For once, Donald Trump cited an actual source better than a Breitbart rumour for his claim that Obama’s Paris commitment would cost a fortune: Compliance with the terms of the Paris accord and the onerous energy restrictions it has placed on the United States could cost America as much as 2.7 million lost jobs by […]
James Wimberley
Posted inPolitics
Gresham’s Second Law
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who with Robert Cailliau created the World-Wide Web 28 years ago with the specification for HTML, has published an open letter to the Web’s 2 billion users today. The text is here, in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic. He invites everybody to share it, so I’ll save you the fatigue of clicking […]
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The Crumbling of ISIS
Officially, the Iraqi government is still dampening expectations of an early victory in Mosul. But the news on the ground tells a different story. General Stephen Townsend, commanding the US “assistance” mission, last week: ISIS is down to 2,000 fighters in Mosul, including those now isolated in Tal Afar. Iraqi Federal police, 28 February: since […]
Posted inEconomy
On Credible and Empty Threats
An attempt post-Brexit UK to set up as a giant tax haven would arouse furious and united EU opposition.
Posted inEconomy
Donald Trump’s German Debt Bomb
“Could he continue in office while fighting a personal bankruptcy action?”
Posted inEconomy, Politics
The Knotty Problems of the G19
“Pull hard, and it’s quite likely to come undone.”
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Threading the Needle: A Shiny Conspiracy Theory
Are Republican leaders actively trying to keep Trump from winning?
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Lies, Damned Lies and Election Statistics
I was fair to Michelangelo in my Sistine Chapel post, but misrepresented the estimable Sam Wang. I wrote: Sam Wang gives Hillary Clinton a poll-based 70% probability of becoming US President, if the election were held tomorrow .. That was wrong and I apologise. Wang’s poll-based estimate if the election were held tomorrow is 99%. […]
