The 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…
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Small 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…
Continue readingAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Wrong: We’re Not Working 80-Hour Weeks Now
It has become nearly commonplace for pundits and politicians to claim that Americans are working more than ever before…
Continue readingThe American Middle Class Isn’t Disappearing, But It’s Not All Good News
I’m not of the opinion that the American economy is doing amazingly well. However, I’m also not of the opinion that it is falling apart…
Continue readingCalifornia Has The Nation’s Worst Poverty Rate (Again)
Leaving California’s the best chance to increase one’s real income and have a life that doesn’t involve working long hours to afford a fixer-upper?
Continue readingTeenage Celebrity Climate Activist Greta Thunberg To Poor Countries: Drop Dead
Thunberg seems unaware that in poor and developing countries, carbon emissions are more a lifeline to children than they are a threat.
Continue readingThe Brexit Battle Shows Democracy Is Only Allowed When The Regime Likes The Outcome
The recent court ruling is the latest move from the UK’s political class designed to postpone Brexit…
Continue readingWhy The Government Can’t Measure Income, Happiness, Or Well-Being
The government’s become preoccupied with things that can be measured — such as jobs and wages — while neglecting the more hidden…
Continue readingIf Deficits Are This Huge Now, What Happens When The Recession Hits?
In a world where government borrowing allows spending to balloon even in times of falling revenue, we’re setting the stage for future problems…
Continue readingMedia Focus On Mass Shootings Shows Disconnect From Actual Crime Trends
Most Americans murdered this year will be victims of the sort we see in Baltimore where ordinary murders of the non-mass-shooting variety continue…
Continue readingThe Interest Rate Cut Shows The Fed Is Either Clueless Or Lying, Or Both
If the economy needs a rate cut under these conditions, it’s hard to imagine a situation in which the Fed will be enthusiastic about another rate increase…
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