Sharp by Branco Milanovic on #neoliberalism:

"If one failed, it was because he deserved to fail. Faithful to its universalism, Western upper middle-class neoliberals did not treat co-citizens any differently from foreigners." Defeated by the real world https://branko2f7.substack.com/p/defeated-by-the-real-world?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=371309&post_id=175662152&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1i4ov9&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Great but concerning discussion about the far right, in particular the AfD in Germany. And how the European Union will be the first target. #EU #democracy

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rest-is-politics/id1611374685?i=1000728425101

The US's current mess stems not despite *but because* of its extreme free speech approach—Section 230 being the final straw that broke sane society's back.

Ironically but predictably, it now whiplashes from anything-goes to crass censorship, never stopping to find a reasonable middle ground. #freespeech #speech #kimmel

Trump’s call for half yearly (instead of quarterly) earnings is dead right. The measures to limit transparency (reporting), dead wrong.

https://on.ft.com/41XG7zr Donald Trump tilts balance of power from investors to CEOs

In other news, the Springboks hand the All Blacks their biggest ever defeat.

And in New Zealand.

Perhaps the world is not such a bad place after all. #rugby.