The Power and the Money

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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Welcome to the Jungle: Venezuela and the Return of the Empire Trap

Hey, jungles have good points

Jan 4 • Noel Maurer

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November 2025

The Dutch election of 2025 ...

... does not mean what you think it means

Nov 25, 2025 • Noel Maurer

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Argentina: Good Land, Bad Debts, Ugly Incentives

Another commodity boom looks set to bail out the country (and American aid doesn't hurt) but the government looks to turn it into a nail-biting…

Nov 17, 2025 • Noel Maurer

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September 2025

The intervention will be televised

You will know if the U.S. is planning to invade Venezuela

Sep 27, 2025 • Noel Maurer

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Daddy Yankee gives Argentina more gasoline

The Trump administration bails out Argentina! But why did they need it?

Sep 21, 2025 • Leticia Abad and Noel Maurer

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Saving the Federal Reserve from the unitary executive

You can have it both ways, if the Supreme Court wants to!

Sep 4, 2025 • Noel Maurer

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August 2025

What if the American Revolution really had been about slavery?

The 1619 Project was social science fiction, but without the American Revolution it might not have been

Aug 24, 2025 • Noel Maurer

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July 2025

To What is a Slave the Fourth of July?

Maybe more than many people think

Jul 23, 2025 • Noel Maurer

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