Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018
August 04, 2025
Fareed's Take: Trump's Tariffs Have Caused a Seismic Shift in World Affairs
Aug 3, 2025 | "How is it a victory for the US that low-income Americans will now pay a good bit more for food and clothes at places like Costco and Walmart?" CNN's Fareed Zakaria asks, going on to note "the broadest effect of these tariffs will be to change the basic structure of the world economy."