Potpourri

A couple of things. "Potpourri," if you like. Early Monday, I spent some time editorializing around the train wreck that is the Chinese equity market. The problem is Xi Jinping, who at this point is a totalitarian dictator masquerading as an autocrat. You know it's bad when even your cover story is nefarious. For most people, being branded an autocrat is disparaging. When you're Xi, it's exculpatory: "Dictator? Totalitarian state? Me? My China? No. I'm just a well-meaning autocrat and this is