
Patrick McGee: How Apple Fueled China’s Economic and Technological Rise
The prevailing narrative about Apple in China over the last two decades is that the Cupertino company took advantage of low wages and weak labor…
Thought Leader: Patrick McGee
By David Frum (Original source The Atlantic)
“It’s becoming almost a daily occurrence: President Donald Trump denouncing anti-Semitism and expressing solidarity with the state of Israel.
Gone are the days when Trump tweeted out a Star of David atop stacks of money. The Trump White House has purged itself of oddballs with troubling backgrounds and even more troubling friends.
The larger MAGA universe may still pulse with anti-Semitic animus. Pro-Trump trolls may traffic in grotesque online slurs and threats. Hate crimes against Jews seem on the rise. A deadly anti-Jewish mass killing occurred on Trump’s watch. Although the Pittsburgh killer is often described as despising Trump, that’s not quite accurate. It would be more correct to describe the Pittsburgh killer as disappointed in Trump, whom he viewed as a promising racist naively duped by Jews. In one of his postings, a word bubble is drawn over a photograph of Trump receiving a visitor dressed in Orthodox garb. “Your character will appear to the public as a white racist,” the visitor seems to say to Trump. “It’s how we control Whites.”’
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Patrick McGee: How Apple Fueled China’s Economic and Technological Rise
The prevailing narrative about Apple in China over the last two decades is that the Cupertino company took advantage of low wages and weak labor…
Thought Leader: Patrick McGee
Ian Bremmer: Trump Sends National Guard to LA
In a controversial move, Donald Trump has authorized 2,000 National Guard troops to assist with federal deportation operations in Los Angeles without the consent of…
Thought Leader: Ian Bremmer
Patrick McGee: Can Tim Cook save Apple from the Trade War?
During the US president’s first term in office, Tim Cook appeared to be the ultimate Trump whisperer, winning tariff exemptions despite Apple’s heavy reliance on…
Thought Leader: Patrick McGee
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