Notes in the Margin

Only 22% of surveyed Americans correctly stated the top source of foreign oil in the US: Canada. 

So far in March barely six vessels per day on average have traversed the strait. That compares with about 135 a day in normal times.

"There’s no sign that real diplomacy is underway despite Trump’s claims."

"The conference had hundreds of empty seats as the audience seemed in a sleepy mood, as the crowd cheered for impeachment hearings in an awkward moment."

"Milei’s approval rating fell ... to the lowest level since he took office as corruption allegations ensnared his government, unemployment climbed..."

The problem reaches beyond subsidies, mandates and regulation.

Troops are now saying "’We do not want to die for Israel." Unfortunately, many American boys will likely be forced into battle to protect the US-Israel-Saudi-Epstein alliance. 

"The conflict could be remembered as a key catalyst for erosion in petrodollar dominance and the beginnings of the petroyuan."

Dictator Mohammed bin Salman has convinced Trump to help the anti-Christian, absolutist Saudi dictatorship "remake the Middle East."

Today, the mortgage interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.47%, remaining near a 3-month high as Iran-war uncertainty weighs on bonds.