The massive denunciation of so-called liberal politicians in the EU brought me hope this weekend. From France to Germany to Hungary to Italy and to Belgium, the voters spoke loudly and clearly.
In France, Macron’s party didn’t just lose, they got clobbered taking in less than half the vote than did Marine Le Pen’s party.
Against this backdrop, the US is now scrambling to try and emergency shore up a “security package” for Saudi Arabia which apparently declined to re-sign the expiring 50-year-old deal Kissinger put together that gave the world the petrodollar. (More…)