1.? Did the signing of an agreement between Ukraine and the US for mineral resources surprise you?
Yes. I thought Ukraine was going to dawdle forever. I know they are in existential?mode, but since politics has merged with business practices lately, I expected deals would be more assertive and pursued with more vigor. Now I am of the opinion the international?political mess will be more resistant to wrangling than I had previously?thought.?
I did expect?Ukraine to pact with either the EU or the US eventually. The latter has evolved a new perspective on foreign aid that is based on payment. The former has never been as charitable as the US. Either partner was going to require something in return.
2.? Do you support students on college campuses disrupting classes protesting for political causes?
No. Youth is all about idealism, energy?and change. This is good. Such need tempering with social cooperation and obligation, though, and that side of the teaching may have been neglected in recent decades.
3.? Should students on visas have to comply with all lawful orders of authorities or face loss of their visa status?
Yes. There is a US young lady overseas who is serving a year for touching a security guard. Without commenting on the culture or the severity of the penalty, I am still of the opinion that if I am a guest I am bound by the host's rules. Getting booted from the premises is an expected and sometimes lenient result of?being a disrespectful guest.
Having said that, mediation is sometimes appropriate, especially if the student has the potential to offer value to the host in the future.
4.? Do you think the US is going into a recession - the first quarter of this year showed a 0.3% decrease in GDP
Too soon to tell for me, although I am far from an expert. I expect a good deal of turnabout and then more again as things are in upheaval.
5.? Why is power inertia important?
Because we are used to it and have developed our engineering around it. Were this a reality in which such were uncommon rather than a fundamental?part of physics, it would be unimportant as our entire technology and the entire shape of reality would be unimaginably alien but perfectly happy with itself.
In this reality, it is nice that automotive?braking is predictable?and even nicer that we do not fall into the sun.?
