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A realistic Manufacturing Problem when Suppliers Leave the Market

Italicized is my take on the issue. It is something I might do when I ran into similar issues as a Purchasing Manager or Supply Chain Manager. “While Everyone Watched Feedstock, Nylon Supply Base Quietly Shrank” Plastics Today Michael Workman The resin market story you’ve been reading about all spring is real. Benzene is approaching […]

The Bonddad Blog: Memorial Day 2026

– by New Deal democrat Memorial Day originated as the day to remember those thousands who gave their lives to preserve the Union in the Cicil War, by decorating their graves. It is that most somber of national observances, in which we remember all of those who gave their lives to protect government of the People, […]

Memorial Day History and Pres. Trump’s Plans

Kind of a quiet day here in AZ. I am sure there are some parades and festivities going on around Phoenix. I will not be in attendance. It is one of those times I just sit back, read a few things on the internet. and wonder what could have been. I am a veteran myself […]

The Tariff Reckoning Comes Due

I thought this would be interesting now as compared to a month ago when David Zetland posted on AI. David’s experiment with AI is a comparison to an earlier commentary by him. Both his and AI’s commentary: “AI’s impacts on learning” can be found at the link. David start’s off by asking a question of […]

Republicans Claim Immigration Fraud

Rather than build upon a program or programs, Trump and fellow Republicans decided to change, make more difficult, or destroy a number of initiatives as listed below. Think back to the expansion of ACA healthcare so many citizens were covered during Covid. Our brazen overweight president eliminated the subsidies for millions of citizens. In many […]

A Reflection on Memorial Day

This needs no introduction. Robert Reich takes on the issue correctly in his latest piece. Sunday thought: The problem ISN’T that we’re “divided and polarized” I keep hearing that one of America’s biggest problems is we’re “divided and polarized.” For example, New York Times columnist David French: “We’ve known for a long time that America is deeply polarized, […]

Will Cuba be Venezuela 2.0?

Like Lenin in Russia and Mao in China, Castro replaced a corrupt government when he came to power. Like Lenin and Mao, Castro replaced one form of totalitarianism with another. Unlike communism in the USSR and China, communism in Cuba has proven durable. Decades of US trade sanctions, subversion and assassination plots failed to dislodge […]

“Mr. Jefferson’s Lost Cause”: a book review

I just finished reading “Mr. Jefferson’s Lost Cause: Land, Farmers, Slavery, and the Louisiana Purchase” by Roger G. Kennedy. Most of the histories I’ve read have either taught me about events I hadn’t formed any prior impressions about or else confirmed and colored out my superficial understanding of those events. This book was different for […]