John Quiggin
Australian economist and professor at the University of Queensland, author of Zombie Economics, who writes on economics and politics.
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Their wordsThe bigger lesson of 2024 is that a plurality of American voters are willing to vote against democracy, and a majority are willing to vote against or abstain.
↗Democracy is not on the ballot:johnquiggin.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsThat means Democrats must not tolerate any such corruption on their own side, regardless of the political costs of action.
↗Democracy is not on the ballot:johnquiggin.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsDemocrats as diverse as Kirsten Gillibrand and Bernie Sanders have condemned his actions, but he is still generally regarded as a “party elder”, regularly invited to campaign for Democratic candidates. That needs to stop.
↗Democracy is not on the ballot:johnquiggin.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsBut even at its peak, the economic cost of piracy was minimal, no more than around $10 billon a year on a generous estimate.
↗The economic irrelevance of naval powerjohnquiggin.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsIt is true that sufficiently power navies can still impose blockades ,as the US is doing now. But that does not help the global economy.
↗The economic irrelevance of naval powerjohnquiggin.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsBut the US is not a serious country.
↗The US is not a serious countryjohnquiggin.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsBut it is running down its capital at a startling rate, and there is no real sign of things turning around in time.
↗The US is not a serious countryjohnquiggin.com 2nd of 2 in this piece