Wealth of Nations

Wealth of Nations

Home
Podcast
Notes
Archive
Leaderboard
About

May 2025

Death of the West (Pt 2)
Thoughts on Trump's double threat to Europe, how Sell America became the new Trump trade, Europe's missing law enforcement, and why Romania's new…
 • 
Simon Nixon
8
Burying Brexit
What the media misses about Sir Keir Starmer's EU reset deal
 • 
Simon Nixon
10
Descending Mount Stupid
The euphoria with which the markets greeted last week's Trump climbdown in the US-China trade war looks overdone, not least because the risk of an…
 • 
Simon Nixon
4
Making Germany Great Again plus other revolutionary ideas
Thoughts on why Starmer kissed Trump's ass, Merz's unfortunate start, can the euro grab some exorbitant privilege, who's afraid of German rearmament…
 • 
Simon Nixon
6
One Hundred Days of Madness
What next for the global economy?
 • 
Simon Nixon
6

April 2025

Europe's Moment of Truth
Thoughts on why Europe should call Trump's bluff on Ukraine; why a common defence fund is a test of European seriousness; and how Europe can seize…
 • 
Simon Nixon
7
The Trump Capitulation Trade
Even if we are past the peak of tariff lunacy, the path back down Mount Stupid is sure to be long and bumpy, while much of the damage of the last few…
 • 
Simon Nixon
4
Three Puts To Rescue The Global Economy?
Don't bet on Trump, the Fed or Xi Jinping to pull the world out of the tariff disaster
 • 
Simon Nixon
4
The Art of the Pratfall
Trump may have executed one of the greatest policy reversals in history, but it won't be enough to end the uncertainty hanging over the global economy…
 • 
Simon Nixon
21
What Can Stop Trump plus other critical issues
Thoughts on how to stop a trade crisis turning into a financial crisis, Carney's bid for global leadership, the rise of American poligarchy, and why…
 • 
Simon Nixon
19
© 2025 Simon Nixon
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture