Bad day for President Donald Trump yesterday, but today is looking a little better. Well, it started well this morning, for the Dow Jones jumped more than a thousand points during the first hour, but, like the S&P and Nasdaq, they all fell for the day into deep negative territory.   At least it's not another major wipeout today . The new wave of Trump tariffs will become effective at midnight.  More than 80 countries have indicated a desire to negotiate.  China remains defiant. Talks will begin this weekend with Iran about their nuclear program . The Supreme Court is more and more ruling to support most of Trump's deportation and federal employee firing matters . As you know, 18-year old Barron Trump is at New York University, and is 6'7" tall.   Has a swarm of protective secret service agents dressed like students, and even follow him into a bathroom. Is enrolled in the Stern School of Business.   While of course still a freshman, this school cost...

Before our science topic of this Wednesday, first the latest in the politics of the USA. About Trump reciprocal taxes and Liberation Day, let's start by being realistic.  The U.S. has a sizable trade deficit every year mostly because our exported products are too expensive.  Start with a simple matter of what it costs to produce anything.  Unions are part of the problem, too, but workers here get paid from $30 to $40/hour in many industries.  That is what is earned by employees in China...but per day.  And that's high, for here is what is the  monthly wage in these Asian countries per month :  China $193-332, Vietnam $107-$156, India $74-$223 and Cambodia $122. In the Rose Garden at 4:10PM EDT today, you can yourself  watch President Donald Trump's Liberation Day remarks : Tariff speech shared some facts, exaggerated a lot, downright lied here and there, and continues the process of screwing up the best current economy of the world, ours. There wi...