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The Greek Experiment

Let me congratulate the Greeks for taking the first, but only the first, step towards a more civilized economic policy. I am intrigued by the prospect of Yanis Varoufakis as economic minister deep in argument with any of the large number of radicals that infest European economic posts. And, yes, they are the radicals. The […]

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Feel The Love – Davos Style

You will have seen or heard by now that our rich and beautiful are ensconced in their annual self-congratulatory power meet-up in Davos. This is where they all make what they consider to be important statements about the state of the world, where they have lots of important conversations, and make, or reinforce, lots of […]

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Change of Leadership?

Let me take another crack at last night’s State of the Union address. We all know these speeches are meaningless in terms of actual policy. The President has little control over what gets legislated. So any grand statements are simply attempts to move the epicenter of discussion and to create political fog in the already […]

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