A major bulwark protecting the US economy has been that the dollar is the world’s reserve currency. Now, Trump’s “excursion” (don’t say “war”) is looking to change that. “A senior Iranian official has told CNN that Tehran is considering allowing a limited number of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz — but only if […]

Picture to the right was what was occurring in the United States 1973. People lining up for gasoline due to an oil embargo against the United States. I was able to find one as taken from the NY Daily News Archive as shown by Getty Images, (Time). Out and about today and did not get […]

Tom is discussing the battle between Labour and Machinery. As manual machinery was replaced by NC and then CNC, Labor did not reap anything more for it. Instead, Labour was displaced. Keep one thing in mind. Direct Labor in manufacturing is the smallest component in the cost of manufacturing. The productivity gains Tom speaks to, […]

Civil Discourse The Fate of the First Amendment – Joyce Vance The Defense Department announced is barring press photographers from the briefings it holds on the war in Iran. Why? According to “two people familiar with the decision who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retaliation,” it’s because the press has published photos […]

This KFF commentary is from EOM September 2025. I have added more detail to it. The detail was there. It was on various pages. I added charts side by side so the reader can see in one picture the differences for each age group. This was meant to portray the information in an easier to […]

I believe the question here is this another item I have to teach my students when I already have many additions to the work-load I am teaching already? In the past, we were taught cursive at an early age in our English classes along with many other subjects. Perhaps, it has changed since they eliminated […]

USA Facts asks the question, “Are wages keeping up with inflation?” It answers the quest and then provides the data to support its contention. Saying “Yes. From January 2025 to January 2026, wages grew 1.9 percentage points faster than inflation.” When you are listening to the news or reading an article in one of the […]

I would not change this title for anything of value. For Trump, this is like playing with toy soldiers. He also thinks of those of us serving and who have served as snooks. Then such bravado on display by him. Tough Guy as long as someone else does the fighting. A man’s man as long […]

I am not so sure this war will last any longer than Trump and his dwarfs are in office. Once gone, someone will decide differently. I thought we gave up nation – building a decade or so back when! This not a place for the US to be except for an occasional cleanup in Aisle […]

I pulled this bullet point information from Josh Bivens piece on the Economic Policy Institute: “The Trump administration’s macroeconomic agenda harms affordability and raises inequality,” Economic Policy Institute. Graph showing the difference in return over 40 years versus Trump’s tax break for the wealthy in one year. It is the same return. It is interesting […]