Larry Kudlow: A Horseman Of Economic Apocalypse?
Brandon Smith
Alt-Market.com
Thursday, 07 June
In the world of alternative economics we often focus on the schemes and machinations of central banks as well as international banks as their closely tied partners in crime. But it is easy to forget that these institutions are merely composites and proxies made up of specific people. The institutions themselves are no more invincible than the very mortal criminals that make up their memberships.
As a writer for the liberty movement I often hear the demand that we should “name names” when referring to groups like “globalists” in our analysis. These demands usually come from people who are too naive to understand how long such an article would be if we had to make a list of said globalists and their trespasses every time we sat down to make a point or convey a piece of information. That said, I’m happy to start a new series of articles which I will be publishing intermittently that will focus on “naming names,” one name at a time.
Some of these names will belong to people you rarely if ever hear about. These are the men behind the curtain of power, those that have much greater influence than is apparent at first glance.
In my last article I outlined the unfortunate propensity of Donald Trump to invite such “swamp creatures” into his cabinet and into the White House. Some of these people are rather notorious and well-known, like Council on Foreign Relations warmonger John Bolton. However, others have gone under the radar.
The name of Larry Kudlow has been making the rounds lately, at least in mainstream economic circles, largely because of his role in Trump’s accelerating global trade war efforts. Kudlow is the Director of the National Economic Council and adviser to the Trump administration, recently replacing Goldman Sachs alumni Gary Cohn. As such, he is perhaps the greatest influence in the White House in terms of U.S. economic policy when applied in international relations. A powerful position indeed.
Kudlow has been in the news feeds the past couple of days due to his remarks concerning tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel, saying that Canada was “overreacting.” The media has also expounded on his confidence that the trade war will be “brief” and that deals will be easily reached that address the concerns of the US. He has also been aggressive in his comments on the World Trade Organization and the G7, which appeals to many of us conservatives at first glance; however, when one realizes how little leverage is truly behind such rhetoric, Kudlow’s tough stance becomes unimpressive.
First, I highly doubt that Kudlow is surprised by Canada’s anger over trade tariffs considering their economy is so distinctly integrated with the U.S. Second, every time we hear rumors that the trade war is being quickly resolved, talks fall apart and tensions escalate. The most likely outcome in my view is that retaliatory measures by numerous foreign trading partners will be common and unrelenting during Trump’s trade war. Count on it. That said, the fact that Kudlow in particular is overseeing Trump’s economic war should not go without examination or concern by Trump supporters.
Larry Kudlow was often presented as a “conservative” economist and adviser during his transition into Gary Cohn’s role. There was some public criticism over the introduction of Gary Cohn into the Trump cabinet due to his extensive history with Goldman Sachs (former president) and his globalist leanings. The removal of Cohn for Kudlow was clearly designed to lure critics into a false sense of security and the hope that Trump would not be surrounded by elitist ghouls 24/7. Sadly, nothing has changed.
Kudlow is perhaps even worse than Cohn, considering he launched his career as an economist for the New York Federal Reserve. He worked as a financial analyst for Bear Stearns in the early days of the subprime era, and this private sector grooming seems to have had a heavy influence over his views of what makes the economy “healthy” for many years to come. He may have even stayed on at Bear Stearns until their collapse, except that he was fired due to his cocaine abuse.
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