Hello, my fellow Remote Spectators, Accidental Economists, and Resilient Citizens. Welcome back to our weekly sanctuary! Today is Thursday, July 9, 2026. If you spent your morning watching sports highlight clips of other nations celebrating their way through the World Cup quarter-finals while your own green jersey sits lonely in your wardrobe, or if you … Continue reading Thursday Chronicles: The ‘absentee” World Cup heartbreak and the IMF math matrix