June 21st: "Mr. Biden’s allies hope that next week’s debate will offer Americans a fuller picture of his capabilities." They must have been delighted after all their hopes were fulfilled during the debate. nytimes.com/2024/06/21/us/…

#NewYorkTimes abrupt change of tone after #DebateNight. In the previous week it was reporting about "cheap fakes" misrepresenting #Biden all over the internet. (See above): 2/ nytimes.com/2024/07/13/opi… #cheapfakes #BidenHarris2024 #ElectionUpdates #Trump

23rd Aug - Bobby Kennedy: "DNC operatives appointed Biden's successor (without an election): a candidate who was so unpopular with voters that she dropped out in 2020 without winning a single delegate. 1/ youtube.com/live/GmGFyKmjA…

RFK: "My uncle & father prided themselves on their capacity to debate with any opponent in the battle over ideas. They would be astonished to learn of a Democrat nominee has not appeared in an interview or an unscripted encounter for 35 days. This is profoundly undemocratic." 2/

Only 4 of the 50 biggest #Tech firms, (which are the engine of growth currently) are European. It's the innovative part of the US economy that's led its stock market to grow well ahead of Europe's. 1/ #growth #EUDecline #Brexit #USEU #GDP #EconomicGrowth

"If #France was a #US State its #GDP per capita would rank it between Idaho and Arkansas, respectively the 48th and 49th most prosperous states. #Germany would be 39th, just behind Oklahoma." 2/ spectator.co.uk/article/the-eu… #EconomicGrowth #Brexit #eudecline

But he whole basis of the #EU is functionalism: solve political problems bureaucratically & do so through the elite leaders: as far away from the people as possible. That's why, as a #Jeffersonian, I hate it . The EU leaders betray a fundamental distrust of their own people 3/

The EU wanted an American-style Constitution. But Ireland & France, voted no. So they made Ireland vote again (whist reminding them their subsidies were on the line). To override the French people, they had parliament vote instead. This is how the EU #elite override the people 4/

Javier #Milei made his name as an unabashed #libertarian in a country full of socialists; and only had his chance at power because (in the words of Margaret #Thatcher) ...the problem with #socialism is that eventually you run out of money to spend. 1/

A great example (like #Venezuela) of why #socialism doesn't work: #Argentina has every natural resource. In the early 1900s, it was one of the richest countries in the world. But socialism destroyed it: where all success is a crime & owning property is theft (as in #Europe). 2/

You cannot bomb the village in order to save it: Germany cannot save democracy by banning it. , by John Hulsman open.substack.com/pub/johnhulsma… Our Jeffersonian latest on Germany's authoritarian efforts to ban the AfD, whose sins involve being too successful and pointing out the elite's

Quick Take--The Kashmir Crisis rears its ugly head , by John Hulsman open.substack.com/pub/johnhulsma… My firm's political risk 'Quick Take' on the worrying Kashmir Crisis, and why this round of escalation is not the norm.

Bureaucratic Politics and the Trump Administration , by John Hulsman open.substack.com/pub/johnhulsma… Our latest Founder's Briefing on the bureaucratic politics underlying the foreign policy decision-making within the Trump administration.

Trump's first big trade deal: Reflections on the US-UK agreement , by John Hulsman open.substack.com/pub/johnhulsma… Our thoughts on Trump's first big trade deal, the US-UK agreement. More than a concord, it shows us the overarching direction of travel for the new global trading order

Explaining how the world works, for the benefit of Europe's befuddled leaders , by John Hulsman open.substack.com/pub/johnhulsma… Why European demands for Putin to immediately accept a ceasefire dont pass the laugh test. Worse, they highlight the other-worldly analytical flaws of Europe's

How we called the US-China trade truce , by John Hulsman open.substack.com/pub/johnhulsma… How we got another major political risk call right, in this case the just announced trade truce between the US and China. 'If you ask for the stars at least you will acquire the moon.' Enjoy.

Crunch time over the Iranian nuclear crisis , by John Hulsman open.substack.com/pub/johnhulsma… The realist case for a limited nuclear deal with Iran. Enjoy.

Trump's Declaration of Realism is sweet vindication , by John Hulsman open.substack.com/pub/johnhulsma… Our latest on the president's very important (and thus under-covered by the MSM) speech in Riyadh, explicitly embracing realism and condemning Wilsonian and Neo-con follies over the

If everything is your priority, nothing is your priority

Lawrence of Arabia, From Damascus to Baghdad, Part 1, by John Hulsman open.substack.com/pub/johnhulsma… A look back in our culture podcast at a book of mine that has aged like a fine wine; my biography of Lawrence of Arabia, and its critique of Neo-conservatism. Enjoy.