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    Here We Are

    February 3, 2025

    Random thoughts on day one of America’s war on the world.  This is my way of summarizing, it is not definitive by any means!  I wrote in haste. Here’s a quote to get us started: “What made fascism attractive in Europe and elsewhere was its combination of national autarkic aims, militarism, statism, and a glorification […]

    Commentary / Canada, Greenland, New York Times, Panama Canal, Trump /

    Let the Chaos Begin …

    January 7, 2025

    I really don’t know how to react. Trump really did say … “Trump Suggests U.S. Territorial Expansion” All you need to know about the potential for chaos over the next few years is in that headline taken from this afternoon’s online version of the New York Times. Yes.  Trump, during today’s press conference held at […]

    Commentary / capitalism, democracy, Donald Trump, plutocracy, Reagan /

    Welcome to 2025

    January 6, 2025

    Welcome to 2025.  The first year of Trump 2.0.  It promises to be fun — as long as by “fun” we mean chaotic or unpredictable.  The dilemma is clear from the torrent of material flooding our various commentariat avenues.   Take Janan Ganesh in Thursday’s Financial Times.  He has written one of his usual deliberately […]

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