Deport-o-Mania 2: Houston's Rebuilding Labor Shortage

Is Donald Trump's America so hateful of immigrants that it'd rather slow Houston's reconstruction significantly? Being human aft...

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Deport-o-Mania: But Who'll Rebuild Houston?

Who'll rebuild Houston? With an immigration crackdown underway, it's a pretty big question. First off, I wish to extend my sympathy ...

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Calexit Lite: Silicon Valley Starts Packing for Vancouver

Where to head after Trump's Hicksville, USA invades Silicon Valley. Nearly everyone knows that California has leaned more Democratic in ...

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Xenophobe Trump Needs Migrants to Hit 3% GDP Growth

To generate growth, the US needs more rather than less people from abroad. The math is simple. Amidst the barely concealed xenophobia of Tru...

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To *Really* Escape Trump, Yanks Should Move to Bhutan

Americans fleeing TrumpLand are well-advised to consider splendidly isolated and beautiful Bhutan (pop. ~760k). While the election of Donald...

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The 1 Percenter: 'Japanification' of US Treasuries

How low can you go? US Treasuries do the limbo rock. There's a depressing article in Bloomberg in which some Japanese prognosticators ...

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Brexit Kronikles: Why are British Expats Held in Contempt?

Unfortunately for UK expats in the EU, they don't have much say in a process affecting them greatly. There's an interesting article ...

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