Ignore progressives on economic matters and they can make a whole lot of sense, with Glenn Greenwald clearly being the best that I have found. In a recent commentary of his, “The Patriot Act and Bipartisanship,” he continues to remain consistent in his defense of civil liberties and non-partisan outing of hypocrisy while recognizing his […]
By Sean Dempsey, 6/24/23 His people were anxious. That much couldn’t be denied. Every day it seemed his power was threatened as social unrest swelled to new crescendos. One morning the Emperor concocted a bold plan. He knew his tenuous grip on power was fading, but by keeping the people focused on an external enemy […]
By Sean Dempsey, 3/19/25 This is a response to Max Baecker’s terribly misguided recent piece in Forbes. The Real Cause of Rising Commodity Prices: Inflation, Not a Bubble The surge in commodity prices today is not the result of a speculative bubble but rather a direct consequence of inflation caused by a massive expansion of […]
