To ELECT JORDAN SPEAKER or NOT?

[ Analysis and Opinion.]   Should Jim Jordan be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives?   The U.S. Congress is currently in gridlock.  The Democrats by a slim majority control the Senate.  And, the Republicans, again by a slim majority, control the House of Representatives.  If one examines history there’s nothing particularly disturbing about Read More …

THE NO JOKE VITALLY IMPORTANT 2022 ELECTIONS

[ANALYSIS AND OPINION]   [We know, we know. “ It’s the economy stupid !”  But should it be?  What follows is our analysis of why the normal rules of rational voting conduct have to be re-considered in the 2022 midterms. For those who insist on focusing on the economy and more immediate and practical concerns Read More …

World Trade Organization: Down the Toilet?

The World Trade Organization was established to promote international trade and crucially, to provide a forum where trade disputes between nations could be peacefully resolved. Its organization and the rules that it implements were painstakingly negotiated over many years by hundreds of countries. Read More …