Hello, consumers and farmers. Are you tired of winning yet?
Some believe this is winning. For example, please consider Robin Brooks.
Jim Bianco Disagrees
The Result
It is amusing for two diametrically opposing positions to see victory out of this.
Having followed Brooks for a long time on sanctions, he hasn’t been right once.
On September 19, 2023, I noted Lesson of the Day: Sanctions Don’t Work Because They Create New Markets
A person who touted a buyer’s cartel sanction success, now complains the buyers cartel leaks like a sieve.
Today, Robin Brooks is touting success and diesel prices surge towards record highs.
Amazingly, Brooks posts a chart of oil prices as a measure of “success”.
Gaslighting a Record High
Losing Less Is Losing
Somehow Brooks Portrays This as Winning
More Winning
A Friendly Reminder on China
“China’s rare-earth grip is still the West’s hidden fragility. You can’t talk defense rebuild, EV scale, or AI hardware resilience while the magnet supply chain still runs through Beijing’s licensing desk.”
Don’t you just hate it when two sentences destroy your nonsensical ideas of winning?
The Warmongering WSJ Editorial Board Now Sounds Just Like Trump
For further rebuttal of the silliness that losing less is winning, please see The Warmongering WSJ Editorial Board Now Sounds Just Like Trump
Apparently, losing less than the rest of the world is winning.
How Big Will the “Blue Wave” Be in the Midterm Elections?
On April 12, 2026, I addressed the question How Big Will the “Blue Wave” Be in the Midterm Elections?
I expect Republicans will lose nearly every seat the consensus now labels as tossup.
My position has not changed despite gerrymandering efforts on both sides.
It’s hopeless.
Expect a Republican bloodbath in November, perhaps a very shocking Senate result one that no one else is even discussing, yet.
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