Why societies go into decline

“Sire… worse than a crime, you have committed an error,” said Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord. A crime is whatever the feds say it is. Often not what you think it ought to be. But an error is d

When a president uses his office to launch a cryptocurrency, it is clear that his modus operandi is to part people from their money. Apply this analysis to the global stage, tune out the furore over h

It was a masterclass in “catastrophism”, said Nicolas ...

“Trump’s EU deal will help blue-collar workers.” So believes Nicole Russell, a columnist for USA Today, “Critics can hate Trump’s personality all they want,” she says, “but the president’s ability to

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Last Friday was not a good one for Erika McEntarfer, the head of the US Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS). After a poor set of labour market numbers she was fired by president Donald Trump, who said h