American Evolutions, Part 3 of 3: Beyond Democrats and Republicans
See Part 1: From Sears to Google and Part 2: From Order to Disorder… in America. So here’s where I get a bit nervous. One of the great truths in geopolitics between 1950 and [...]
American Evolutions, Part 2 of 3: From Order to Disorder… In America
The American political system is in breakdown. It isn’t a bad thing. It is perfectly normal. Healthy even. Let’s lay it out: The United States has a first-past-the-post electoral structure based [...]
American Evolutions, Part 1 of 3: From Sears to Google
Today’s story begins with the once-behemoth that is the American retail firm, Sears. In the last week of September Sears’ stock dipped below $1 a share, reducing the company’s market value below [...]
Trade Talk, Part 2 of 2: For Whom the Trump Toll
On Oct 1 the American, Canadian and Mexican governments announced their mutual agreement to a revised treaty text for the North American Free Trade Agreement. As it was at formation, NAFTA [...]
Trade Talk, Part I of II: Oh Canada, What the Hell is Going On?
In the late hours of September 30 a small bevy of leaks indicated Canada and the United States agreed to terms that will allow Canada to remain in the newest iteration of both countries’ premier [...]