Sitemap - 2022 - John’s Newsletter
Our 2023 calls: The Age of Globalisation Gives Way to the Age of Anxiety
Yellow Bello (Ezzy's Education: Part 13), By Garrett Murch
Why the Democrats' Christmas gift to Zelensky is a dangerous bridge too far
Football, Fatherlessness, and Fishing (Ezzy's Education, Part 12), By Garrett Murch
The greatest injustice of all (cont) (Ezzy's Education: Part 11), By Garrett Murch
The greatest injustice of all (Ezzy's Education: Part 10) By Garrett Murch
In Trunk We Trust (Ezzy's Education: Part 9) By Garrett Murch
China's protests remind us that our rivals have problems, too
Crypto and the age-old debate of rules versus discretion, by Publius
The end of Ezzy's escape (cont) (Ezzy's Education: Part 8) By Garrett Murch
As winter sets in, where the Russo-Ukraine war stands
FTX--A Classic American Scam, By J.L. Reiter
The End of Ezzy's Escape (Part 7: Ezzy's Education) by Garrett Murch
Midterm Wrap-Up: Republicans begin to solve their succession crisis; the Democrats have not
Ezzy's Education (Part 6: The Determined Fly Fisher) By Garrett Murch
Good political risk news in Brazil
Why do national debts matter and what can be done about them? By Publius
Final Midterm Intellectual Map Shows a Republican Rout
Ezzy's Education (Part 5: The Master Communicator (cont'd))
Reining in Biden to rein in Zelensky
Ezzy's Education (Part 4: The Master Communicator) by Garrett Murch
After the 20th Party Congress, Storm Clouds over China
Has the fat lady sung? By J.L. Reiter
Ezzy's Education (part 3); Machos and Mistresses (Cont).
How to avoid a Nuclear War over Ukraine
Ezzy's Education (Part 2): Machos and Mistresses, by Garrett Murch
The muddled thinking at the heart of the UK pensions debacle, by Publius
Our US mid-term call: GOP to pick up 20-30 seats in the House, Senate to remain 50-50
Ezzy's Education: A story of politics invading a high school
Truss sails into the economic maelstrom, by Publius
The Pierre Principle, By J.L. Reiter
The US equity premium puzzle, by Publius
How should Europe respond to the gas price spike? By Publius
Thoughts on her late Majesty The Queen, By J.L. Reiter
The post-mortem for an age: The era of globalisation is definitively over
The Ukraine War is about to reach a climax
Biden's political 'comeback' is little more than the media's wishful thinking
U.S. Education--Throwing Good Money After Bad, By J.L. Reiter
The rise of Anthony Fauci and the fall of elite credibility
The US must not abdicate its strategic policy to Zelensky
Ignore the doom-mongers: Things stack up well for the US on the Indo-Pacific chessboard
The realist limits to helping Ukraine
Why the raid on Trump's house will only help him politically
What will US foreign policy look like after the Democrats' mid-term wipeout?
Gibson's bakery--A fable for the woke era, By J.L. Reiter
Pelosi highlights Biden's dangerous confusion over Taiwan
China isn't a rising power; And that's precisely the problem
Will Draghi's anti-democratic failure lead to the coming of the anti-democratic Troika in Italy?
Albums you must listen to before you die (Part 4): The Doors; By The Doors
The wreck of the Angela Merkel; The Stanley Baldwin Legacy
Is Covid China's first attempt to destroy all the rest of us? By Publius
We could use a woman like Margaret Thatcher Again, By J.L. Reiter
Sri Lanka pays the price for the ruinous radical green agenda of an out-of-touch Davos man
The Day of the Narcissist; Why Boris Johnson Fell
John Adams and the glorious 2nd (er, 4th)
Why don't we trust experts any more? By Publius
Putin's game plan and the West's coming crisis
Albums You Must Listen To Before You Die (Part 2): Pet Sounds; By Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys
How much inequality can we cope with? By Publius
January 6th is the Democrats' Groundhog Day, By J.L. Reiter
Albums You Must Listen To Before You Die (Part 1): Forever Changes; By Arthur Lee and Love
Political Risk Comes to France
Can capitalism save endangered species? By Publius
After Ukraine, the new global constellation of power looks a lot like the old Cold War
On a simple solution to pressing, short-term poverty, by Publius
Really: What is a woman? By J.L. Reiter
Avoiding the American foreign policy blob's characteristic overstretch regarding Ukraine
Why we knew Boris Johnson was toast
The brewing Republican Foreign Policy Civil War is the biggest underreported story in US politics
What is the inflation outlook? By Publius
The decline of American academia, By J.L. Reiter
As Russia advances in Luhansk, Putin's strategic plan becomes clear
Biden is right to see that the Indo-Pacific is the key to the game
The savings of nations, By Publius
Western unity over Ukraine will prove increasingly fleeting
The Spaghetti Westerns: Once Upon a Time in the West
Making taxation fit for the 21st Century, By Publius
Planned Parenthood's Hard Left Turn, By J.L. Reiter
The Spaghetti Westerns: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Why Putin's Much Ado About Nothing Speech Actually Tells Us A Lot
Elon Musk to the Rescue, By J.L. Reiter
Getting beyond the schadenfreude: My unlikely defence of German foreign policy
The Spaghetti Westerns: For a Few Dollars More
Our American mid-term election prediction: The coming Republican tsunami
Junk Journalism Kills Trust, by J.L. Reiter
Over Ukraine, the war aims on both sides are evolving; the conflict has a long way to run
The Spaghetti Westerns: Fistful of Dollars
The case for a Russian victory in the Donbas
Give me back my language, By J.L. Reiter
For all his verbal calisthenics, Partygate will still be the end of Boris
Hitchcock through the decades: The 1960s
Income tax, welfare, and some inconvenient truths By Publius
The world turned upside down: The geopolitical ramifications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Hitchcock through the decades: The 1950s
The second phase of the Russian invasion of Ukraine; A political risk analysis
Forgive Student Debt? Hell, No By J.L. Reiter
While the mainstream media obsess about Trump, the Biden presidency terminally flounders
Hitchcock through the decades: The 1940s
The Presidential Puzzle, by Publius
Will Smith, Patton Oswalt, and the Age of Apologies, By J.L. Reiter
Making sense of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Part 6: The outlines of a peace deal?)
Hitchcock through the decades: The 1930s
Making sense of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Part 5: Weeks where decades happen)
Companies' Woke Stands Come with Real Risks, by J.L. Reiter
Making sense of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Part 4: Avoiding the worst)
Is economic winter coming, again? By Publius
The Star Trek Guide to our Culture, by J.L. Reiter
Why is democracy useful, if it is? By Publius
Making sense of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Part 3: Putin's miscalculations birth a new world)
The Parents' Revolt, By J.L. Reiter
Making Sense of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine (Part 2: The Blitzkrieg Fails)
Why hasn't the EU been a superpower...until now? By Publius
Making Sense of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
P.J. O'Rourke: Last of a dying breed
Making Sense of the Ukraine Crisis (Part 2: "When you draw the sword you roll the dice...")
Making Sense of the war in Ukraine
Lia Thomas and the Cognitive Dissonance of Trans in Sport, By J.L. Reiter
Germany's problems make Europe unable to deal with Russia
The Godfather Doctrine: A Foreign Policy Parable, Part 8 (Epilogue: Critics)
Playing Hard to Get is the Key to Voters Getting What they Want
Regarding Joe Rogan, It's Not OK, Boomer
America's founders would be with Canada's truckers
The Godfather Doctrine: A Foreign Policy Parable (Part 7: Creating a New Order)
Boris Johnson and the Marie Antoinette Problem
Black Lives Matter, Where Are Your Lieders?
Putin is taking advantage of the fact that a united West doesn't exist anymore
Monica Vitti, L'Avventura, and the Decadence to Come
The Godfather Doctrine: A Foreign Policy Parable (Part 6); The Realist
How the pandemic will remake American politics
Supreme Court Folly: The lunacy of more racism to combat racism, by J.L. Reiter
The Beatles' Magical Middle Years
The Godfather; A Foreign Policy Parable (Part 5)
The Godfather Doctrine: A Foreign Policy Parable(Part 4)
Profiles in Gutlessness: We must stop pretending Europe is a great power
The Godfather Doctrine: A Foreign Policy Parable (Part 3)
No, Boris, the rules are not just for the little people; it's time for you to go
The way the wind is blowing in Europe: Meloni, Pecresse, and Merz
The Godfather Doctrine: A Foreign Policy Parable (Part 2)
A Free Man Replies to Emmanuel Macron