Every nation gets the government it deserves. ~Joseph de Maistre Those who are unfamiliar with the above quoted 19th century philosopher might surmise he was warning citizens in democracies to carefully consider their votes. Quite the contrary. Actually, he was defending the French monarchy against those who advocated a more representative form of government. If … Read more
The crash is also estimated to knock out about half of all shale producers, according to analysts at Raymond James Inc., if prices remain at between $20 and $30 per barrel. (The price as of midday Monday was $22.73 per barrel by the standard West Texas Intermediate benchmark.) A price at that level would cost … Read more
There is nothing like a national health crisis to expose Republican economic orthodoxy for the fraud it is and the realization that economic growth for the past three years was in spite of Trump administration policies, not due to them. Consider the following. Since the beginning of time, conservative economists have praised the value … Read more
Call it a seasonal epiphany four and a half years in the making, but late is always better than never. As you are already aware, on December 19, Christianity Today editor Mark Galli declared, “Trump Should Be Removed from Office.” And right on cue, the modern day Judases–Franklin Graham and Jerry Falwell, Jr.–exacted another down payment … Read more
In previous posts, I have made the case that sometimes life or politics imitates art, sports and too frequently movies. And on a couple of rare occasions, I have suggested politics imitates business. However, my current assignment teaching entrepreneurship in Milan has reminded me the relationship between leader and follower can be a two-way … Read more