American Consequences - December 2018

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DECEMBER 2018 : ISSUE 17

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Editor in Chief: P.J. O’Rourke Editorial Director: Carli Flippen Publisher: Steven Longenecker Assistant Managing Editors: AMERICAN CONSEQUENCES

44 Books: Holiday Gift Suggestions FROM THE AMERICAN CONSEQUENCES STAFF 52 Take Control of Your Financial Future in 2019 BY DR. DAVID EIFRIG

4 Inside This Issue

BY STEVEN LONGENECKER

6 Letter From the Editor BY P.J. O'ROURKE

10 What Moved the Market

12 What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Chris Gaarde, Laura Greaver Creative Director: Erica Wood Contributing Editors: Turney Duff, Dr. David Eifrig, Andrew Ferguson, Ricardo Hausmann, John Podhoretz, Buck Sexton, Richard Smith, Yanis Varoufakis Newswire Editors: Scott Garliss, John Gillin, Greg Diamond Illustrators: Henry Smith, Mario Zucca Contributing Cartoonists: Hank Blaustein Cartoon Director: Frank Stansberry General Manager: Jamison Miller Advertising: Sam DeCroes, Jared Kelly, Jill Peterson Editorial feedback: feedback@ americanconsequences.com

56 Useless Christmas Trivia BY P.J. O'ROURKE

14 From Our Inbox

60 Venezuela: One Place Santa Won't Be Coming This Year BY RICARDO HAUSMANN 64 End the Year With a Look Back BY RICHARD SMITH 68 The Economists Who Stole Christmas BY YANIS VAROUFAKIS

18 Sense vs. Swag Gift Guide FROM THE AMERICAN CONSEQUENCES STAFF 26 Christmas: Looking In BY JOHN PODHORETZ

30 Christmas: Inside Out

BY ANDREW FERGUSON

72 Read This

34 Toys for Bad Children

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BY P.J. O'ROURKE AND HENRY SMITH

36 ‘Tis the Season for the Holiday Party BY TURNEY DUFF

74 The Final Word

BY BUCK SEXTON

40 Santa-Tation

78 Featured Contributors

BY P.J. O'ROURKE

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