"President Trump’s recent cabinet shake-up looks to be a real boost to hard-line militarism and neo-conservatism. If his nominees to head the State Department and CIA are confirmed, we may well have moved closer to war."
"There are six factors involved: Iran, sales of arms, Israel, the CIA, indifferent cruelty, and the system of empire."
“Why did 55 cheerful, well-fed, safe people in suits just vote for mass-murder?”
"The statement from the Chinese embassy said Trump's trade action was 'self-defeating' and would hurt American companies, consumers and financial markets. The administration said it would announce in the next 15 days which products would be subject to tariffs."
"Rather than giving into the prevailing attitude among market participants that the nine-year-old bull market could continue indefinitely, Buffett's latest annual letter to shareholders warns Berkshire investors that losses of 50% or more are not only possible but inevitable in the future."
"The breadth of the tariffs remains a contentious topic in the business sector and the White House, with some industries fretting about retaliation and increased costs to American companies and consumers."
"In a statement after Trump’s signing of the bill, the Chinese embassy said clauses of the legislation 'severely violate the one-China principle, the political foundation of the China-U.S. relationship'."
"A dangerous bill called the CLOUD Act would allow police at home and abroad to seize cross-border data without following the privacy rules where the data is stored."
"Under Xi—the most powerful Chinese leader in four decades—China’s own one-party system is one that is ready to be exported to regimes everywhere."
"Keep in mind, Trump adamantly supported the legalization of drugs, long before he made a serious run at the presidency."