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    A, Belated, Response to Wolf

    April 28, 2025

    A friend of mine, here in Vermont, has disrupted my enjoyment of a pleasant spring morning by reminding me of what Martin Wolf says about populism.   Specifically he referred me to pages 180-181 of the Wolf book “The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism”. I wish he hadn’t.  I have been cajoled into a rant: My […]

    Commentary / NAFTA, Tariffs, trade, USMCA /

    Who Needs Tariffs?

    April 23, 2025

    Who needs tariffs when you can screw everything up simply by talking about them?  Imagine all that cash rolling in.  Imagine all those foreigners crumbling under the thumb of the mighty good old USA.  Imagine …  Well, just imagine. Maybe it’s all for fun.  Maybe the joke’s on us.  Are we simply being too serious? […]

    Commentary / capitalism, democracy, oligarchs, plutocracy /

    Garbage Time: Running Out the Clock on America?

    April 16, 2025

    “Do you not weep? Other sins only speak, murder shrieks out” Webster is well known for the darkness of his plays. When he says murder shrieks out, I wonder which murder he is referring to. Or, perhaps, what is being murdered? These are dark days for freedom and democratic governance. Yes.  I am grumpy this […]

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