On August 12, something extraordinary happened. The news broke that, in the first seven months of 2020, the United Kingdom’s economy had suffered its largest contraction ever (a drop in national income exceeding 20%). The London Stock Exchange reacted with a rise in the FTSE 100 by more than 2%. On the same day, when the United States was beginning to resemble a failed state, not merely a troubled economy, the S&P 500 hit a record high.
Has anyone here read his book The Global Minotaur? I ran across it the other day and I've been meaning to check it out.
Yes and I'd highly recommend it. I keep meaning to pick up the 2015 update but even that's out of date now.