For most of my life the boogeyman of Capitalism was the external threat of Communism being imposed from afar. But could the real danger today be an existential threat coming from within, from the very figure of political power of Capitalism, the President of the United States, Donald Trump.

Trump’s economic policies and actions, show he is a danger to free market Capitalism, as a driver of a significant shift towards state capitalism and protectionism, which critics argue is "deeply unhealthy" for free-market principles. Trump economics is a strange mix of "hypercapitalism" and "populist economic national socialism," which clash violently with the traditional conservative principles of free market Capitalism. The question is, will Trump create a better world economy through his radical policies, or will we be left wishing the bogyman of Communism had taken over when he had the chance?

Mr Trump is making a splash in his own little pond.
But the wider world is more conservative.
They are just causing ripples.
They refuse to join in with the splashing game.
Mr Trump can last for another three years or so.
Or maybe not that long.
But perhaps not all he has done is bad.
Perhaps some of his ideas will endure.
And future populations might benefit from them.
Perhaps.