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Washington 2021 - Paris 1934 ?
To find common ground, a vision of America's future needs to be laid out that inspires confidence with the words to counter the social currents ripping apart the tissue binding a nation
Mark Shields - very straightforward
Sharing his thoughts about American politics in his final regular appearance on PBS News Hour, Mark Shields expressed his trust in liberalism , but...we have to do a little better at celebrating our successes (quoted by David Brooks)
Mr Harrison goes to Washington
By shifting the Democratic message to themes resonating across all of America, the party's leadership can seize the moment and lay the groundwork for policies of bipartisan moderation
Is index investing really passive ?
The S&P 500 is the gold standard of passive index investing but, with the backing of huge tracker funds, inclusion (or deletion) of a stock is hardly neutral on the share price...Tesla is a most extreme case in point
Spoiling the spoils system
Chipping away at the civil service, the spoils system of American politics is edging ever closer to witch-hunts, conveniently freeing positions for friendly appointees. Maybe no better time for a bipartisan effort to stop the rot ?
In furore iustissimae irae
Lies, cascading down from up high in the dulcet tones of politicians, lies are so close to propaganda as to become hard to distinguish. And in the end, resistance, bound to be divisive, lends legitimacy to propaganda, because it is the same
FAANGs or diversification ?
A portfolio mainly constituted of the popular FAANG assets has been volatile. By diversifying portfolio holdings, manage your risk exposure
Market indices in times of doubt
More relevant then ever, market indices, sub-indices and sector indices are the analytical tools of choice to gain an understanding of powerful underlying trends. pininvest is a calculator of daily updated index performance and volatility
America's greatness and the curse of universality
Of "greatness" in a multipolar world – "Make America great again" (author unknown) or "America was always great" (quoted from Mrs. M. McCain’s eulogy for her father)
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