The latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show that less than 11 percent of all U.S. trade — imports and exports, goods and services — was with China in 2022.
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A thought: According to the WSJ, …top Chinese leader Xi Jinping has deep-rooted philosophical objections to Western-style consumption-driven growth.
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She Don't Lie
Bordeaux writes "George Will was a recent guest on Jay Nordlinger’s podcast, Q&A. The discussion briefly turned to the legalization of cocaine. After expressing his dissent from the pro-legalization stance taken by men whom he deeply admires – men such as Milton Friedman, George Schultz, and William F. Buckley, Jr. – Nordlinger asked Mr. Will’s opinion about legalizing cocaine. Mr. Will agrees with Nordlinger that cocaine should not be legalized.
Mr. Will correctly points out that cocaine is dangerous – deranging, even – to persons who take it. Because legalizing this harmful substance would, in Mr. Will’s view, create for society additional problems, legalization is inadvisable.
Bordeaux argues that freedom is inherently valuable and adults should be free to harm themselves. Prohibition makes this substance more potent, impure, and dangerous than it would be otherwise. And prohibition corrupts law enforcement."
This is a big question. Cocaine, and other destructive meds and behaviors, are not a threat to the culture because it is inaccessible, it is so because it is seductive. People well understand its risks; they just don't care. The neurologic changes are worth the destruction. And the libertarian position probably hasn't had any new positive or negative breakthroughs. But...
Legalization has a small lab on the West Coast with the big city tolerance of public drug use. It has been a nightmare.
Drug use is infective; it is increased by availability and proximity. It's like rubella in an obstetrician's office. And the young are most susceptible.
While it corrupts and enfeebles the culture if legal, if illegal it also corrupts the law enforcement and administration. This may be the crucial point. It implies the wishes of the society are unenforceable. And there's only one response to that: cruelty.
She Don't Lie
Bordeaux writes "George Will was a recent guest on Jay Nordlinger’s podcast, Q&A. The discussion briefly turned to the legalization of cocaine. After expressing his dissent from the pro-legalization stance taken by men whom he deeply admires – men such as Milton Friedman, George Schultz, and William F. Buckley, Jr. – Nordlinger asked Mr. Will’s opinion about legalizing cocaine. Mr. Will agrees with Nordlinger that cocaine should not be legalized.
Mr. Will correctly points out that cocaine is dangerous – deranging, even – to persons who take it. Because legalizing this harmful substance would, in Mr. Will’s view, create for society additional problems, legalization is inadvisable.
Bordeaux argues that freedom is inherently valuable and adults should be free to harm themselves. Prohibition makes this substance more potent, impure, and dangerous than it would be otherwise. And prohibition corrupts law enforcement."
This is a big question. Cocaine, and other destructive meds and behaviors, are not a threat to the culture because it is inaccessible, it is so because it is seductive. People well understand its risks; they just don't care. The neurologic changes are worth the destruction. And the libertarian position probably hasn't had any new positive or negative breakthroughs. But...
Legalization has a small lab on the West Coast with the big city tolerance of public drug use. It has been a nightmare.
Drug use is infective; it is increased by availability and proximity. It's like rubella in an obstetrician's office. And the young are most susceptible.
While it corrupts and enfeebles the culture if legal, if illegal it also corrupts the law enforcement and administration. This may be the crucial point. It implies the wishes of the society are unenforceable. And there's only one response to that: cruelty.
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Jim please continue texting Me I have too much going on to answer Immediately
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