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Tag: economics
Why do Rich Latin Americans Think They’re Middle Class?
A strange pattern across Latin America and beyond: the rich don’t know they’re rich.
Blood, Oil and Bad Bets: Investing in Venezuela Redux
A brief look at high-risk, low-reward investments speculating on a ruined state.
Robespierre without the Blood
From bread lines to medical bankruptcies, how the French Revolution and Gilded Age look like the American economy today.
Is Trump the Real Pocahontas? (Indian Giver)
The Indian Giver-in-Chief: Trump’s Trade War and Banana Republicanism.
‘Trade Wars and Good, and Easy to Win’
Alternate Title: “The Art of the Retreat: MAGA’s Trade War Crossroads” and AMZ Sellers Love Trump Redux.