RFK Jr is touting the health benefits of beef tallow. Many people believe French fries cooked in beef tallow taste better, but healthier? Where did this idea come from? “Kennedy’s belief that using tallow could help “Make America Healthy Again” echoes a claim that has spread on social media about seed oils. Many believe because […]

Several years ago, I flew to Oklahoma city to serve on a panel reviewing state-funding research grant proposals. On the way in from the airport, a tornado touched down blocks from the hotel where I stayed and the meeting was held. When the meeting concluded a couple days later, I elected to stay an additional […]

The last thing or person the USPS needed was Louis DeJoy who lacked in knowledge of how the Post Service works. He then took it upon himself to implement change(s) before learning about the USPS systems and its people. We did not do such in manufacturing facilities. Lacking the knowledge of how the USPS works […]

Policy uncertainty, business investment, and consumer spending  – by New Deal democrat There’s no significant new economic news today, so let’s take a look at something of a topic du jour. In case you haven’t seen it elsewhere, “economic policy uncertainty” has spiked to a level never seen before aside from the moment the pandemic […]

One problem confronting the Trump agenda is that they treat the US like a closed system. That’s a problem for tariffs, since there are plenty of other markets for foreign goods besides the US. And it’s a problem for the recruitment and retention of the world’s finest minds. Until now, US universities were a magnet […]

In the film “The Graduate,” Benjamin Braddock (played by Dustin Hoffman) has just graduated college. His prosperous parents and elders are anxious to see him do well in life, so they pepper him with career suggestions. In a swimming pool, Mr. McGuire tells Ben: “One word: plastics.” These days, plastics are in bad odor, primarily […]

– March 12, 2025: “Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in ‘green bank’ grants,” AP. A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in grants awarded to three climate groups by the Biden administration, saying the government’s “vague and unsubstantiated assertions of fraud are insufficient.” The order by U.S. District […]

J.P. McJefferson’s comment on an earlier post Senate passed a stopgap measure from the House of Representatives to which Schumer voted to move the measure forward. Joining him were Democratic senators John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Brian Schatz of Hawaii, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Gary Peters […]

Two cheers for a great February industrial production report! With a gigantic *  – by New Deal democrat Two cheers for the very good industrial production report for Feburary! Total production increased 0.7%, and manufacturing production increased 0.9% to the highest level in over two years: But the biggest news is that the headline number wasn’t […]

I’m certainly not paranoid and I’m no fan of conspiracy theories. But scheerpost.com makes a compelling case for the fear that the Trump Administration is opening the door to a private equity takeover of Social Security. They’ve certainly recruited the team to do it. “Again, per Bloomberg, private equity has just gained a “beachhead” in […]