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From ‘The Ugly American’, to Mindless Americans?
A book co-authored by two Americans, William J Lederer, a naval officer, and Eugene Burdick, a political scientist, was published in...
Aug 266 min read


Trump’s Tariffs Go in to Effect – So, What Now?
After months of creating chaos in the world economies by his constantly shifting-mind, on what he thought appropriate tariffs should be on various countries trading with the US, Trump has decided which country should be paying what in terms of trade tariffs.
Aug 106 min read


As the Daily Chaos Rises, Trump’s America Sinks
Day after day, alone on the hill, America as a shining city dims and distorts, no longer able to give the world the light of enlightenment, of freedom, of justice, of equality and of fair play. Instead, now, under Trump and his Republicans, America sits alone, the fool on the hill, minus the inferred wisdom in the old Beatle's song: "The Fool on the Hill".
Jul 248 min read


Canada’s Impending Election - to the Tune of Trump
Canadians will vote on the 28th of this month (April) to choose the next Federal Government.
Apr 246 min read


Dear America, Are You Having Fun Yet?
Hey, who upended the apple cart?
Decades of carefully negotiated global trade has been upended with potentially severe consequences for all major economies (as the current President of America puts it: who cares for the lesser ones, 'the are all shit holes', right?).
Apr 204 min read


The Decay of America's Republican Party
Today's Republican Party is virulently anti-progressive, anti-social, anti-minority, anti-woke, regressive and ironically, economically and
Apr 56 min read


The Trump Tariff-Mania - The Road to Economic Perdition
So Trump’s insistence that America has been taken advantage of is, as Joe Biden would have said, ‘pure malarkey!’
Apr 45 min read


The First Weeks Of Trump
The first weeks of Trump as President of the United States have been an unmitigated disaster domestically and internationally.
Mar 153 min read


China’s Intimidation - Nancy Pelosi’s Defiance
The recent trip to Taiwan by the US Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, created a lot of anger in China, but also controversy in the US, and
Mar 22, 20246 min read


World, Where to Now – Boldly into No-Man’s Land
In fits and starts, the World is recovering from the greatest global catastrophe of modern times.
The COVID-19 virus not only brought the
Apr 11, 20214 min read


Biden’s $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan – Hard Pressed
On Saturday, March 6th, 2021, President Joe Biden, and the Democrats in the Senate, managed to get his signature $1.9 Trillion American Resc
Mar 8, 20214 min read


The Age of ‘Quantitative Easing’ – Flights to Bitcoin & Beyond
After the global financial crisis of 2008, the World became familiar with the term ‘Quantitative Easing’(or ‘QE’) as the US Federal Reserve
Feb 27, 202111 min read
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