I think fiction writers fall in love with the world they create and a comprehensive ending will means its death, which they can’t accept.

We all need brutal honesty in our lives. Only way to grow.

You were born for a large audience!

Every European nation could do with a Trump right now.

Hi Tomoko. I look at Trump as a master negotiator. The tariffs are not there to be imposed but avoided. They are a threat to get nations to change their behavior in favor of Trump’s demands. I don’t think Trump intended them as a lasting arrangement. At the moment it is probably easier to bend to US demands than switch trade relations to China and Brics.

Hey Carl, I have been mining for about 3 years and it’s tough. Even though the house doesn’t cheat, the big guns still get the newest and fastest miners and us little guys get the crumbs. Constantly playing catch up with newer machines and increasing difficulty adjustments.

Welcome, Michelle.

They are criminals, dufus! That’s why you don’t want them back.

Welcome!

Thank-you for sharing this, Lyn. I appreciate the way you think.

Great review. Wish it went as as far as Friedman too.

Just 4 but most of the others are close and inevitable.