“Official COVID case counts have been rendered meaningless.” So declared Bloomberg on Monday, in an
Category: politics
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
Is Canada’s Monetary Policy Hopelessly Politicized?
You need the nuance. It’s critical. Hold that thought. The Bank of Canada underwhelmed markets
Rishi Sunak Volunteers For Open Job Steering Titanic
Less than four months after resigning as chancellor and less than two months after losing
One Man To Rule Them All
It’s official. Xi Jinping is still “King of China,” as Donald Trump famously put it.
Surovikin Brings Syria To Ukraine As Russia Targets Power Grid
Russian Air Force General Sergei Surovikin is living up to his dubious reputation. Weeks on
China’s Moderates Out As Xi Tightens Grip
“There’s been a lot [of] premier-as-savior talk,” former CIA analyst Christopher Johnson told The New
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