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The victimhood complex of MAGA men

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A white reporter from America who travelled to South Africa to investigate claims of genocide was cruelly mistreated upon boarding his aeroplane. The political right

Rule of law versus rule by emergency decree

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A US court nixed “reciprocal” tariffs, as institutional checks and balances start to function against Trump’s imperious rule by emergency decree. When Trump returned to

Trump sacrifices advanced economy to defeat wokism

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While the rest of the world eyes dominance in the fourth industrial revolution, Donald Trump is turning America’s clock back in an attempt to defeat

The Squirrel and Donnie show, or, how I choose what to write about

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I often get questions about why I cover this thing, but not that thing, or why I write about international politics when there is so

The Trump Counter-Effect in national elections

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Several major elections have been held around the world, each leading to upsets widely attributed to anti-Trump sentiment. It’s only been four months, so there’s

Trump slashes capital rules for banks

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Proposed banking deregulation in the United States has media panicked, but it’s actually great news. Here’s why. “US watchdogs are reportedly planning to slash capital

US rolls out red carpet for Afrikaner “refugees”

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The first flight of 49 supposedly persecuted Afrikaners who landed in the United States this week were given a royal welcome. Let’s play a little

When unsolicited help goes awry

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The blunders from the Trump Administration just keep coming. At least they serve as cautionary tales for other would-be economic autocrats.  “I’m not looking to

Nostalgia for past greatness is usually misplaced

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Most of us suffer from a nostalgia bias. Basing political policy on this bias is dangerously short-sighted, and yet a lot of people tend to

The crash, the blame, and the fake economist

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As the US economy craters, President Donald Trump blames former president Joe Biden, while his trade czar, who once channelled a non-existent economist, calls it