Washington Post (July 18)
“President Donald Trump’s disruptive trade and security policies are producing some big aftershocks.” Amid the fallout and complaints, there’s a common theme: “Rivals such as China seem to be faring better in dealing with Trump’s challenge to the global order than are traditional U.S. allies including Japan and European nations. Except for Britain, countries are often finding that the reward for being a loyal partner is a punch in the nose.”
Tags: Aftershocks, Britain, China, Complaints, Disruptive, European nations, Global order, Japan, Loyal partner, Punch, Reward, Rivals, Security, Trade, Trump, U.S. allies
Wired (January 16)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing John Deere and this could mark “a tipping point for right-to-repair.” Deere has prevented farmers and third-party mechanics from making repairs by placing “limitations on its operational software, meaning certain features and calibrations on its tractors can only be unlocked by mechanics who have the right digital key.” Following “years of complaints” about these policies, repairability advocates see the FTC’s suit as “a milestone for consumer rights.”
Tags: Calibrations, Complaints, Consumer rights, Digital key, Farmers, FTC, John Deere, Limitations, Mechanics, Operational software, Repairability, Tipping point, Tractors
Wall Street Journal (October 17)
“Reports of the death of Polish democracy appear to have been greatly exaggerated, as exit polls suggest this weekend’s election has produced a perfectly normal swing in political power. The centrist opposition is expected to have a clear shot at forming an administration to replace the right-leaning Law and Justice (PiS) despite frequent complaints that PiS robbed Poland of its democratic freedoms.”
Tags: Centrist opposition, Complaints, Democratic freedoms, Election, Exit polls, Law and Justice (PiS), Normal, Poland, Political power, Swing
Washington Post (May 30)
“Sudden policy shifts are amplifying an air of unpredictability that the president has said gives him an edge at the bargaining table, even as U.S. trading partners complain that it erodes American credibility. Adding to the confusion are divisions among Trump’s trade advisers and complaints from members of Congress, who fear that the president may be stumbling into a costly multi-front trade war.”
Tags: Advisers, Bargaining, Complaints, Confusion, Congress, Credibility, Divisions, Edge, Policy shifts, Stumbling, Trade war, Trading partners, Trump, Unpredictability
