Common Ground Left and Right

Common Ground Left and Right

James Quillian — Economist, Political Analyst, Natural Law

This applies to all of us in the great unwashed — not the country’s leadership class. Among ordinary Americans, left and right share more than either side wants to admit. Start with ignorance. Reading is fading fast.
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Oligarch’s Last Stand

Oligarch’s Last Stand
By James Quillian,Economist, Political Analyst, Natural Law

Even before the Epstein saga and the recent release of the Epstein files, the oligarchs were already facing serious headwinds. The stock market is controlled. Its high level is a purposeful achievement. Its value is meticulously maintained. It has to be. It is the store of the oligarchs’ wealth. If the stock market crashes, the source of their wealth disappears. The stock market is their vulnerability. Their greatest strength is that no one believes it is.

The oligarchs have been losing control of the public’s mindset for some time. Without that control, their massive investments in AI turn into losses. They control the media close to 100%. The result is that the public treats it as mush these days. People accept that they have no information and have responded by not caring one way or another.

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End the War Possibility

End the War Possibility
By James Quillian, Economist, Political Analyst, Natural Law

This analysis does not rule out the possibility of a broader Arab uprising. It simply argues that the most likely path for the United States is a slow, deliberate reduction of activity through November. Not a clean exit. Not a decisive victory. A controlled bog‑down. Continue reading