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Republicans, Caught Between Their Own Hard Places, & Trump (#165)
Republicans are not shy about their desire to keep Democrats from power at almost any cost, and in all fairness, as politicians, it is their
Mar 22, 20176 min read


ObamaCare → TrumpCare → RyanCare → NoOneCare (#163)
The American Health-Care system is one of the worst in the developed World. It ranks consistently far down the list of the best developed
Mar 14, 20174 min read


America At War - With Itself (#157)
For observers outside the United States, the daily drama that is playing out within, with the new President, his administration, all of its
Feb 22, 201711 min read


Take the Wreaking Balls to the Economies (#153)
To those of us who follow these things, the past few years have been a study in the improbable becoming main-stream. In economic governance
Jan 30, 20177 min read


The Trump Year - That Is 2017 (#150)
Coming into the ‘New Year’, 2017, we collectively bring all our baggage of previous years with us, and thus, from day one, the New Year is
Jan 5, 20176 min read


As Bad News Mounts – Outlook Grows Dimmer (#131)
The latest economic and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers for the major economies were not reassuring. Even the United States which was
Aug 6, 201617 min read


June, 2016 – Half Way Mark – The Score? (#121)
On June 1st, 2016 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Secretary General Angela Gurria gave the following assessment in her
May 31, 20163 min read


The Panama Papers – Embarrassing & Damaging Exposure (#108)
The massive leak of highly confidential documents known as the Panama Papers exposes the secret accounts of the rich and powerful, as well
Apr 13, 20166 min read


The Other Political Disruptor – Bernie Sanders (#101)
Bernie Sanders would not have been considered real competition for the supposed ‘shoo-in’ Hillary, a year or even a few months ago.
Feb 2, 20164 min read


Market Routs Bring Out the Reassuring Bankers (#99)
The recent multiple stock market routs have brought out the big international bankers, heads of stock exchanges, investment bankers and
Jan 24, 20167 min read


Global Economies – Closing 2015 and Opening 2016 (#97)
The end of 2015 was the culmination of 7 years of vast injections of cash as stimulative measures, and near zero interest rates policy (ZIRP
Jan 8, 20163 min read


Global Economies 2015 – Once More Off-the-Cliff, Dear Friends…IV-a - BRICs (#95)
The consensus in the mid-2000s was, the BRIC economies were going to take over from the advanced economies of the West as the new prime
Dec 19, 20157 min read
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