Yeah, "pro-cyclical" policies in full force... gov contracts, banning state AI regulation, allowing overseas chip sales, fighting OECD taxes, etc.

To what degree do you think political organization structures mirror the concentration of power zeitgeist in the economic realm? (meaning, Mag7 "natural" monopolies, Fed / USD setting pricing / credit for "whole world", even military).
Thanks...

Occam's Razor?

Back in the day, it was common to leave the company, do your project, then sell it back for $$$...

This is the result of the recent hiring boom at META?

It seems corporate profits are the primary driver. With NVDA worth ~$4T, they need to find another $1T to justify the valuation / keep growing.
Closing large markets will be resisted.

True... I suspect one doesn't need an accountant to know the value differential between a license to mint money and an administrator's approval!

IIRC, Adelson once implicitly denied corrupt practices by arguing that a regulator would never trade something as valuable as a gambling license for so little money.

Is the implicit issue that premiums are regulated? The insurance industry is asking for a hike?
Even I'm bright enough to set premiums in excess of coverage! 🤣

Thanks so much for 'every accusation a confession'... I've been trying to capture this strategy. Was thinking of bastardizing the latin to 'in violence, truth'...
Seems such a short-sighted move, but so common even in 'sober' confrontations.

DM me?

still in Houston?

Unfortunately I am no where near Oxford. Will the Reading List be available 'to the public'?
Thanks...

If only I were Canadian...

Thanks...
I also wanted to applaud your sense of 'objectivity' 😱 in political discussions. Often, once someone chooses sides, the value of their perspective drops, but your discussion of Musk, etc, was helpful. And 'Can we form a group with X even if they aren't with us now?'...

There’s always Costco…

More on Netanyahu focus…

See GE…