Governments toppled, martial law, the end of internationalism: it’s easy to feel like the world is entering unprecedented territory. And, it’s true: there’s a lot of data suggesting everything's going crazy. But at the same time, there’s a whole lot of data suggesting that, actually, everything is normal and predictable and going well. So what's the truth? On this week’s TLDR, Felix Salmon, Axios’s chief financial correspondent, shares his take. Spoiler alert: not everyone agrees.

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