How NAFTA Transformed the American Economy

In the wake of the Cold War, the American political class was determined to pursue bold projects that would enhance its economic status. Prior to the Soviet Union’s collapse, the administration of Republican President George H.W. Bush crafted the Enterprise for the...

Is Globalization About to Collapse?

Watch this video on YouTube Virtually all products we use are brought stateside through complex supply chains and international trade. Such commercial activity didn’t happen out of thin air.  It’s the product of the United States’ naval hegemony on the high seas....

Busted – Trade of the Decade

One of the popular pontifications in the online financial world is the “Trade of the Decade” that is published by a well known financial newsletter company.  The most recent version of this came on January 4th, 2010 with advice to buy Japanese stocks and...