THE FEASIBILITY TRAP / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Feasibility Trap It seems increasingly obvious that the behavior of each actor in the Iran war follows directly from what its technology...

THE ENERGY TAX / JOHN MAULDIN`S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

The Energy Tax By John Mauldin As noted a few weeks ago, we get conflicting data that must not be extrapolated.  The motto of the US Marines...

EUROPE NEEDS TO PREPARE NOW FOR AN EXTENDED ENERGY SHOCK / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Europe needs to prepare now for an extended energy shock Flows of oil and gas do not resume like turning a tap back on Michael Stoppard The ...

ARE CENTRAL BANKS SELLING GOLD? / MACLEOD FINANCE

Are central banks selling gold? Stories are circulating about central banks selling gold. These centre on Turkey, now Poland, and the Gulf n...

AMERICA`S GIG ECONOMY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

America’s gig economy Self-employment, at both the high and the low end, is keeping consumption afloat — but for how long? Rana Foroohar © M...

YOU MAY ALREADY HAVE WON THE IRAN WAR / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

You May Already Have Won the Iran War Or you may already have lost. Commentators on both sides refuse to admit how little they know. By Gera...

BUILDING THE MIDDLE-POWER WORLD ORDER / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Building the Middle-Power World Order If Canada and other "middle powers" are serious about building a different kind of global or...

BANK OF FRANCE SELLS ITS 129-TONNE U.S. GOLD RESERVE, THEN BUY IT BACK IN EUROPE FOR TIDY US$15BN PROFIT / KITCO GOLD

Bank of France sells its 129-tonne US gold reserve, then buys it back in Europe for tidy $15 billion profit By Ernest Hoffman Bank of France...

GLOBAL DISRUPTION AT THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Global Disruption at the Strait of Hormuz Traffic fell to just six ships per day, compared with around 129 per day before the war began. B...

THE VULNERABILITY OF TRUMP`S PERSONALITY CULT / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Vulnerability of Trump’s Personality Cult Like Mussolini, Stalin, Hitler, the Kims of North Korea, and other famous personality-cult fig...