Daily Archives: December 24, 2017

The Swamp & the Citadel: Pakistan’s Abetted Agitprop

Posted on December 24, 2017 by William Holland

Watching the wheelchair bound Muslim cleric Khadim Rizvi engage his ministry at the Faizabad interchange instructs those unfamiliar with Pakistan that the Army continues to incite public violence for political profit.  The army’s utter refusal to disperse militant Islamists evidenced … Continue reading →

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Weakened Case For Higher Interest Rates: the Flattening Yield Curve

Posted on December 24, 2017 by William Holland

The canard of secular stagnation was laughable, especially given the credentialed gnomes belief in demand sided macro thought.  No measure is ever given to the antecedents of our Constitutional Republic, its constitutive bases in civil society, in spheres of autonomy … Continue reading →

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India’s Soft Power Remains Diminished, But Beijing’s Appeal Remains Untested

Posted on December 24, 2017 by William Holland

The politics of the subcontinent are intractable.  That’s because most westerners shape their policy convictions from inside the ideological symmetries of the enlightenment whose apex is Westphalia.  Clearly, whoever continues to teach it this way hasn’t visited the subcontinent where … Continue reading →

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An Autocratic Bear; An Idealist Eagle

Posted on December 24, 2017 by William Holland

It has become frankly apparent that major news media throughout the United States have absolutely no interest in reporting the news, they wish to shape the news to damage any sitting Republican at the White House.  I think the vast … Continue reading →

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Polygamy: the Passions of Pan-African Jihad

Posted on December 24, 2017 by William Holland

Paul Malong is South Sudan’s former army chief of staff with over 100 wives.  One recently ran off in hiding after remarrying a teacher.  Jane Austen’s admonition that we’re all fools in love never mentioned how to manage a cuckold … Continue reading →

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