<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Baobab Publishing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stories that Illuminate and Inspire]]></description><link>https://www.baobabpublishing.ca/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:30:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.baobabpublishing.ca/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[DICTATORSRIDEALONE.]]></title><description><![CDATA[POLITICAL ANALYSIS  ·  HISTORY     Why Dictatorships Inevitably Consume Their Own Inner Circle By Dennis Dodo February 21, 2026     Look at the history of the world’s most studied dictatorships, and a striking pattern emerges. The people standing beside the dictator at the movement’s inception are almost never present at its demise. By the end, the early allies, the true believers, the enforcers, the men who helped build the myth, have been jailed, exiled, killed, or have rebelled. This is...]]></description><link>https://www.baobabpublishing.ca/post/dictatorsridealone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3ab1e2e48ba4122ae73974</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:20:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aad01_05c966231c58473f8209dd4eaf2d1139~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dennis Dodo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Herd’s Alibi: Why Markets Tolerate Chaos and Call It Rationality]]></title><description><![CDATA[MARKETS &#38; BEHAVIOR  ·  APRIL 7, 2026 While missiles fly over Tehran and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, the S&#38;P 500 posts four straight days of gains. This is not a miscalculation. It is a structural alibi — and Wall Street has been perfecting it for decades.     I have been sitting here watching guest after guest on Bloomberg come on and repeat the same script to explain how the market is expecting a quick resolution to President Trump’s ongoing war with Iran. Well, I have been hearing...]]></description><link>https://www.baobabpublishing.ca/post/the-herd-s-alibi-why-markets-tolerate-chaos-and-call-it-rationality</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a39efbabc774dc6e46fc7aa</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:31:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aad01_7468ae2a2d5347ebb972d4e78797fddd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dennis Dodo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGYTHE HATE THAT BINDS]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Analysis of Unity Through Opposition       INTRODUCTION     When I moved to Boston in the late 90s, one of the first things that struck me — something I never quite got used to — was the sight of Red Sox fans marching to or from Fenway Park, no matter who the team was playing, chanting “Yankees Suck, Yankees Suck!” even when they’d just won. Even when the Yankees weren’t anywhere near Boston. I remember standing there, watching these crowds file past, trying to understand why they didn’t...]]></description><link>https://www.baobabpublishing.ca/post/social-psychologythe-hatethat-binds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a39d50abc774dc6e46f869e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:44:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aad01_fbfba08d47ec42fca4a046b2d38fdbb9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dennis Dodo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pump Before Policy: Why Petroleum Distillate Prices Drive Near-Term Inflation More Powerfully Than Interest Rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analytical Policy Brief   Author: Dennis M. Dodo – Aiden Consulting Abstract This paper argues that the price of petroleum distillates (diesel and gasoline) exerts a more powerful, direct, and immediate influence on near-term consumer price inflation than changes in central bank interest rates. A critical distinction frames this argument: distillate shocks and monetary policy operate on fundamentally different time horizons. While central banks are the appropriate instrument for anchoring...]]></description><link>https://www.baobabpublishing.ca/post/pump-before-policy-why-petroleum-distillate-prices-drive-near-term-inflation-more-powerfully-than-i</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a39d213106e96afab5f9cb5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:28:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aad01_dbf84303cfa043999d7cca6914dd763c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dennis Dodo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Roads Lead To Inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The perfect economic storm is here, and every policy is pushing prices higher. By Dennis. M. Dodo Aiden Consulting — Curated Analytics March 10, 2026   Over the past few weeks, we have seen a convergence of conflict and policy that is squeezing the American consumer from every angle. It is not just one thing going wrong. It is everything, all at once. The protections that once helped the U.S. economy are being taken apart, replaced by a system where every decision seems to lead in the same...]]></description><link>https://www.baobabpublishing.ca/post/all-roads-lead-to-inflation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a39cfbabc774dc6e46f7849</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aad01_0be8a203e6e64537b4cf20a6149a2922~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dennis Dodo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sport Gambling Is the New Big Tobacco]]></title><description><![CDATA[ESSAY OPINION Sport Gambling Is the New Big Tobacco The industry uses the same playbook that hooked millions on cigarettes. It's time we noticed. I was just sitting there watching sports. Nothing unusual. Except I couldn’t shake the feeling that I’d seen this before—this density of recruitment, this relentlessness, this sense that every break, every broadcast, every jersey was trying to sign me up for something. And then it hit me. I hadn’t seen anything like this since the late 1980s. I was...]]></description><link>https://www.baobabpublishing.ca/post/sport-gambling-is-the-new-big-tobacco</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a39cb6bbc774dc6e46f6d04</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:59:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aad01_7a504a51d118420383ac576a4175719e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dennis Dodo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the NATO Spending Benchmark Just Doesn’t Make Sense]]></title><description><![CDATA[OPINION · GEOPOLITICS The push to 5% of GDP isn’t about security. It’s a business model — and peaceful countries are being asked to keep buying things they don’t need. Published Apri 9th, 2026 – Aiden Consulting       You’ve probably heard the news. NATO wants its members to spend more on defence. First the target was 2% of GDP. Now some voices are pushing for 2.5% — or even 5%. On the surface, that sounds responsible. The world feels more dangerous. Russia is aggressive. China is rising. But...]]></description><link>https://www.baobabpublishing.ca/post/why-the-nato-spending-benchmark-just-doesn-t-make-sense</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a39ca4f106e96afab5f8892</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:53:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aad01_341b2f6b3db84d6ca89f77cb80fdcac3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dennis Dodo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[DONALD TRUMP FINALLY MADE AMERICATHE JAMAICA BUNNY WAILER SANG ABOUT]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Reading of “Boderation” by Bunny Wailer   Back in the 1980s, Bunny Wailer looked at Jamaica and saw trouble. Boderation-type trouble. Botheration on steroids. The kind where you wake up, and the landlord is at the door, the lights are cut, the dollar is funny, and someone is trying to sell you a “conman, gun man, hang man” special.   Verse 1: Workhouse, Arms House, Madhouse   “Workhouse, arms house, madhouse / Away we do you”   Translation: We will put you in the workhouse, the poorhouse,...]]></description><link>https://www.baobabpublishing.ca/post/donald-trump-finally-made-americathe-jamaica-bunny-wailer-sang-about</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a39c75f106e96afab5f8218</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:42:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aad01_ba17cc00b1d44fcebefdece556745a71~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dennis Dodo</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>