Bonkers borrowing and Trump’s bizarre behaviour will push the U.S. to the brink

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Bonkers borrowing and Trump’s bizarre behaviour will push the U.S. to the brink

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John Rapley is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail. He is an author and academic whose books include Why Empires Fall and Twilight of the Money Gods.
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