A historically unique masterstroke.
There was a time when, in politically complex situations, analysts worked out different courses of action, collected data, compared scenarios, analysed risks… so that the decision of the statesman was…
On overestimating the Green Deal
For a generation now, most Westerners have been getting poorer, less free and less educated. The only increasing parameter has been life expectancy, but even that has already begun to…
Francis Fukuyama and Insulated Worlds
Liberals are losing power, there are cries, we see theatrical speeches of powerlessness, and some thought patterns are becoming much clearer. For example, Francis Fukuyama (yes, the legendary author of…
On people, goals and compromises
Those who don’t have an opinion on the Trump-Zelensky conflict seem not to. Since the sympathies were handed out in advance, it was to be expected who would be on…
On social benefits
It may surprise my readers, but I am an opponent of most welfare. The state should not be paying healthy people of working age for not going to work. BUT…
For life and death!
For balance, I also read liberal commentary on Trump’s ascendancy. I don’t mean the intellectual garbage we get in big media, but the voices that associate liberal bigotry with high…