Category: Economics/Class Relations

America is Headed for Class Warfare

By Joel Kotkin Nothing has revealed the class divide in the U.S. quite like runaway inflation and skyrocketing gas prices. But in addition to the economic impact the staggering incompetence of the Biden administration is having on the working class, there is a political one; it’s undeniably driving […]

When Food and Fuel Crises Meet

The Biden Administration announced this morning that it was working with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make changes to the laws regarding E15 fuel, or gasoline containing up to 15% ethanol. Retailers are allowed to sell an E10 blend (with up to 10% ethanol) year round, but […]

Russia, Rubles and Gold

by Peter Zeihan on April 12, 2022 The Russians are leaning on a tried and true mechanism of sanctioned economies: GOLD! I’ve heard from several corners that this somehow means the Russian ruble is now a gold-backed currency. This is simply not true. Nor does it mean that the […]

The Coming Resource Wars

Another great piece from Mike Lind. “Cold War Two” amounts to West vs. East in the geopolitical realm, Wokeism vs. Traditionalism in the cultural realm, and digital capitalism vs industrial capitalism in the economic realm. Domestic political conflict amounts to the same thing: Urban cosmopolitan centers vs Main […]