Monthly Archives: May 2017

What Trump Gets Right About Trade

Posted on May 29, 2017 by William Holland

Professionals don’t get paid to think.  They get paid to earn a living.  This means that the vast majority of the chatter-class in think tanks, Universities and the media commintariat earn their wares diachronically.  That means they specialize in presenting … Continue reading →

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Ukraine: What is to be Done

Posted on May 29, 2017 by William Holland

Ukraine is suffering badly.  The entire southeastern portion just above Crimea is now a wasteland.  Mother Russia controls entire swaths of territory that remain uncontested yet not allied totally to Moscow either.  As it stands now, Ukraine is a lesson … Continue reading →

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Pakistan’s ‘Relief Valve’, The Azaadi of Kashmir

Posted on May 29, 2017 by William Holland

The Economist  provides an unrivaled summary of the geopolitical consequences of the British partition of India.  Positioning Muslim majorities on both sides of India effectively sought to keep New Delhi in a perpetual state of siege.  Only Northern Ireland & … Continue reading →

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Returning Home: Trump’s Learning Curve

Posted on May 29, 2017 by William Holland

By the time team Trump settles in from his trip to Riyadh, Rome and Brussels, he’ll have enough new insight into the reach and scope of his executive office than he’s ever had, now comes the hard part, how to … Continue reading →

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What Is A Tory?

Posted on May 24, 2017 by William Holland

When Hayek wrote “Why I Am Not A Conservative“, he was referencing Tory leadership. This is often misunderstood by American liberals and conservatives.  Hayek implicitly knew that the American doctrine of natural rights possessed affinity with those mores needed for … Continue reading →

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The End of Europe: The Limits of Secular Thought

Posted on May 19, 2017 by William Holland

I try not to cringe when I read most of what accounts for smart books these days, I’m thinking of The End of Europe:  Dictators, Demagogues & the Coming Dark Age by James Kirchick.  In my view, this book rapidly … Continue reading →

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The Sons of Ishmael, OPEC & U.S. Statecraft: The Weapon of Hayek’s ‘Extended Order’

Posted on May 19, 2017 by William Holland

Those that never had to compete never will.  This is the answer to the rise of Europe’s Fascist right.  What should we expect of political economies whose social base remains homogenized during a crisis.  Economies and rigid social orders don’t … Continue reading →

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Macron’s Tutorial: Raymond Aron & The Recovery of the Political

Posted on May 19, 2017 by William Holland

What did France do recently when it elected a novice like Macron.  The facts speak for themselves, he ran against a government he worked for, he spoke eloquently, engaging multiple sides of all issues presented to him, clearly an icon … Continue reading →

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The Feat of Balshazzar: U.S. Policy Falters In Balancing

Posted on May 14, 2017 by William Holland

Anyone with even a mediocre classical education knows what “mene, mene, tekel upharsin” refers to; a doomed Empire.  What does this have to do with the Pax Americana?  If one looks to the Maghreb, the Arabian peninsula, Mesopotamia, southwest Asia, … Continue reading →

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