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Keynesian thought is utopian

Posted on July 29, 2018 by William Holland

Credible economists like Hayek, even von Mises and Milton Friedman knew the limits of positivism in economic models.  It isn’t that they eschewed them outright, they knew the margins of their discipline, spending their time more on exposition in defense … Continue reading →

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The Mullah’s go mum

Posted on July 29, 2018 by William Holland

Watching President Trump manhandle the Iranian president on twitter was worth it.  Having publicly declared that he should never again threaten the United States was tempered with a credible disinformation campaign aiming at threatening the regime.  The Australians are reporting … Continue reading →

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Digital mediums & the wrought return of the nation state

Posted on July 28, 2018 by William Holland

Call it the Washington consensus.  It was ushered in with the demise of Soviet Marxism. By 1995 the US turned inward creating NAFTA and other multinational trade relations upon the orthodox belief that international trade mattered.  We forget the backdrop … Continue reading →

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Nawaz Sharif’s dynasty in Pakistan halted

Posted on July 15, 2018 by William Holland

This is the third time he’s been Pakistan’s Prime Minister.  Its also the third time the Army has orchestrated his demise.  Army leadership is threatened by Sharif’s willingness to make peace with India, close down Kashmir and normalize trade relations … Continue reading →

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Lenin: storm chaser

Posted on July 8, 2018 by William Holland

Lenin was truly Satanic.  Unlike Marx, he was a man of total action.  Like a Satanist, he loved humanity, he objectified progress by eliminating the notion of ethics from progress. Having arrived as a German agent from Basil, Germany hoped … Continue reading →

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How to read the Mexican election

Posted on July 7, 2018 by William Holland

The arrival of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador shouldn’t have surprised anyone familiar with the state of Mexico’s political economy.  The return of PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) after having lost power in 2000 from a 71 year rule didn’t change much; … Continue reading →

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The African continent & the state of capitalism

Posted on July 6, 2018 by William Holland

Africa has been termed the dark continent, the term isn’t racial but refers to inhabitable characteristics that threaten economic and social development.  Weak governance and weaker infrastructure have sealed the continent from development since the defeat of European imperialism.  That … Continue reading →

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Trump & Iran: presage to permanent emnity

Posted on June 10, 2018 by William Holland

The mess team Trump inherited equals what was bequeathed to Obama economically.  My guess is that team Trump has the fortitude to look at the world realistically and venture what’s possible.  First step Iran. The May 21st approach laid out … Continue reading →

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The Moral, Strategic Bankruptcy of Arafat

Posted on April 28, 2018 by William Holland

Israel remains the only democracy in the middle east.  Is is surrounded by militant, terror driven petro-monarchies devoted to keeping Israel in a permanent state of siege. The peace process is a nomenclature, born within unelected fiefdoms of bureaucracy throughout … Continue reading →

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