Trump and the Loudmouths
December 20, 2024Trump threatens heavy tariff sanctions if the European Union does not buy more oil. Yet, European imports from the U.S. have only been increasing: they have been rising substantially and consistently, year after year. Conclusion: Trump makes loud demands that are entirely realistic, as it will be easy for…
Pitiful Germany
December 17, 2024Germany is now heading toward early elections. Chancellor Scholz has lost the confidence vote in Parliament, signaling the end of the coalition that had already collapsed on November 6. The main issue? In short, the budget, and especially the famous “debt brake” that was enshrined in the German constitution under Merkel. The federal budget…
Man is not a Too Big To Fail
December 3, 2024There is only one economy that truly endures. This economy never falters, and it doesn’t chase growth at any cost. It has functioned for billions of years, long before the emergence of humankind. It is Earth. Its components—its “agents,” to borrow a trendy term—are the oceans and the forests. Its currency is oxygen and…