A Ukrainian battle flag signed by soldiers fighting in Bakhmut was hoisted by Nancy Pelosi
Category: politics
Denouement
“These limited edition cards feature amazing ART of my Life & Career!” Donald Trump exclaimed
Guest Of Honor
Volodymyr Zelensky was in Washington on Wednesday. Dmitri Medvedev was in Beijing. 10 months on
After The Fall: How To Regulate Crypto After $2 Trillion Collapse
It’s been a bad year for crypto, to borrow Sam Bankman-Fried‘s deliberately understated description of
Read Elizabeth Warren’s Letter To Tesla’s Board
On Monday morning, while documenting the latest and most dramatic twist in the ongoing soap
China’s ‘Giant Wave’
“Official COVID case counts have been rendered meaningless.” So declared Bloomberg on Monday, in an
Trump, Bankman-Fried And OverDue Process
The Sam Bankman-Fried saga poses a dilemma for me. It’s a similar dilemma to that
A Healthy Dose Of Xi Jinping Hysteria
Concerns around the rapid abandonment of strict pandemic control measures in China filled a news
Warnock, Walker And A Nation Adrift
“There’s no excuses in life,” Herschel Walker said late Tuesday, his penchant for poor grammar
Beloved Comrades
There’s a raging bull market in news out of China. Every day brings a new
Ban Free Speech
Economists and academics aren’t exactly famous for producing models that approximate reality while attempting to
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
‘Since Tiananmen’
Over the weekend, in Shanghai, a man strode unimpeded down what looked to be a
There’s No Such Thing As ‘Woke Capitalism’
I’ve reached an intellectual limit with the comically farcical notion that corporate America is engaged
A Popularity Contest For The Unpopular
I saw a pitiable statistic the other day. Just 6% of voters in America are
Meanwhile, In Turkey…
He did it. Recep Tayyip Erdogan succeeded in bringing rates in Turkey back down into
In China: ‘Fight, Fight!’
Maybe Xi Jinping decided to abandon “COVID zero” following last month’s Party congress. He’s going
Responsible Management
Stand aside, decorum, while I lampoon this farce some more. “We had an open and
Great To See You, Chairman!
“This is not the fundamental interest of our two countries and peoples and it’s not
The Paradox Of The 2022 Midterms
On Sunday, there were all manner of allusions to Republican “soul-searching” scattered across the front
Purple Mud
Americans awoke to the shrill bleating of iPhone alarms and the acrid smell of decaying
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.
Markets, Strategy And Gridlock: Key Midterm Considerations
This feels entirely trite, but I’m compelled to mention it anyway as the US midterms
Sorry, But Democrats Are Wrong About Energy Policy
In what amounts to little more than pre-midterm posturing, Joe Biden continues to float the
Burning City On A Hill
I’ve come to despise politics, which is unfortunate because I was raised around political scientists,
‘British Specialists’
It was Colonel Mustard, in the library, with the candlestick! The Kremlin says Moscow knows
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