The Art of the Squeal: How to Crash Your Own Economy Without Really Trying

Petrol at $4.48, a hand-picked Fed chair who won’t do as he’s told, and a midterm map turning an alarming shade of blue.

Sep 23 • Kara Cardinale

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July 2026

The Economics of Belief

There was a time when conspiracy theorists occupied a reassuringly familiar place in society. They stood outside the village pub harmless, eccentric…

Jul 29 • Kara Cardinale

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On Again, Off Again, Bombs Away: Trump’s Hilarious Hellfire Romance With Iran

The US re-enters active hostilities with Iran in what is becoming the world’s most exhausting on-off relationship.

Jul 15 • Kara Cardinale

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June 2026

The Burnham Timeline

A brief history of the Britain that never was

Jun 17 • Kara Cardinale

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May 2026

Makerfield and the Great Northern Succession Crisis

The Makerfield by-election was never supposed to be a by-election in the traditional sense. Labour cleared a runway wide enough for Andy Burnham to land…

May 27 • Kara Cardinale

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April 2026

Oh, Donald

Welcome to the political circus, where the second act features a President with more drama than a soap opera on roller skates. It’s a White House turned…

Apr 15 • Kara Cardinale

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March 2026

“Chaos, Now Fully Deregulated.”

Exploring the bizarre blend of forces within Trump's coalition, from tech moguls to environmental critics, and the reckless governance that might impact…

Mar 25 • Kara Cardinale

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Drone Strikes for Jesus.

Call it Pentagon meets Pentecost.

Mar 11 • Kara Cardinale

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February 2026

Can an Honest Man Be A Politician?

We cheer the rogue and sneer at the bureaucrat. We no longer ask if our politicians are honest — only whether they’re ruthless enough.

Feb 25 • Kara Cardinale

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January 2026

SuperPower Suicide

If a superpower is committed to self-harm, here’s a workable recipe:

Jan 28 • Kara Cardinale

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Blood for Oil Nobody Wants: The Slightly Dodgy Economics of Venezuelan Intervention

Trump “Liberates” Venezuela’s Oil. The Market Replies: Mmm...

Jan 14 • Kara Cardinale

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December 2025

Europe Straightens Its Spine… Just Kidding, Starmer Says “Try Hunching Harder”

Sir Keir Starmer — Britain’s newest Head Prefect of Earnest Managerialism — has graciously offered Europe a bold new strategy for combating immigration…

Dec 10, 2025 • Kara Cardinale

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