John Hulsman Précis

President of John C. Hulsman Enterprises. 18/20 accurate geopolitical predictions (1st analyst to predict Ukraine invasion). @JohnHulsman1 précis.

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The populists disagree on a lot but agree on the narrative: our oblivious elite have run the world into a ditch. Their record is Iraq, Afghanistan, the financial crisis; a botched response to Covid & the rise of China. Yet they still think it's self-evident they should run things

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A great example (like #Venezuela) of why #socialism doesn't work: #Argentina has every natural resource. In the early 1900s, it was one of the richest countries in the world. But socialism destroyed it: where all success is a crime & owning property is theft (as in #Europe). 2/

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Javier #Milei made his name as an unabashed #libertarian in a country full of socialists; and only had his chance at power because (in the words of Margaret #Thatcher)
...the problem with #socialism is that eventually you run out of money to spend. 1/

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The EU wanted an American-style Constitution. But Ireland & France, voted no. So they made Ireland vote again (whist reminding them their subsidies were on the line). To override the French people, they had parliament vote instead. This is how the EU #elite override the people 4/

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But he whole basis of the #EU is functionalism: solve political problems bureaucratically & do so through the elite leaders: as far away from the people as possible. That's why, as a #Jeffersonian, I hate it . The EU leaders betray a fundamental distrust of their own people 3/

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"If #France was a #US State its #GDP per capita would rank it between Idaho and Arkansas, respectively the 48th and 49th most prosperous states. #Germany would be 39th, just behind Oklahoma." 2/

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#EconomicGrowth #Brexit #eudecline

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Only 4 of the 50 biggest #Tech firms, (which are the engine of growth currently) are European. It's the innovative part of the US economy that's led its stock market to grow well ahead of Europe's. 1/

#growth #EUDecline #Brexit #USEU #GDP #EconomicGrowth

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Lawrence of Arabia, From Damascus to Baghdad, Part 1, by @JohnHulsman1 https://t.co/0t6nyRgiJb A look back in our culture podcast at a book of mine that has aged like a fine wine; my biography of Lawrence of Arabia, and its critique of Neo-conservatism. Enjoy.

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RFK: "My uncle & father prided themselves on their capacity to debate with any opponent in the battle over ideas. They would be astonished to learn of a Democrat nominee has not appeared in an interview or an unscripted encounter for 35 days. This is profoundly undemocratic." 2/

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23rd Aug - Bobby Kennedy: "DNC operatives appointed Biden's successor (without an election): a candidate who was so unpopular with voters that she dropped out in 2020 without winning a single delegate. 1/

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If everything is your priority, nothing is your priority

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Trump's Declaration of Realism is sweet vindication , by @JohnHulsman1 https://t.co/c3D50A43xM Our latest on the president's very important (and thus under-covered by the MSM) speech in Riyadh, explicitly embracing realism and condemning Wilsonian and Neo-con follies over the past 2 decades.

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Explaining how the world works, for the benefit of Europe's befuddled leaders , by @JohnHulsman1 https://t.co/e464eJrY2o Why European demands for Putin to immediately accept a ceasefire dont pass the laugh test. Worse, they highlight the other-worldly analytical flaws of Europe's Wilsonian point of view. Since time began it is realism (and not wishful thinking) that make sense of the world. Here, then, is a primer for the leaders of Britain, France, Germany, and Poland as to how the world genuinely works.

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How we called the US-China trade truce , by @JohnHulsman1 https://t.co/uo2na5InDp How we got another major political risk call right, in this case the just announced trade truce between the US and China. 'If you ask for the stars at least you will acquire the moon.' Enjoy.

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Crunch time over the Iranian nuclear crisis , by @JohnHulsman1 https://t.co/1MZ47Ps4Ce The realist case for a limited nuclear deal with Iran. Enjoy.

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Trump's first big trade deal: Reflections on the US-UK agreement , by @JohnHulsman1 https://t.co/weFXktcd1Q Our thoughts on Trump's first big trade deal, the US-UK agreement. More than a concord, it shows us the overarching direction of travel for the new global trading order

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Bureaucratic Politics and the Trump Administration , by @JohnHulsman1 https://t.co/NtD9MdLkLb Our latest Founder's Briefing on the bureaucratic politics underlying the foreign policy decision-making within the Trump administration.

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Quick Take--The Kashmir Crisis rears its ugly head , by @JohnHulsman1 https://t.co/DGldbu1sic My firm's political risk 'Quick Take' on the worrying Kashmir Crisis, and why this round of escalation is not the norm.

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#NewYorkTimes abrupt change of tone after #DebateNight. In the previous week it was reporting about "cheap fakes" misrepresenting #Biden all over the internet. (See above): 2/

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#cheapfakes #BidenHarris2024 #ElectionUpdates #Trump

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June 21st: "Mr. Biden’s allies hope that next week’s debate will offer Americans a fuller picture of his capabilities."

They must have been delighted after all their hopes were fulfilled during the debate.

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You cannot bomb the village in order to save it: Germany cannot save democracy by banning it. , by @JohnHulsman1 https://t.co/8EcRaYmjUT Our Jeffersonian latest on Germany's authoritarian efforts to ban the AfD, whose sins involve being too successful and pointing out the elite's immigration failures. As appalling as it is important.