The article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. What is one thing that Iran, the UAE and Elon Musk can agree on? The world needs more oil… — The Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji stressed…

…With Immeasurable Cost and Uncertainty… The article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. The western political discussion on Ukraine remains largely focused on military support and keeping Ukrainian forces supplied with weapons and intelligence to win…

The article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. Coal’s is winning the battle but losing the war (at some level)… The European Union (EU) is facing the potential of a very cold winter as the flow…

The article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. It Is Not Abandonment But Rather Strategic Positioning… The ‘pivot to Asia’, first introduced by President Barack Obama, has always been at the mercy of other emergencies on…

The article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. Dating…Co-dependency…Marriage of Convenience…Or Something Else… Back when U.S. President Joe Biden was a candidate, every political analyst knew there would come a day when he would meet with…

The article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. Let’s take the necessary steps forward… U.S. infrastructure is the never-ending problem that all administrations want to solve. Yet attempts to find a solution generally creates more questions…

The article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. Taxing wages, capital, and…consumption? The French recently re-elected Emmanuel Macron for a second term as president. It is not clear that most French like Macron but we do…

The article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. Covid, inflation, and interest rate hikes creates opportunity… To think many people predicted 2021 couldn’t get any worse than 2020. Little did they know that 2021 would bring…

The article was originally published in “The Musings Of A Politics Junkie & Closet Economist.” To read more, please visit the website. Vaccines gave hope going into 2021…fast forward a year later and the omicron variant is not providing the same confidence, especially with much of the globe still not…