Reflection of the day
2026.04.02
Following the escalation of the Iran conflict in early 2026, disruptions to oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz triggered a global fuel crisis, pushing prices higher and straining supply chains worldwide. Governments have responded with a wide range of emergency measures aimed at shielding consumers and securing domestic supply, ranging from financial support to rationing as the fuel crisis deepens.
It’s going to be worse before it gets better...
2026.04.01
TRUMP WAGES WAR THE SAME WAY HE MAKES DEALS: FAST, SLOPPY, AND WITH A SMARTPHONE
Last night, Wall Street skyrocketed. Not because the economy is doing better. Not because earnings are strong. Not because growth and employment are at their peak. No. It skyrocketed because Trump said he might end a war he himself started. The Dow jumped by more than 1,000 points. The Nasdaq by 3.8%. Investors cheered as if the end of cancer had just been announced. We’re not out of the woods yet, but at least we’ve found a way to end this rotten month of March on a slightly better note. On the other hand, oil is at $103, and clearly—it—didn’t get the memo about peace.
2026.01.05
Defenders of the “American” empire imagine its dominance to be immutable. Objectivity is therefore often lost in the maze of slow change. Yet the transformation is happening before our very eyes: we are moving from a unipolar world ruled by the greenback to a fragmented multipolar world.
Thus, the last stand we are witnessing, although supported by unprecedented technological acceleration, seems only to be delaying the inevitable. Between internal tensions, record debt, and the rise of the Global South, long-term forces are pushing for a redistribution of power. History is repeating itself: after the last stand usually comes the eclipse, giving way to a new world order where one or more future powers will emerge through new and probably unprecedented alliances.