Google, Facebook and Amazon have direct influence over 80%+ of internet traffic. They own it all, they’ve eaten and now they are digesting. Google, Facebook and Amazon services had 60% [ … ]
US Trade Representative “Surprised and Disappointed” Statement from Latest NAFTA Talks—Annotated and Explained
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer declared in his closing remarks at the NAFTA renegotiations in October 2017: “I am surprised and disappointed by the resistance to change from our negotiating [ … ]
Solar and Washing Machine Safeguards in Context: The History of US Section 201 Use
President Trump is about to decide whether to escalate the pressure on leading trade partners of the United States, at the risk of precipitating more conflicts in the trade arena. [ … ]
Amazon becomes your local drug pusher. And they deliver
Recently I wrote about Amazon acquiring Whole Foods. I live in New York City. After the pundit applause dies down, the layoffs and economic destruction will begin. Here’s where I [ … ]
US Government Is Worst at Reducing Inequality of All High-Income OECD Countries
October 27, 2017 The US government, through its tax system and spending, does the least to reduce inequality among all high-income advanced economies. The US market income Gini coefficient, a [ … ]
Leaking. Guccifer 2.0 is the Hillary specimen cup
(originally published on July 7th, 2016 on my Medium site, here… Leaking. Guccifer 2.0 is the Hillary specimen cup Hillary is a hologram. There is little ‘her’. occasionally she is awakened, placed [ … ]
We should be careful glorifying Denmark
Last week, Denmark was mentioned in a American TV debate between Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz. Instinctively, as a Dane, I always feel a sense of pride whenever Denmark is [ … ]
News doesn’t matter. Facebook is the emotional platform
There’s a war for the future being waged online. It’s being fought across the world’s online social networks, and the outcomes of these online battles increasingly dictate the outcome of [ … ]
What is your citizen score? Gamified obedience to the State
The Chinese government is developing a Citizen Score to rate the trustworthiness of its 1.3 billion citizens. It is always on surveillance. What we do online and offline merge into an [ … ]
Governments are loving Bitcoin
To understand an asset, you have to do the forensics of the asset and, importantly who owns it, and going forward, who can afford to own it. Raw numbers of owners [ … ]