The Corona Crisis Could Bring a New Era of Decline for American Core Cities
The costs of being victimized is just one of many reasons homeowners & businesses may realize life & business in core cities has lost its luster…
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The Employment Situation Is Still A Disaster
It’s quite clear we have a long way to go…
Continue readingCentral Bankers Gone Wild: It’s a New Era at the Fed
We’re in a very odd situation right now in terms of evaluating the state of the economy…
Continue readingMr. Trump, Don’t Deploy the Military to American Cities without Their Consent
It’s quite difficult to know how much is a real plan, and how much is just bluster. In any case, the President is being cheered on by…
Continue readingThree Ways The Coronavirus Lockdowns Paved the Way for These Riots
It didn’t require an especially clear crystal ball to see that destroying the livelihoods of countless millions while empowering a police state could lead to…
Continue readingRiots Are a Reminder that Police Don’t Protect You or Your Property
It is clear that most property owners and residents will have to fend for themselves where riots have taken place…
Continue readingCOVID-19 Lockdowns Will Go The Way Of The National 55-MPH Speed Limit
The experience may be instructive today as many policymakers insist that Americans must accept ongoing mass lockdowns and stay-at-home orders in the…
Continue readingUnemployment Kills: The Longer Lockdowns Last, the Worse It Will Get
When unemployment leads to impoverishment or loss of social status, unemployment is itself a major health problem…
Continue readingThanks to Lockdowns, State and Local Tax Revenues Are Plummeting
Unlike the federal government, state and local governments in America can’t just create money out of thin air. So when tax revenues go down, that money is…
Continue readingThe Fed Slashes Rates as Powell Declares Economy “Strong”
This is the usual flip-flopping we’ve been witnessing for years from the Fed. The Fed announces that the economy is stable and strong, but then…
Continue readingSmall Countries Are Better: They’re Often Richer And Safer Than Big Countries
Living in a huge and diverse country ruled by a distant political elite in a city thousands of miles away might seem normal, but it’s…
Continue readingThe US Obsession With Sanctions May Destroy The Dollar
When the US places financial sanctions one one country, it de facto sanctions many other countries as well…
Continue readingHuge Debt Got Us Hooked On Petrodollars — And On Saudi Arabia
But why should the US continue to so robustly support this dictatorial regime?
Continue readingA Fearful Fed Keeps Pouring Money into the Repo Market
To no surprise, the Fed noted it “may keep adding temporary money to markets for longer than policy makers had expected”…
Continue readingThe US’s Latest Bombing Shows The US Lost The Iraq War
The alliance between the Iraqi parliament and Iranian forces is at the point where anti-US forces can functions freely within the country…
Continue reading2019 Was A Bad Year For The “Only Cops Should Have Guns” Narrative
In 2019, police were repeatedly shown to endanger the public while pursuing their own safety. Meanwhile, the end of the year brought another case of private gun owners stopping a […]
Continue readingWhere’s The Inflation? It’s In Stocks, Real Estate, And Higher Education
Just because price inflation is showing up more in some assets and services than in others doesn’t mean it’s not there…
Continue readingMoney-Supply Growth Accelerates To 28-Month High
The Fed apparently has concluded the market requires additional liquidity and has acted accordingly…
Continue readingThe Deep State: The Headless Fourth Branch Of Government
School kids learn that there are three branches of government: the legislative, executive, and judicial. In practice, however…
Continue readingTrump Vs. The Deep State Vs. The Rest Of Us
It should be easy to see, in the battle between the president and the deep state, which side is the most dangerous…
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