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Can Trump Be Held Accountable?
Trump is always on about how the 'Establishment' is out to get him. Does this mean that he can't be effectively held accountable?

Karl Johansson
22 aug. 20223 min läsning


Thoughts on the Mar-a-Lago Raid
Raiding Trunp's home in Florida was an own-goal by the DoJ. The least it could do was give a reason why it was necessary.

Karl Johansson
15 aug. 20224 min läsning


Jan 6th Hearings: Spectacle or Theater?
Will the Jan 6th hearings be a crass ploy for Democrats to win the midterms or a genuine attempt to learn from the riot?

Karl Johansson
13 juni 20223 min läsning


Supremely Worrying
The Supreme Court shouldn't decide on abortion. The fact that it might shows how broken the American political system is.

Karl Johansson
9 maj 20223 min läsning


The Fed's Failure
The Fed has failed to keep inflation low it might need to reinvent itself to avoid becoming the target of establishment-bashing populists.

Karl Johansson
2 maj 20225 min läsning


Good Giving or Good PR?
With Musk's record breaking donation to charity in the news it's worth taking a look at philanthropy: does it help more than it hurts?

Karl Johansson
21 feb. 20223 min läsning


The Great NATO Debate
Russia has troops at the border with Ukraine which has renewed the NATO debate in Sweden, here's why Sweden absolutely shouldn't join.

Karl Johansson
24 jan. 20226 min läsning


Transitory: The Case For New Monetary Policy
The recent increase in inflation presents a challenge for central banks, but most of all an opportunity.

Karl Johansson
27 sep. 20216 min läsning


The Fall of Kabul: Was the War in Afghanistan a Failure?
Was the optics of a failed retreat from Afghanistan was a potent symbol for the war or a stain on an otherwise productive intervention?

Karl Johansson
13 sep. 20213 min läsning


State Capture & Inflation
How much do our world and the worlds of Neuroancer and Cyberpunk 2077 have in common? Here's a way we could find out.

Karl Johansson
22 mars 20213 min läsning


How Much Power Will Biden Have?
The president is said to be the most powerful man in the world. Ironically, Biden might be defined by the things he has no control over.

Karl Johansson
15 nov. 20202 min läsning


Polls & Presidents
Trump is trailing in the polls, does that mean that Biden will take the White House? How significant is it to lead in the polls?

Karl Johansson
1 nov. 20204 min läsning


Reflections on the Coming Election
eflections on the 2016 election and Trump’s Presidency, and the argument against polarisation.

Karl Johansson
25 okt. 20203 min läsning


Memes and Disinformation
Memes and disinformation are intimately related, and I believe the information age changed the dominant paradigm for memes from positive to

Karl Johansson
13 sep. 20204 min läsning


Thoughts on the Upcoming Presidential Elections
Biden seems very likely to get the most votes, it remains to be seen if that's enough to win the White House.

Karl Johansson
16 aug. 20202 min läsning


Are 'stock runs' the new bank runs?
Have the Fed's asset purchasing programmes changed the way people save, and thereby made market drops like the one in Q1 2020 more likely?

Karl Johansson
5 juli 20203 min läsning


Hertz "Initial Bankruptcy Offering" Explained
Hertz is offering bankrupt shares and people seem to want to buy, why?

Karl Johansson
14 juni 20205 min läsning


Post Pandemic Politics
This year has been quite chaotic so far, and there's a risk that partisanship could lead to more chaos in November.

Karl Johansson
6 juni 20202 min läsning


The Most Important Cause Behind the Protests
Context is everything, and the current protests against police brutality wouldn't be as large were it not for the context of the pandemic.

Karl Johansson
1 juni 20203 min läsning


Covid-19 and Unemployment
High unemployment in the US isn't as bad as you might think, at least not economically, though socially and politically it might be

Karl Johansson
3 maj 20203 min läsning
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