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Nearly a century later, countries have to reconcile between neutrality to benefit from the chaos around them or take a stance to combat growing international radicalism. Historically, which choice do you think has brought greater peace and prosperity?

According to Penguin Random House: "Rees traces the rise and eventual fall of the Nazis through the lens of ‘twelve warnings’ – from talk about ‘them’ and ‘us’ to the escalation of racism – whilst also highlighting signs to look out for in present day leaders."

"Washington has become the court of Nero: An incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a buffoon on ketamine tasked with purging the civil service." - French senator, Claude Malhuret (buffoon = royal court jester, i.e. the clown employed to entertain the mad emperor)

In the most recent @morganhousel podcast, he mentioned: “Part of the reason that the German military was so powerful in the early years of World War II is it had to forfeit every gun and tank and ship and plane to the Allies after World War I which meant that when it rearmed in