The Power and the Money

Fracking will not save the Mexican oil industry

Growth is good, but there’s a reason why the U.S. dominates the technology

Apr 22 • Noel Maurer

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What happened to the Afro-Argentines?

Probably nothing bad

Apr 3 • Noel Maurer

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How is Argentina like Puerto Rico?

Argentina is less European than it thinks it is

Apr 1 • Noel Maurer

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March 2026

How to Fail Like Puerto Rico

Stagnation at Italian living standards is actually a phenomenal economic success

Mar 26 • Noel Maurer

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Our Cuban Colony, Part IIIb: The Opposite of Dollar Diplomacy

That time we overthrew a government because it refused to stiff our bankers

Mar 13 • Noel Maurer

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T̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ Our Cuban Colony, Part IIIa: American Cuba

Venecuba was never going to be a real country, and nobody even considered turning Cuba into the 16th republic of the USSR, but the place genuinely could…

Mar 11 • Noel Maurer

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February 2026

Their Cuban Colony, Part II: Soviet Cuba

Last week Caracas, next time Washington

Feb 26 • Noel Maurer

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Their Cuban colony, Part I: Venecuba

Let’s start with Caracas. Moscow and Washington to follow

Feb 17 • Noel Maurer

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January 2026

Europe’s Dependence on America Is a Choice

And it’s one Europe can afford to undo

Jan 30 • Noel Maurer

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Soccer is an acquired taste

An American explains why the beautiful game feels strange at home

Jan 22 • Noel Maurer

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Exxon, Shell, and the Math of Venezuelan Oil

Venezuela’s taxes break its oil economics

Jan 14 • Noel Maurer

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Stolen land?

We wish to acknowledge that we gather together today on lands that have been guarded and stewarded through many decades by the shareholders and…

Jan 7 • Noel Maurer

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