Nov 24, 2020
Argentina went from being the tenth wealthiest country in the world in 1913 to 69th now, and it all started with the rise of the populist Juan Perón. Argentina has vacillated between Perónism, dictatorships and democracy for most of the 20th century and the result has been nationalizations, confiscations and multiple...
Nov 16, 2020
Progressive left notables are staking their claim to the administration of the Biden presidency, but do they have a valid claim to that stake? Joe Biden won the presidency by being the nice guy alternative to President Trump and promoting unity to attract centrist Democrats and independents, not by being a...
Nov 10, 2020
Wang Qishan, Vice President of the People’s Republic of China as well as the friend and mentor of Xi Jinping, has recommended the communist party cadres read the Ancien Regime and the Revolution by Alexis Tocqueville. The Chinese clearly believe that there are lessons in the collapse of the monarchy that China needs...
Nov 6, 2020
At this moment, there is still no clear winner of the 2020 presidential election. And the court battles and accusations will continue for some time. The people have spoken. But what did they tell us? In this podcast, the Edifice of Trust host, Victor Bolles, takes a look at the election results and tries to determine...