2022 4th quarter was the big drop, 2023 was small decline. The reason was higher than expected inflation, with expectation of interest rate hikes by the Fed.

This bombing campaign won’t prevent missile attacks on shipping. If anything, it will further motivate ships to avoid the area.

“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.”

– George Carlin over 30 years ago

"The best argument against Democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”

– (source unknown, but sometimes mis-attributed to Churchill)

Yoo is also a longtime and enthusiastic supporter of Trump. He does not get to plead ignorance on Trump’s deportation policies (“who could have known Trump would do exactly what I encouraged him to do!”).