Your current political leadership needs a new school of thought …

One of the problems with current political leadership is that it does not understand that markets and wealth are about turning human activity into yield. To attain this understanding means moving from a mindset that is totally steeped in caretaker mode. The caretaker mode is at the core of concerns on the part of the … Continue reading Your current political leadership needs a new school of thought …

Democracy stunted the Democrats. You can’t sell meat to vegans.

Emphasizing democracy may have cost the Democrats the election. Doubling down on their narrative may lead to the final implosion of the party. Democracy creates a feedback loop where the electorate hears the political class’s (elite) narrative, analyzes it to determine its relatability, costs, and benefits, and disposes of it when the electorate determines that … Continue reading Democracy stunted the Democrats. You can’t sell meat to vegans.

Joe Biden and the word salad that is democracy.

A short piece in Bloomberg this afternoon briefly laid out U.S. president Joe Biden’s strategy for beating possible Republican Party nominee Donald Trump in the November 2024 general election. Sharing a quote from Mr Biden’s campaign manager as cited by Bloomberg: “We are treating this election like it will determine the fate of American democracy – … Continue reading Joe Biden and the word salad that is democracy.

Should the American State return to mercantilism?

The takeaway: Should the State change its economic policy … The Government (the Executive and his Cabinet), with State approval, chooses capitalism and democracy as the political economic plan (policy) for managing the nation-state’s tax and profit extraction process. Since government is a human system, its managers will go off script and introduce chaos into … Continue reading Should the American State return to mercantilism?