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A conversation between Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron, as they walk the colonnade at the White House.

Why Europe and America Need Each Other

January 8, 2025/in Politics, The Economy

Only a strong alliance between Europe and the US offers any hope of resisting the rise of an authoritarian bloc, this time grouped around China.

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Oligarchs are set to battle, with executives "choosing sides" as a new administration arrives.

The Battle of the Oligarchs

January 6, 2025/in Urban Affairs

As a new, contentious era in elite politics commences, it’s important for Americans to take advantage of the emerging battle between oligarchs.

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Net Zero grids may add even more economic pressure to the middle class.

Europe Faces Green Energy Immiseration. Trump is About to Offer It a Lifeline.

January 4, 2025/in The Economy

Teddy Roosevelt believed in speaking softly and carrying a big stick. Donald Trump will never speak softly, or even politely, but he will soon pack the power inherent in presiding […]

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Elon Musk speaking at a TED Conference

Why Both Sides Are Right in the H-1B Visas Row

January 3, 2025/in Politics, The Economy

The current clashes over high-skilled immigration between Donald Trump’s right-wing base and his ‘first buddy’, Elon Musk, reveal a fundamental divide within the US president’s odd coalition.

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Canada PM Justin Trudeau meets with U.S. President Donald Trump during 2017.White House Archives, Public Domain

Trump Presents Opportunities for Canada — but Trudeau is Unlikely to Take Them

January 3, 2025/in Politics

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is a jerk with a serious lack of self-control. So when he mocked Canada as a potential “51st state,” he did the one thing no Canadian politician has managed to do: unify a deeply divided country.

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U.S. Senate Democrats leadership

The Democrats Need to Get Over Their Delusions

December 30, 2024/in Politics

Since the election conservatives have assumed that the results represent a “mandate” for their political agenda, as well as a confirmation of their version of national identity.

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Tesla factory in Fremont, California is high tech with robotic manufacturing.

California Ruled with Great Jobs and Boom Times. What Happened?

December 27, 2024/in California, Politics

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s constant reminders that California’s economy ”leads the nation” as well as being a model for social justice are delusional. To be sure, California has a huge GDP, […]

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Elon Musk exemplifies the rise of an alt-oligarchy as tech moguls drift to the GOP and even to the far right.

Elon Musk and the Rise of the Alt-Oligarchy

December 23, 2024/in Politics

The US is increasingly a country ruled by oligarchs who pour cascading levels of funds into the competing parties. In 2024, election spending was two-to-three times what it was two decades ago in real terms.

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The Lone Star state is soaring demographically and economically.

The Lone Star State is Soaring: America’s Future Will Be Made in Texas

December 20, 2024/in The Economy

Despite its title, our republic has rarely been united, instead hosting an endless gladiatorial contest between different states and regions. Today, the Lone Star state is soaring, as the West Coast declines.

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The American university is rotting from within as indoctrination replaces literacy and education.

The American University is Rotting From Within

December 16, 2024/in Politics

American universities – the very institutions once renowned for spreading literacy, the Enlightenment and the means of mastering nature, are rotting from within as they become something akin to indoctrination camps.

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