Three theses

1) China, India, and the Islamic world are the center of world affairs. The troubles of the US and the EU are the troubles of the former center.

2) The magnitude of chaos following the Brexit vote is a symptom of the fact that for years now, those countries have been "managed democracies" governed by a new transnational elite, in which all political questions were decided by negotiations within this elite.

3) This is just a preview of what's coming later this year, when America finally votes.

Money in American politics

Latest example. But I wonder... how often do the donors get their money's worth? I am not denying that they must do so, to some degree. It's just - if one person is getting donations from dozens of plutocrats and giant corporations, they're not going to be able to satisfy all of them, right? So maybe, some of the time, it's more like: donation is the price of admission. If you donate, then we'll give you a hearing, we'll make sure you get to be part of the process.