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    Concerning Empire – A Memo to Myself

    February 20, 2025

    These are confusing times.  Every day brings news that overturns habits and thoughts of a lifetime.  I hope my friends in Europe are able to do what is best and right.  Now is a time for energy, decision, and unity in the face of American decline. Yes, American decline and the vacuum that implies. So: […]

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    Listening to Kindleberger …

    February 19, 2025

    “As I add the symptoms of aging: the demands for tariff protection and subsidies; intensive lobbying by contending interests for government favor; decline in productivity growth; low rates of savings and high levels of national, corporate, and housed debt; rising incomes of stars in finance, industry, sports, and entertainment and slippage of real income in […]

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    Trump versus the Courts

    February 12, 2025

    Well, this is getting exciting. For those of you who are trying to keep up with events: don’t concern yourself.  The cloud of dust that is the Trump administration has a short shelf life.  So cheer up. For those of you who worry about constitutional matters: panic. We are just getting warmed up. That some […]

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