Yoda: Is Donald Trump A Genius? Alert Reader on Suez

Alert Reader writes in: Even though I didn’t really get why, it hit me very hard tonight. SUEZ HAD TO BE -AND WAS- AN OPERATION. SUEZ has been a major international maritime traffic since day one. Hell, Drugs Weapons Humans Oil Raw material and finished products And pharmaceuticals.

Matt Ehret: Understanding the Tri-fold Nature of the Deep State

Not that long ago the United States came close to total dissolution. The financial system was bankrupt, speculation had run amok, and all infrastructure had fallen into disarray over the course of 30 years of unbroken free trade. To make matters worse, the nation was on the verge of a civil war and international financiers …

Matt Ehret: China and Russia: The New Guarantors for Justice in the Face of a Self-Cannibalizing West

China and Russia have made it absolutely clear that they recognize the sad fact that the oligarchy in firm control of the western alliance is adamantly intent on burning all possible diplomatic avenues of cooperation and dialogue as the Hindenburg of the western financial system continues to careen towards a fiery oblivion. It didn’t take …

Stephen E. Arnold: Amazon- Where Does It Get AI Technology?

I saw an interesting table from Global Data Financial Deals Database. What’s interesting is that Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft were active purchasers of AI companies. I understand that “taking something off the table” is a sound business tactic. Even if the AI technology embodied in a takeover is wonky, a competitor cannot take advantage of …