I was based in Cuba for about 9-10 months. It is not like there are hostilities between the Marines and Cuba. It was quiet duty. I was setting up land line communications for 20 posts and maintaining them day and night until they sent me some new-straight out of training privates. For a few months, […]
Exactly what we, the people do not want to see coming from our President. I am sure the millions of people who have lost and are losing healthcare are loving it. And Herr Trump with his actions has most certainly had an impact on the nation’s debt. March 5, 2026 Letters from an American Prof. […]
Ran across this at the Brooking site. There are more issues we should be watching. These are the five I consider to be the most important. I did not include everything for each topic. There is more information to be read which will flesh out each issue. On healthcare also, expect 20 million people to […]
With Trump’s attacks on the Middle East (Iran, we can expect higher prices for oil and more than likely lower inventory. Trump has signaled that the war in Iran could last four to five weeks—or go “far longer.” If tensions in the region continue, it could cause major disruptions to global energy markets and trigger widespread inflation. As […]
Some of the latest oil news from Oil Price, March 6, 2027 March 6. 2026: Brent tops $90 as the Strait of Hormuz closure halts Gulf oil flows and Iraq and Kuwait begin cutting output, fueling fears of a sharper price surge. “Oil Prices Hit $90 as Middle East Tensions Escalate,” Julianne Geiger, OIl Price, […]
February jobs report: Main Street lays an egg – by New Deal democrat I described last month as “the month the birds came home to roost. . . . In particular, the *entire* gains over the past year were reduced from 584,000 to 181,000 – an average of only 15,000 jobs gained per month.” Well, this […]
Partial of a much long commentary. Interesting take by what the Fed is doing. by “Global Glass Onion” who I have known for many years. We have lost contact mostly due to me. Hope he does not mind my pirating a partial on the Fed. Good read. ~~~~~~~ Reality is only those delusions that we […]
AB: In the past attacks in the Middle East did result in oil and gasoline shortages., I expect the same to happen. Also expect higher oil prices even if no damage is done to wells or refining. Increases will occur in the oil market. Discussing Iran and diplomacy in the SOTU before he orders bombing […]
TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) was coined to describe Trump’s flip-flops on tariffs, but he’s flip-flopped on other notorious threats. “The Trump administration plans to abandon its defense of the president’s executive orders sanctioning several law firms, according to people familiar with the matter. “The Justice Department as soon as Monday was expected to drop […]
This one has to go . . . Two forces are stopping sensible regulation of AI. He’s one of them. Pete Hegseth and the AI Doomsday Machine – Robert Reich Which is more important to you? Allowing Pete Hegseth to use artificial intelligence (AI) however he wants, OR preventing AI from doing mass surveillance of […]