– by New Deal democrat My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha. The big news this week was the continued surge in commodity prices, normally a sign of tight demand (but sometimes a shortage of supply, that does not seem to be the case now); and also higher interest rates showing up in corporate […]
The reality, America has a love affair with bullet spewing weapons. The fallback is to the wild west when men were packing a six shooter to shoot snakes or fend off others. I am not sure all of this exists as shown on the theater screen. It does sell movie tickets and people flock to […]
An acquaintance or a friend who I have known for years on and off when our paths have crossed from time to time. Now at least I know why he stopped posting on his site. Thought maybe he moved on . . . wish it had been such. He tells a story of being cancer […]
“Postmaster General covers his ears during oversight hearing,” CNN Politics I never had a boss who did such as embarrassing as this. KInd of like the “I hear no evil monkey,” heh?Louis is very deserving of the criticism he is getting. It is pretty obvious; Louis has bit off more than he can swallow. His […]
From my brother, who lives on the Colorado front range: “An excerpt from today’s National Weather Service’s Area Forecast Discussion: “The mountain valleys are expected to see the coldest temperatures where lowsare expected to fall to -20 to -30F. The coldest locations could approach -40F.” “[we’re] due to get to -10F…we’ve seen lows of -20F […]
It really happened. Screen shot at 00:06 January 19 2025
This is not a recent issue. It is one that has been on the horizon and actually arrived a few years back. A greater impact is starting to be felt now. In 2023 the 181-year-old Iowa Wesleyan University closed due to lack of enrollment and the resulting shortage of funds. As the population decreases in […]
Maybe Krugman’s commentary should be entitled differently. Maybe “waking up to reality?” or “When the chickens come home to roost?” or “sorting out the facts from the make believe?” Krugman is on a bender looking at what is being said as factual and how much do the stated fact align with reality. China v Trump […]
Markg asked a question which I had thought about in the past, had it answered by someone else, moved on to something different, and quickly forgot the answer probably because it suited me. So, I went a looking to see what I could find as it interests me again also. And yes, Ken is correct. […]
“When it comes to our knowledge and opinions, we tend to stick to our guns. Psychologists call this seizing and freezing.“ Book Review: “Think Again” – by The one-handed economist I got this 2021 book after hearing an interview with its author, Adam Grant, who sounded really sensible . . . for a psychologist (I kid!). Anyways, […]