Reacting to Trump’s incompetent attempt at winning a trade war, on top of his reckless deficit-raising tax cuts, markets have begun to tremble and economic forecasters to utter the dreaded R-word — RECESSION. This was entirely predictable. In fact, we’ve … Continue reading
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Paul Ryan’s decision to retire from the House at 48 has produced a spate of elegies. Some concluded he was no longer in sync with the Republicans’ more radical drift, others that he was sullied by his devil’s bargain wth … Continue reading
Four months late, the Congress has produced a budget, something most families, businesses and countries can mange without Sturm und Drang. But in Washington, it counts as a titanic achievement. Unfortunately, the Titanic in this case is the ship, and … Continue reading