1/ Despite the apparent haphazard nature of the chaos Trump is fomenting in every direction, one has to acknowledge that there is an underlying and clear logic lurking between the dots.
Who gains most from the cumulative effect of these insane prognostications? China.
4/ Now proposing taking over Gaza in order to let Jared Kushner open Trump Tower Khan Younis betrays our diplomacy with Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Finally, targeting USAID destroys the central pillar of American soft power in the developing world.
3/ Threatening to take over the Panama Canal cleaves our relations with Central and Latin America, and tariff demands against Mexico and Canada have already destablized the North American alliance.
2/ China's Belt and Road Initiative is in direct competition with American hegemony and soft power around the world. As such, threatening to invade Greenland undermines our Nato alliance, and tariff threats alienate our EU partners.
Biden should immediatey make Ukraine part of NATO, provide ground troops to protect their new member, and provide advanced funding for the next four years.
@elonmusk Do you think it is significant at all that "Elon Musk" is a perfect anagram for:
Skum Nole
Nole = head
so,
Scum head
or
Head scum
Seems particularly appropriate.
Is it possible someone suggested to Trump to put Pence in charge of the supposed Coronavirus task force, because that will inevitably be a disaster as the virus spreads, and he can then blame Pence for the debacle and drop him from the ticket?
Artsy has published my latest article on the economics of the art market, on the formation of auction estimates and their malleability as economic indicators. https://t.co/RMNzn1Lb9k #artmarket#Auction
@Artguy1 unsuccessfully. In fact, I advocate they continue to seek a solution with museum partners. Did you read the final paragraph? I am not defending a deaccession sale, but pointing out the complications of any path forward. Any impartial reader can see your caricature is inaccurate
@Artguy1 Charles, you are misreading my editorial. I did not โexcuseโ their โcrassโ action whatsoever. In fact, I underscore that a sale will not in fact solve their financial problems. But I did want to highlight they had indeed made the overtures the open letter proposes...