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Market Mad House

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche

daniel July 18, 2021July 18, 2021 China is not the Soviet Union, Cold War II, Cold War Nostalgia, First Cold War, New Cold War, The First Cold War, The Shadow of the Cold War, There is no Cold War II

There is no Cold War II

I do not think the Chinese leaders plan to fulfil the New Cold Warriors’ wishes by launching a new arms race or building a naval base in Cuba. Instead, the Chinese will challenge America, with TikTok, video games, cryptocurrency, venture capital, and bases on Mars and the Moon that American tourists can visit.

daniel July 17, 2021July 17, 2021 Culture War as Class War, Grievances and Economics, New Cultural Warriors, New Culture War, Old and New Culture Wars, Old Culture War, The Future of Culture War, The New Culture War is a Class War, The Old Culture War and the New Culture War, The Politics of Working Class Resentment, The Regional Culture War, The War on Higher Education, Why the New Culture War will Fail, Will the New Culture War Succeed?, Working Class Resentment

The Old Culture War and the New Culture War

Yes, some of the culture warriors are the same but the war is different. In particular, the New Culture War is a class war.

daniel March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 False Normalcy, False Normalcy and History, Frightening Realities and False Normalcy, Return to Normalcy, The dangers of False Normalcy, The Politics of False Normalcy

The Danger of False Normalcy

False normalcy is attractive because it is simple. Instead of adapting to a new reality, you can return to the old ways. False reality is dangerous because it prevents people from adapting to new realities.

daniel October 22, 2020October 26, 2020 Alphabet (GOOGL), Antitrust can make Billionaires richer, How Antitrust can make the Rich Richer, How to Fight Income Inequality, Microsoft (MSFT), Why Antitrust Fails, Will they Break Alphabet Up?

Will they Break Alphabet Up?

History shows that antitrust actions can make the rich richer and more powerful.

daniel October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 America’s Coronavirus Pain, America’s Economic Collapse, Marshall Plan, Punishing the Victims, We Need a Marshall Plan for America, We need a Marshall Plan to help Trump Supporters, What the Aftermath of World War I can teach us about Trump supporters

We need a Marshall Plan to help Trump Supporters

There have been many media efforts to study Trump supporters in Middle America as scientific curiosities but few offers of real help, since 2016. History shows the failure to help the victims of America’s economy could have catastrophic results.

daniel August 30, 2020August 30, 2020 America’s military is increasingly lawless, and the President fail to hold the military accountable for its excesses and failures, Is America France 1940?, The Cost of Loyalty: Dishonesty, The Failure of the US Military, The military no longer embraces American values and could threaten those values, The US Army glorifies failures as heroes, The US military has forgotten its history, The US military values loyalty and obedience over competence, Tim Bakken

The Failure of the US Military

An important new book shows Americans’ faith in their military could be misplaced. Author Tim Bakken alleges that America’s military

daniel August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 AI Air Line Pilots are under Development, AI fighter pilot, DARPA, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Heron Systems, Heron Systems’ AI top gun, Human Top Gun is no match for AI fighter pilot

Human Top Gun is no match for AI fighter pilot

Heron bested both human pilots and AIs from several other companies in five rounds to win the AlphaDogFight challenge.

daniel July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 America is in a Depression, Does Congress Want a Revolution in America?

Yes America is in a Depression

Some numbers that prove America is in a depression include:
35.7 million – Main Street USA’s estimate for the number of people employed by small businesses threatened by coronavirus.*

daniel July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Coronavirus Hysteria Spreads, Is it the End of Tourism?, The Death of Tourism, The Death of Tourism is Upon Us, The Post Tourism World, The World is Rejecting Tourism, Tourism Businesses will Collapse, What is the Future of Tourism?

The Death of Tourism is Upon Us

Two of the world’s largest economies; the United States and the European Union are suppressing tourism by blocking international travel.

daniel June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 Empire’s Sorry End, How American Empire Ends, How American Empire Ends in the Middle East, How Empires End

How American Empire Ends in the Middle East

History has one lesson about the end of empires; however. Empire’s end is never voluntary.