– by New Deal democrat My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha. With the yield curve close to completely normal and mortgage rates at or near 3 year lows, and the housing market reacting to those, the longer range picture is improving. But what is going to drive (in more ways than one) the immediate […]
For most, economics is about earning enough to be able to buy the requisite goods and services — to make ends meet. Having a little left over for that rainy day, perhaps retirement, would be very nice. In a good economy, most can. For the past forty-plus years, an ever larger percentage of Americans have […]
A reputable source of information to read and determine for yourself what took place. I subscribe to Letters from an American. I find Prof. Heather to be accurate and forthcoming in her articles depicting what is happening in the United States today. The story is quite different tah what is being broadcast. Indeed, it is […]
I just finished reading “Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America’s Great Power Prophet” by Edward Luce. Brzezinski was born in Poland between WWI and WWII, but he spent most of his life in North America, first in Canada and then in the US, where he eventually became a citizen. He was very successful as […]
– by New Deal democrat On Friday housing permits, starts, and units under construction were finally reported for the first time in four months, since September’s report for August. The bad news is that the report only updated through October, so we are still two months behind. The very qualified good news is that, since […]
Important piece as written by Joyce Vance rebutting Trump’s Version of January 6: “The Dangerous Revision of Jan 6 History on ‘The Official WH Website’” Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance As I wrote to you last night, five years on from January 6, Donald Trump is trying to rewrite the history of the insurrection. The White House […]
This is really a good review of what special Council Jack Smith has to say about the investigation of Trump. I am sure there is more to be revealed from his testimony than what is in the is piece by Dan Rather. It’s Been a Long Time Coming Dan Rather @ Steady It may be […]
The definition of insanity is making the same mistake over and expecting a different outcome. By that definition, the Trump coup in Venezuela is insane. Maduro was a corrupt and illegitimate ruler. And the same was true of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. Bush deposed Saddam, freeing Iraq from one nightmare but plunging it into another. […]
Since Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025, the editorials have been filled with claims that the United States is slipping into authoritarianism. While this possibility is greeted with cheers by right-wing extremists, it is a source of dire concern for liberals and for moderates like me. As Niels Bohr (and Yogi Berra) […]
New Year’s – Traditions, Resolutions & Date. As taken from the HISTORY site. The Earliest Recorded Festivities How did celebrations In honor of a new year’s arrival date start? Records date back some 4,000 years to ancient Babylon. For the Babylonians, the first new moon following the vernal equinox (the day in late March with […]