We Germans celebrate Christmas a day early, purely to get our presents before you do. By the time you read this, I’ll be lying on the beach in a place called Ishigaki.
Almost all instances of imperial decline are accompanied by monetary decline, manifesting itself as inflation, corruption, and/or bankruptcy. But the real process is profound and mostly invisible
When leaders mistake short-term fixes for long-term strategy, the results are predictable: weaker markets, distorted prices, and growing costs for everyone else.