Category Archives: Capitalism

What’s doing in the world of autocrats and autocrat trainees?

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Naomi

It’s unusual when Harper’s Weekly Review has an expansive block of facts on one theme. Today, though, I didn’t have to be too clever to understand what Harper’s is getting at: the behavior of Big and Little Brothers all over … Continue reading →

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Look who trashed corporations?

Posted on August 12, 2023 by Naomi

The mature young gentleman is a gentleman of property. He invests his property. He goes, in a condescending amateurish way, into the City, attends meetings of Directors, and has to do with traffic in Shares. As is well known to … Continue reading →

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The very model of a model glossy capitalist

Posted on August 5, 2023 by Naomi

Alessandro Lo Curzio looked to be in his early forties. Tall, elegant, in good physical condition, cologne-scented, tanned, and with a smile that one needed sunglasses to look at. It was clear he was destined for the sort of brilliant … Continue reading →

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