Since 2016, much of politics in the West been based on a deliberate misreading of the so-called Elephant Curve.

Trump relies heavily on scapegoating, but he is hitting the wall both domestically and abroad. Expect both comedy and horror as mid-term elections approach.

There has been a significant shift in politics in Western democracies. Rather than help the vulnerable, we now victimise them. Why has this happened and where are we heading?

Anti-immigration policies are a distraction that enable our politicians to not deal with the real issues that matter to voters.

Lying in Western politics has assumed unprecedented scale and severity. Democratic reform is urgently needed to resurrect political integrity.

Milei suffered a great defeat in the BA legislative elections. Argentina is returning to old ways. And it is all due to the constitution.

Trump promised to 'drain the swamp', but in his desperation to stamp out the symptoms of his policy mistakes he is dramatically increasing the reach of the US government. Not what his supporters voted for.

The West has gone to war with China on the misguided belief that tariffs can fix trade imbalances. There is a far better way.

Trump surrenders on tariffs after the bond market shows its teeth. His next book, The Art of Capitulation, will soon hit the shelves at a good bookshop near you.

The finance industry struggles to distinguish between populists and technocrats on the Right. It is costly.

Dominated by cultural anxety, the debate on immigration has gone stale. Culture should play no role at all in immigration policy

The Trump Dump is here! Will it become a Trump Slump? Expect a bounce in Q2, but Trump policies are hurting long-term prospects for the US.

Trump only has limited time to secure his position of power. Will he stuff the Supreme Court? If not, me may be out sooner than you think.

Trump is a modern-day Prince John and Musk his Sheriff of Nottingham. The big question is: where is Robin Hood?

Tariffs! Trump tries again. He failed last time. Will this time be any different?

Fascism and nationalism were defeated in WWII, but the institutions we put in place to prevent their return have failed. They are now back.

The UK's descent into populism and nationalism illustrates perfectly the reasons why the European Union was formed.

There has been a marked erosion in the quality of politics and economics in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis.