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“Right here in America, if you own your own home, you're realizing the American dream.” Former President George W. Bush said in a 2002 speech. Indeed, is there a better embodiment of the American lifestyle than a single home with a picket…

The euro fell below parity with the dollar on 23 August 2022 for the first time in twenty years. The best explanation is monetary policy and not purchasing power. A euro buys a lot more than a dollar, whether the frame of reference is Big…

By now, Elon Musk should be used to stepping down. The last time the world’s richest man was forced to step down was as Tesla’s Chair, this time he may be doing so voluntarily as Twitter’s CEO. Back in 2018, the US Securities and Exchange…

Two European political hot spots from the 1990s are back in the headlines. Bosnian Serb leaders have renewed their push for enhanced autonomy, if not outright independence, for their Republika Srpska, one of the two largely autonomous…

What should Europe’s military priorities be in 2023? National budgets are horribly tight, but Europe is also in crisis. Europeans face perhaps the greatest collective danger since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. ‘Collective’ is the…