Economists and academics aren’t exactly famous for producing models that approximate reality while attempting to make sense of it (reality, I mean). Comical simplifications that
Category: politics
Overthrowing Xi Could Mean The End Of The World
I assume this is obvious, but what’s obvious to me isn’t always clear to the rest of humanity, so it’s worth a mention: In the
‘Since Tiananmen’
Over the weekend, in Shanghai, a man strode unimpeded down what looked to be a cordoned-off street. Someone (him, I think) shouted “Communist Party!” to
There’s No Such Thing As ‘Woke Capitalism’
I’ve reached an intellectual limit with the comically farcical notion that corporate America is engaged in an attack on the nation’s values and cultural heritage
A Popularity Contest For The Unpopular
I saw a pitiable statistic the other day. Just 6% of voters in America are excited about the prospect of a Biden-Trump rematch in the
Meanwhile, In Turkey…
He did it. Recep Tayyip Erdogan succeeded in bringing rates in Turkey back down into the single digits. The country’s hopelessly beholden central bank on
In China: ‘Fight, Fight!’
Maybe Xi Jinping decided to abandon “COVID zero” following last month’s Party congress. He’s going to lead China for the remainder of his life, so
Poland
Let’s start with a simple, and, I think, uncontroversial observation: Russia has no incentive to bomb farmers in Poland, and every incentive not to. Most
Responsible Management
Stand aside, decorum, while I lampoon this farce some more. “We had an open and candid conversation about our intentions,” Joe Biden told the press
Great To See You, Chairman!
“This is not the fundamental interest of our two countries and peoples and it’s not what the international community expects of us,” Xi Jinping, newly
The Paradox Of The 2022 Midterms
On Sunday, there were all manner of allusions to Republican “soul-searching” scattered across the front pages of the nation’s top digital newspapers. Hours earlier, The
Purple Mud
Americans awoke to the shrill bleating of iPhone alarms and the acrid smell of decaying democracy on Wednesday. As a quick reminder, the country is
Summers, Bidenomics Critic, Says Biden Midterms Best Since JFK
Larry Summers says there’s hope for American democracy yet, if not, perhaps, for the economy. On Wednesday morning, following a better-than-expected showing for Democrats at
Markets, Strategy And Gridlock: Key Midterm Considerations
This feels entirely trite, but I’m compelled to mention it anyway as the US midterms are set to dominate the news cycle for the next
Sorry, But Democrats Are Wrong About Energy Policy
In what amounts to little more than pre-midterm posturing, Joe Biden continues to float the idea of slapping American energy companies with onerous tax burdens
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