“No matter what color, shape or origin, modern-day right wing populism just cannot shake off its fascination with Mein Kampf.”
Category: populism
Clooney Rips Steve Bannon: ‘He’s A Failed F*&%^ng Screenwriter Who Licks My…’
“I’d be ashamed ten years from now if those weaselly little putzes, whose voices are getting a lot higher every week as this presidency starts to look worse and worse weren’t still [after me].”
‘Street Fighter’ Steve Bannon Tells CBS That Gary Cohn Should Resign
“I’m talking – obviously, about Gary Cohn and some other people. That if you don’t like what he’s doing and you don’t agree with it, you have an obligation to resign.”
The Seventh Summer: Cognitive Instability From Hendrix To Trump
“…history reminds us that there exists a greater proximity between laughable and dreadful than calmer times would admit.”
The Death Of Steve Bannon’s Populist Revolution
Bannon can talk about “going to war” for Trump against Congress and the “globalist” elements in the White House all he wants, but the bottom line is that Steve already went to war – and he lost.
Breitbart Hails The Return Of ‘Populist Hero’ Steve Bannon
Today was Bannon’s last day in the Trump administration and on Friday evening we learn that it was also his first day back at the old barnyard.Â
Steve Bannon Out At White House
“We are grateful for his service and wish him the best.”
The Only Government System That Actually Works Is The One With No Populism In Its Design
” At a time of rock-bottom confidence in public institutions, it is notable that the intelligence oversight system, a system with hardly a trace of populism in its design, actually works effectively at its core purpose: assuring the public that the intelligence community is doing its job within the law.”
It Did “Happen Here” – Now How Can Republicans Fix It?
“Trump has turned out to be far, far worse than I imagined. He has instituted policies so right wing they make Ronald Reagan, for whom I worked, look like a liberal Democrat.”
We’re Devolving: “It Used To Be That Politics Only Trumped Econ In Emerging Markets – Not Anymore”
“Yet, the chart which struck me as most relevant in the whole thing showed how market response to either Fed or ECB meetings has become calmer and calmer, whereas the response to the three major G7 political events of the last year (and a bit) has been so dramatic.”
A Brief History Of The Next 30 Years
“Capitalism is exiting the historical scene. However, before it disappears, capitalism will continue to inhabit the world of undead.”
Reality Check: Rolling Back Globalization Is A Really Stupid Idea
“But rolling back globalisation would be as foolhardy as rolling back technological change.”
It’s The Politics Stupid! BIS Flags A “Scary” Change In The Market’s Mindset
“Underlying a number of these changes was a shift of market participants’ attention away from monetary policy and towards political events.”
Russell Shuffle Day, Brexit Anniversary, & Crude Carnage
It’s Russell reshuffle day, which means equities will likely be jarred out of any summer
Trader: Markets Need To Be Exposed To Politics Just Like The Rest Of Us
“Ultimately, there can’t be normalization without exposing markets to the same concerns as the citizenry at large. The divide in levels of being appalled by goings-on is dangerous and as much a fuel of populism as other, more obvious causes.”
Guest Post: A Hole In The Head Or, The Fetishism Of A Failed State
“It is not difficult to recognize shades of this pattern in the political life of the developed world of the last year. The tide is coming in.”
Dear America: “Something Is Not Right!”
In the middle of one night
Miss Clavel turned on the light
And said, “Something is not right!â€
Guest Post: Populism, Pornography, And The Nostalgia Of Greatness
“Everything is explicit, but the plot cannot be taken seriously.”
“President’s Day”: Iran Is Voting, Brazil Is Panicking, Trump Is Traveling
It feels quiet in America on Friday morning. Maybe that’s because Donald Trump is leaving
Are These The Most Worrying Numbers Of All For Donald Trump?
“The erosion of white men [and] white voters without college degrees are red flags that the administration simply can’t brush away.”
Marty Lost His Ass In AT&T Shares – So Steve Bannon Had To “Save” America
The worst story ever told.
Photo Of The Year
This is 16-year-old Lucie Myslikova…
European Leaders Cheer Macron’s Victory Over Le Pen
The relief is palpable…
The World Is Going Batshit Crazy – Thoughts Ahead Of A Big Weekend
“While it’s impossible to say which manifestation of populism anno 2017 will be the catalyst for events that will ultimately mark a dubious chapter in the history books, you can be certain that if the world keeps going down this road, something will eventually go terribly, terribly wrong.”
Pardon My French: “Words Speak Louder Than Actions”
Do you speak French?
Vive La France! A Bad Holocaust “Joke,” A Goldman Short Reco, And A 4-Way Race
The “funny” (I mean, it’s not really “funny”, but it kinda is at the same
Deutsche Bank’s Kocic Delivers Stark Warning: Beware Populist “Buyer’s Remorse”
“The initial embrace of populism has gained traction based largely on a belief that political disruption, as a mode of change, deserves the same status that creative destruction used to have in the post industrial era with resulting political entropy becoming one of the main sources of market volatility.”
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