– by New Deal democrat Typically this is a week where I pay the most attention to incoming housing data in the form of both new and existing home sales, but because we live in “interesting times,” this week it’s different. The Sword of Damocles hanging over the entire economy is policy uncertainty, for unfortunately […]
– by Infidel753 A consensus is emerging that the biggest reason for Trump’s climb-down on tariffs last week was the reaction of the bond market. We haven’t heard the last of this issue. For those who are not familiar with the bond market, here is how it works. The sale of Treasury bonds is how […]
When a Senator is afraid to speak out on our behalf, who do we turn to then to push back? “We are all afraid,” Murkowski said, taking a long pause. “It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before. And I’ll tell ya, […]
Timing is of the essence here. When did his Measles outbreak begin and end. Apparently, the doctor was feeling good a day after his outbreak and went in to treat others. He still had the rash. Measles is most contagious for about four days before and four days after the rash appears. Doctor sickened with […]
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Summary: I am not sure why anyone would want to take on the courts. It is a losing proposition. It eats up your time. There stands a good chance in the end you will lose and be penalized. Then again, I am not T—p. He is also denying people their rights as he ships them […]
Some wandering of the Trump mindset as discussed by Karl Rove and George Conway. No doubt those Tr—pian wanderings are making it easier for Dems to get back at Republicans and T—p. Karl Rove, “America Gets Trump Fatigue” We are not 100 days into Donald Trump’s second term and many Americans are already exhausted. They’ve had […]
– by New Deal democrat My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha. It remains notable how quickly many of the short leading indicators have turned up. But there has been no discernible hit to consumption. As usual, clicking over and reading will bring you up to the virtual moment as to the state of the […]
It seems fitting to post this resurrection story on Easter Sunday. The reanimated corpse of Reagan’s Star Wars program walks among us again. As a national security program, it was stupid then and it’s stupid now. It’s back because billionaires have figured out how to repurpose it to shovel more of your tax dollars into […]
RFK Jr has gotten a lot of media coverage posing as a transformative advocate for child health. And yet on a genuine issue of child health . . . crickets. “Mere hours after birth, most newborns are tested for two things: whether they have signs of hearing loss and whether they have any of a […]