Ukraine Minerals Deal Won't Fix America's Mineral Problem

Ukraine Minerals Deal Won’t Fix America’s Mineral Problem

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On Wednesday, the United States and Ukraine reached a minerals-for-aid agreement that will give the U.S. access to a share of Ukraine’s natural resources and reserves of lithium, graphite, titanium, zirconium, antimony, gallium, and germanium. Under the deal, Ukraine will receive “$350 billion and lots of equipment, military equipment, and the right to fight on,” President Donald Trump said on Tuesday. The agreement also establishes a jointly managed fund to finance reconstruction efforts in Ukraine. The fund will […]

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Expressive Discrimination: Universities' First Amendment Right to Affirmative Action

Expressive Discrimination: Universities’ First Amendment Right to Affirmative Action

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My article Expressive Discrimination: Universities’ First Amendment Right to Affirmative Action has finally been published by the Florida Law Review. In these days of federal attacks on private DEI, maybe some private universities might find this useful as a strategy for fighting back against the Trump Administration! I’ll reproduce the Abstract and Introduction today, and continue to post the rest of the article next week. In the meantime (and especially if you want all the juicy footnotes), read […]

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Tariffs Are In Effect. Expect Everything To Become More Expensive.

Tariffs Are In Effect. Expect Everything To Become More Expensive.

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President Donald Trump imposed steep duties on America’s three largest trading partners on Tuesday. Imports from Mexico and Canada will be subject to a 25 percent tariff (10 percent for Canadian energy), while levies on Chinese products will jump from 10 percent to 20 percent. Combined, these tariffs will affect roughly $1.5 trillion in annual imports. The Trump administration also plans a global 25 percent tariff on aluminum on March 12, plus a tariff of an unspecified rate […]

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Cato Expert Discusses Current Stablecoin Regulation Bills

Cato Expert Discusses Current Stablecoin Regulation Bills

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I wanted to pass along a new piece titled “Stablecoin Bills Galore, but How Do They Stack Up?” by Cato Institute Director of Financial Regulation Studies Jennifer Schulp. lead , There are now three stablecoin regulation bills attracting attention on Capitol Hill: the GENIUS Act, the STABLE Act, an unnamed piece of draft legislation released in the House by Maxine Waters (D‑CA). Stablecoin legislation is long past due and stablecoins would benefit from a clear regulatory framework. But Congress […]

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A Trump-Putin Accord?

A Trump-Putin Accord?

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Why is it that American liberal Democrats and Europeans are so disturbed that Trump is moving the United States toward normal relations with Russia instead of maintaining a hostile approach to Russia based on proxy wars, sanctions, and endless propaganda?  We know why the think tanks and university faculties supported by the military/security complex are upset–their incomes are at stake.  But why the Democrats and Europeans?  The answer will have to wait until another occasion.  This column addresses readers’ questions about the […]

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Whose Dog Was Being Wagged During Showtime Between Trump and Zelensky?

Whose Dog Was Being Wagged During Showtime Between Trump and Zelensky?

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Art requires the use of imagination, but so does political and social analysis. But imagination is just a first step; it proves nothing. Evidence is required. But imagination rules out nothing from the start. If one cannot imagine an hypothesis or a scene – no matter how seemingly implausible – to be possibly true, one will leave it unexamined. As Graeme MacQueen, the author of the crucial book, The 2001 Anthrax Deception, and much else, put it: Suppose our imaginations can […]

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