Iowa's ground knowledge beats rulebooks in Washington and London
You read about Ethel Caterham, who celebrated her 117th birthday this week.
By Ruth Behrens ·
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Rotterdam's calm: "The surface looks calm; the plumbing does not"
The consensus view—the one peddled by financial media and those comfortable with a steady, predictable tide—is that the market is merely exhibiting "calm." Look at the metrics:…
By Bram de Vries ·
From Copacabana to São Bernardo: The state must guide Brazil
The spectacle in São Bernardo do Campo confirms what every seasoned observer has known about the mechanics of modern populism: it is never about ideology, but about systemic crisis.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Lula's national grievance confuses pride with solvency in Brazil
The Brazilian election cycle has devolved into a predictable spectacle of grievance and historical nostalgia.
By Klaus Berger ·
Tariffs and drought ignore American cattle herd scarcity
The perennial complaint from Washington—and indeed, from Brussels—is that markets need guidance. They suggest subsidies or tariffs to smooth out predictable bumps in commodity prices.
By Bram de Vries ·