Putin Says ‘The Rich Must Pay’ for the Corona-Virus

March 31, 2020

Vladimir Putin has decided how Russia is going to pay for the corona-virus. He’s going to tax the rich. It’s a remedy that most Americans would support if they were given the choice, but they weren’t …

Syria’s Serious Response to World War C Debunks Alt-Media’s COVID-19 Conspiracies

March 31, 2020

Opinion

The democratically elected and legitimate government of the Syrian Arab Republic is taking World War C very seriously because of the acute threat that COVID-19 poses to the war-torn country's people, …

The Invisible Bug That Killed an Empire

March 31, 2020

Opinion

The liberal world order is a shambles. The coronavirus pandemic will spell the end of full-spectrum dominance by Britain, the United States, and those in the European Union tethered so inextricably to…

The Monetary Abyss Stares Back and Asks Who’s Next?

March 31, 2020

Opinion

We are at a critical moment in the history of politics and markets. Everyday the U.S. government stares into the fiscal and monetary abyss and chucks trillions in hoping that will be enough to finally…

Belarus’ Gamble: Lukashenko Ignores COVID-19 Warnings as the Rest of Europe Panics

March 31, 2020

Opinion

With most of Europe gripped by Covid-19 panic and in lockdown mode, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko sees no cause for alarm — and life has gone on as normal. But is it a level-headed respons…

Eurobonds or Bust? That’s the Next Phase of the EU

March 31, 2020

Opinion

We’ve reached the next stage of the EU’s evolution, whether it will adopt a common bond market or not. It’s been clear for a long time that something had to change if the European Union was to survive…

Plagues Over the Centuries Have Caused Radical Political Shifts – Examples From the Last 2500 Years

March 31, 2020

Opinion

Serious epidemics can have far-reaching social, cultural, and geopolitical consequences. The plague which devastated Athens in 430 BC—in the second year of the Peloponnesian War, when an Athenian vict…

Midnight on Planet Lockdown: Dylan Strikes Again

March 31, 2020

Opinion

What spectacular timing. Like a shot ricocheting at Heaven’s Door as a virus pandemic rages and Planet Lockdown is the new normal, Bob Dylan has produced a stunning 17-minute masterpiece dis…