Transition Lenses
Markets were pleased Tuesday as some of the lingering uncertainty around the US election lifted and the prospect of JanetContinue Reading
Category: politics
Weary & Wary
Market participants headed into the holiday-shortened week weary of increasingly absurd political theatrics and wary of dour COVID-19 headlines. MoncefContinue Reading
The Wound That Never Heals: Lacan Meets Trump
[Read more from NOTES FROM DISGRACELAND and follow on Twitter] 22. XI 2020 There is an essential difference between naturalContinue Reading
Dom Pérignon Democracy
Michigan’s Republican leadership said most of the right things on Friday evening, after emerging from a meeting at the WhiteContinue Reading
‘Simple Truths’: Slowly, But Surely, Trump Loses Fight With Democracy
It won’t be for lack of trying. That’s how history will describe Donald Trump’s efforts to overrule voters and reverseContinue Reading
‘Setting Biden Up For Disaster’: Steve Mnuchin Faces Allegations Of Sabotage
Steve Mnuchin came under what it’s fair to describe as intense scrutiny on Friday, after essentially demanding the Fed returnContinue Reading
Hugo Chavez Returns, Trump Goes There, And Steve Mnuchin Wants His Money Back
I hoped it wouldn’t come to this, but I can’t say I’m surprised. On Friday, Donald Trump will reportedly testContinue Reading
Here And Now
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: US equities were torn between encouraging vaccine news and fresh lockdowns, asContinue Reading
No, ‘Seriously’
Donald Trump was in the news Tuesday for all the usual reasons — plus a few more. Just before theContinue Reading
Pay No Attention To That Flaming Country
The latest wave of vaccine optimism receded a bit on Tuesday as the reality of fresh lockdowns across the USContinue Reading
Vaccine Push Faces Test In America, Where ‘Freedom’ Is ‘The Gateway Drug To Pseudoscience’
Over the weekend, Ron Klain, incoming White House chief of staff, underscored a crucial point about vaccines as a solutionContinue Reading
Lukewarm Congratulations
Global equities were mixed and Wall Street looked to end a rollercoaster week with gains as the juxtaposition between vaccineContinue Reading
Cancel Thanksgiving
If you’re wondering how it’s going in the US when it comes to containing COVID-19, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot summedContinue Reading
Trump Abandons Stimulus Push With 10 Million Americans Jobless. Focuses On Election Litigation
Donald Trump has given up on passing another virus relief bill. Or, if you like euphemisms, let’s just say theContinue Reading
America’s Government Is Failing
It’s exceedingly difficult to know what is and isn’t “worth” mentioning these days when it comes to Congress and badly-neededContinue Reading