As long as you weren’t expecting anything substantive from the first face(time)-to-face(time) summit between Xi
Category: politics
The Economics Of Repulsion
Since everyone is competing for the same fraction of our (limited) attention, sooner or later
A Reality Check For Americans On Infrastructure Weekend
“Generations from now, people will look back and know this is when America won the
Redefining Philanthropy In The Age Of Musk
Every week brings new evidence to support the contention that humanity is moving rapidly towards
‘Meta’physics
On Thursday afternoon, Bloomberg Television abruptly cut away from a press conference where Nancy Pelosi
Hustled By Spin
“No one got everything they wanted in the bill, including me,” Joe Biden said Thursday,
The Billionaires Would Like A Receipt, Please
Steve Mnuchin “generally” supports “making sure the appropriate taxes are collected” in the US. “But
Rational Decision-Making
Referendums and elections are always about human feelings, not about human rationality. If democracy were
Full Faith And Credit
Markets were pleased to learn that US lawmakers haven’t yet crossed into whatever circle of
Late Stage Democracy
A day ahead of payrolls Friday, US equities looked to build on momentum from Wednesday’s
Pelosi Powerbroker Mystique Hits Progressive Brick Wall
Dysfunction in Washington finally caught up to previously bulletproof US equities this week. Markets felt
‘I’ve Never Been A Liberal’: Manchin’s Fiscal ‘Red Line’
I certainly didn’t want to write about Joe Manchin twice in a single day, but
I Am Become Manchin, Destroyer Of Progress
The issues were the same in Washington on Thursday. There was incremental progress, but no
Maybe America Wasn’t Such A Good Idea After All
Time and again over the past several years I’ve lamented the scope of government dysfunction
Sans Angela
Germany “should have a new government before Christmas,” Olaf Scholz said Monday, after his Social
To The Brink. For The Sheer Hell Of It
Americans were subjected to a series of highly unfortunate soundbites on Sunday, as US lawmakers
Dysfunction Junction
Last week’s bond selloff puts the spotlight on rates in the week ahead. Although some
Goebbels in America
They failed in the game which they invented, maintained, and defended at all cost, and
How To Solve The Fed’s ‘Embarrassing’ Ethics Problem
When Jerome Powell takes questions from the press after this week’s critical Fed meeting, monetary
Revolutions Aren’t Won At The Met Gala
Joe Biden addressed the nation on Thursday afternoon in a bid to speed passage of
Failings And An Ungovernable Nation
I often talk about America’s multi-faceted culture war as a threat to democracy, but over
Nobody You Follow Is Real, Says The Pseudonym
On Monday morning, while penning yet another update on China’s anti-monopoly crackdown, I initially inserted
Let’s Talk
Risk sentiment firmed Friday, or at least in Asia, after the South China Morning Post
Kafka Or Mills?
For millions of Americans, the holiday weekend wasn’t cause for celebration. The expiration of emergency
Xi’s ‘Profound Revolution’ Renders Market Calls Worthless
As it turns out, Xi Jinping’s sweeping regulatory blitz (which, if you date to Jack
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