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Economy: The end of free trade

2026 March 11

Globalization went wild from the 1980s to 2020s. Now we've gone full protectionism. Older workers pay the costs of this flip, at both ends.

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Finance: What happened to microloans and microcredit?

2026 March 10

In the 1990s and early 2000s, "microloans" and "microcredit" were the rage in spurring economic growth. But they did not work and left people in poverty.

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Business: Globalization and free trade is dead

2026 February 14

Protectionism is now hip. Free trade is so 20th century.

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Immigration: Illegal aliens by state

2026 February 8

Of interest.

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Economy: Americans pay 96% of Trump’s tariff costs

2026 January 20

Trump goes full protectionism, seeks to have Americans pay higher prices for most everything, declares free trade over.

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International: What % of “Boomers” vs “Gen Z” did international travel?

2025 December 29

Gen Z has done 4x more travel than Boomers at similar ages.

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Media: Travel writing has become self-centered narcissism, say experts

2025 December 20

Travel writing has devolved into self-centered narcissism, where stories are about the writer, and not the destination.

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Business, policy: Should truck CDL drivers speak English?

2025 December 14

Most countries require commercial drivers to speak the local language. Except the U.S. Many states offer the exam in multiple languages and issue licenses to illegal aliens.

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Immigration: Sanctuary policies, and how other countries deal with this issue

2025 October 30

The US - and sanctuary cities and states - have historically taken a relaxed approach to illegal immigration. Other countries do not treat US citizens so nicely.

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