An escalating conflict is going on between South Korea and Japan. It started with a South Korean Supreme Court ruling demanding Japan make reparations for slave workers during World War II and escalated to Japan slowing trade with Korea, South Korea pulling out of a bilateral intelligence sharing agreement with Japan, and South Korea engaging … Continue reading Asia’s Trade Offs: What’s Going on Between South Korea and Japan? →

The filibuster is a controversial way for the minority party in the Senate to block legislation from coming to a vote. It has recently made its way into the national conversation as several leading democratic candidates such as Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg have called for it to be done away with. Here’s what the … Continue reading The Filibuster Fight: What is a Filibuster and Should We Change It? →

Boris Johnson suspended congress for five weeks in preparation for the queen’s speech, implying serious concern about parliament’s ability to delay Brexit. Parliament currently has two strategies to delay Brexit for more negotiating time. First, a vote of no confidence and second introducing legislation to force the Prime Minister’s hand. Here’s an analysis of both … Continue reading Boris Johnson vs. Parliament: The Fight to Delay a No Deal Brexit →

Oklahoma just successfully sued Johnson and Johnson for their actions in triggering the opioid crisis. In accusing them of being a public nuisance, the Oklahoma attorney general was able to order Johnson & Johnson to pay for some of the damage that they created. This episode looks into the rationality behind that decision and it’s … Continue reading Why Johnson & Johnson Was Ordered to Pay $572 Million in Landmark Opioid Trial →

A bunch of seemingly unrelated stories are converging to create a large political issue for Brazil, Europe, and international traders. Here is how all of these separate stories are influencing each other on an international stage.

A recent poll found that 82 percent of registered voters who identified as Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents listed climate change as a “very important” top priority they’d like to see get the focus of a presidential candidate. Despite this, we have heard very little about different candidates policies. This episode goes over the four candidates … Continue reading From Green New Deals to Tax Incentives; How 2020 Democrats Plan to Combat Climate Change →

Everybody wants long term bonds! Over the last few days we have seen the interest rates on ten year bonds drop below the interest rates of two year bonds. That might sound inconsequential, but it has many people asking if a recession is coming. This episode goes over what that inversion means, and how different … Continue reading The Great Yield Curve Inversion of 2019; Is a Recession Coming? →

Pro Democracy protests have been going on for ten weeks in Hong Kong, spurred on by the recent failed Extradition Bill proposal. With protesters pushing harder and China appearing to prepare to push back, the question on everyone’s mind right now is what is going on. Here’s the answer.

India finds itself in a constitutional crisis as people are asking whether they have the authority to repeal Article 370 or the constitution, called the Temporary provisions with respect to the State of Jammu and Kashmir article. This constitutional change would allow the government of India to directly control the region. Here’s what’s happening!

This week Trump labeled China a currency manipulator as the Chinese yuan dropped to a ten year low. People are asking what is going on and whether this could trigger a currency war between China and the United States. Here’s what this means.