canutecanute_beachHighly recommend The King Canute Economy: Governments’ Futile Attempt to Stem the Tide to understand what is happening in our country and around the world. “In the legend of King Canute on the sea shore, it is popularly represented that King Canute was so arrogant that he actually sought to hold back the tides. However, King Canute was actually demonstrating that, for all his power, there were some forces which he could not overcome. As we contemplate the actions of governments around the world, it is possible to wonder whether they have ever heard King Canute’s story.”

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