Category Election

Two Pandemics: Economic Contagion in COVID-19

Guest post by Alan Cunningham Economic contagion can be very damaging to society. If left unchecked, an economic disaster in one industry or business sector can easily wipe out other important industries and sectors needed for a functioning society or…

If I could turn back time

Was the West lulled into a false sense of security by the expansion of NATO and the European Union in Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union? “People who are used to acting in one way will not change;…

Seeds of their own destruction

The 2008 Financial Collapse and Black Swan Events Guest post by Alan Cunningham The phrase, “complex systems can contain the seeds of their own destruction,” is a phrase that appears in Ted Lewis’ 2006 book Critical Infrastructure Protection in Homeland…

Trump Floats Third-Party Threat If GOP Won’t Back Him

Donald Trump has floated the idea of ​​running a third-party campaign if the increasingly disaffected Republican leader can’t back down to run for president. Trump signaled the possibility by posting an article on Truth Social Wednesday promoting the option. Strange,…

the difference between mercantilism and liberalism

Guest post by Alan Cunningham International political economy (IPE) is a very sensitive system. It determines how international trade and commerce is conducted and helps the long-term development of nation-states and also helps the growth of free trade. Encyclopedia Britannica…