World Recession? Is the U.S. Today Comparable to Britain 100 Years Ago?

To the extent that mainstream economists talk about a global recession at all, they make believe politics has nothing to do with the economy. This article describes the geopolitical indicators for a world recession. The author does this by comparing the English strategies during the two world wars to the Yankee strategy being used today. Just as England was fearful of German manufacturing power, Yankees fear the manufacturing power of China.