Referendums and elections are always about human feelings, not about human rationality. If democracy were
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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
America The Radical
One of the most striking features of the post-Trump media landscape in America is the
‘Seriously, Y’all. Stop it.’
At age seven he had read most of the dialogues of Plato. The next year
Only The Dead
War is hell. On Wednesday, officials from western nations began warning citizens stranded in Afghanistan
An Atrocity Against Human Progress And Reason
Cases keep rising, and people keep dying, but Americans are a stubborn bunch. Stubborn is
America’s Cold Civil War
When, however, inequality reaches the critical point, when interests diverge so much that consensus is
Booster Clarion Call: Reasoning With The ‘Other’ Half
It’s probably best if you get a booster shot, US health officials reckon. “The available
Is Fear Back?
Fear sells, and Wednesday was a good day to be in the business of peddling
How Many More Headstones?
“American troops cannot and should not be fighting in a war, and dying in a
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