For the Love of Tariffs
The outrage over Trump’s protectionism is so hypocritical and self serving from every quarter that I hope he wins and rewrites the rulebook on global trade.
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The Art of the Eschatological Deal
If the belief is your suffering and destruction is good because it leads to the End Days, while other Arab countries pour hundreds of billions into modernising cities and nations with a view to a prosperous future, then that adds another reason for Arabs to be happy to see the end of the regime.
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The 75-year-old lived in Auckland for 40 years after he married New Zealand woman Fari LaPread.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… abecedarian (noun, adjective) - noun : one learning the rudiments of something (such as the alphabet) adjective 1a: of or relating to the alphabet b: alphabetically arranged 2: rudimentary Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The history of abecedarian is as simple as ABC—literally. The term's