REBUILD THE UNITED STATES!

    “The duty of erecting and maintaining certain public works and certain public institutions, which it can never be for the interest of any individual, or group of individuals, to erect and maintain, because the profit could never repay the expense… although it may frequently do much more than repay it to a great society.”   – Adam Smith, WEALTH OF NATIONS[1] “It has been a...

  Photo: Texas Transportation Institute “During the years of the conservative era (the Reagan-Bush Administrations), the national infrastructure was allowed to deteriorate to an unprecedented degree. According to the figures of the Office of Management and Budget, federal investment in public capital was cut by a third from 1976 to 1990; education and training by almost 40 percent; physical...

Sector San Francisco watch standers dispatched a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew to rescue an overturned kayaker off the coast of Pacifica, California on Friday April 17th. (Video: U.S. Coast Guard)   BY STAS MARGARONIS Deploying 24-hour per day boat crew patrols is the way U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) Sector San Francisco is keeping vital sea lanes safe and free of obstructions that could slow...

    “The Kochs might have disavowed Trump, but in several important respects he was their natural heir and the unintended consequence of the extraordinary political movement that they had underwritten since the 1970s. For forty years, they had vilified the very idea of government. They had propagated that message through the countless think tanks, academic programs, front groups, ad...

    BY STAS MARGARONIS With truckers playing a crucial role providing medical supplies and food for a nation under lockdown from the Covid-19 virus, drivers are coming under stress from long driving hours leading, in some cases to Covid-19 infection. This prompted the head of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) to demand President Trump take action: “Once word...

    Lars Jensen BY STAS MARGARONIS Lars Jensen, CEO of Copenhagen-based SeaIntelligence provided the following ocean shipping reports via LinkedIn: Far Eastern exports declined 1.4 Million TEU in Jan/Feb. New data from Container Trade Statistics show that the combined container volume exports from the Far East in the two first months of the year declined from 14.2 Million TEU in 2019...

  Zhao Lijian, spokesman and deputy director general of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Photo: Kyodo) By Stas Margaronis China’s Ambassador to the United States is urging that the United States and China set aside their differences and work together to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, as the Ambassador appeals for cooperation: Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for China’s Ministry of...

  The Carnival Surprise Could Be Deployed As A Floating Hospital (Photo: Carnival Corporation) By Stas Margaronis Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia are offering to convert some cruise ships  into temporary hospitals for non-COVID-19 patients. Carnival Corporation says it will offer up to 15 cruise ships for use as floating hospitals that...

“First of all, governors are supposed to be doing a lot of this work, and they are doing a lot of this work…The federal government is not supposed to be out there buying vast amounts of items and then shipping. You know, we’re not a shipping clerk.”- President Donald Trump, March 19, 2020 By Stas Margaronis As doctors and nurses clamor for protective gear and medical supplies to combat the...