned the US decision ‘in the strongest possible terms.’ ‘These horrific, indiscriminate weapons were banned by the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty given the devastating impact they have on civilians’ lives and livelihoods,’ the statement from the ICBL’s director, Tamar Gabelnick, added.” (11/20/24)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yrejnnl8jo
Source: Antiwar.com
by Andrew P Napolitano
“Here’s a pop quiz: When can an Army colonel overrule the Secretary of Defense? It happened last week for probably the first time in modern history. The short answer is: Even in the military, the Secretary of Defense cannot change the rules and procedures for criminal prosecutions and tell military judges how to try cases.” (11/20/24)
https://original.antiwar.com/andrew-p-napolitano/2024/11/19/gitmo-continues-to-haunt/
Source: ABC News
“Greek public and private sector workers walked off the job Wednesday in a 24-hour general strike that is disrupting services across the country, with public transport in the capital suspended for several hours and ferries that connect the islands to the mainland tied up in port. Medical staff at state-run hospitals and teachers are also participating in the strike, called by labor unions to protest the high cost of living and demand collective wage agreements that were scaled back during Greece’s nearly decade-long financial crisis that began in 2010. Journalists at Greek media outlets held their own 24-hour strike in support on Tuesday, pulling all news broadcasts off the air for the day, so they could cover Wednesday’s general strike.” (11/20/24)
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/greek-workers-hold-general-strike-high-cost-living-116039407
Source: Libertarian Institute
“The US Wants Ukraine to Expand Conscription.” (11/20/24)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/kyle/coi-715-the-us-wants-ukraine-to-expand-conscription/
Source: The Hill
by Matt K Lewis
“In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, a wave of fear and reflection has taken hold across much of America. Much like Trump’s initial 2016 win, when journalists rushed to small-town Ohio diners to gauge what ‘real America thinks,’ there’s a renewed sense that large swaths of experts and elites — not to mention the entire Democratic Party — may be out of touch with the zeitgeist and the electorate. This feeling isn’t unwarranted, and it’s worth taking time to study what went wrong. But it’s also worth remembering that “the electorate” can be as unpredictable as the weather. If today’s voter preferences seem unsettling, give it time — they will likely shift again.” (11/20/24)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4998723-trump-thinks-he-won-a-mandate-to-change-america-history-says-otherwise/
Source: Town Hall
by Stephen Moore
“Earlier this year, in one of the most absurd court rulings in modern times, federal judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google violated U.S. antitrust law by gaining a monopoly in the search engine markets. In the days or weeks ahead, the courts will decide whether to break up one of America’s most iconic companies or to sell off some of its activities and products. The latest reports are that the courts may require Google to sell off its popular Chrome browser. … Google is one of the five most profitable companies in the world. It got there by offering a search engine service FOR FREE to hundreds of millions of customers. This may be the largest benefit to consumers of any company in world history. Yet the courts ruled that: ‘Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly.'” (11/20/24)
https://townhall.com/columnists/stephenmoore/2024/11/20/breaking-up-google-will-be-a-great-american-catastrophe-n2647992
Source: Common Dreams
“A group of progressives in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders'[s] joint resolutions of disapproval that would block sales of American weapons to Israel as its troops continue to lay waste to the Gaza Strip. Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the six resolutions in September and plans to force a vote on Wednesday. In a statement led by Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), the House members said that ‘if given the opportunity to do so, we would vote in favor of S.J. Res. 111, S.J. Res. 113, and S.J. Res. 115.'” (11/20/24)
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-weapons-sales-to-israel
Source: Quillette
“Iona Italia talks to Sam Bowman about how to combat the economic stagnation and excess bureaucracy that are currently preventing the UK from reaching its full potential.” (11/20/24)
https://quillette.com/2024/11/20/podcast-260-making-britain-great-again/
