Could one call this a changing news environment to please political influencers? It sure seems to be swing in that direction. Time will tell . . . “The tragic end of CBS News” Robert Reich Friends, Producer Alicia Hastey departed CBS News Wednesday, saying the work she came to do was “increasingly becoming impossible,” as stories were […]
Review: Ringworld – David Zetland The one-handed economist Sometimes you just want the answer I grabbed this 1970 Sci-Fi novel by Larry Niven based on its recommendation. The book is the first in a series (that I will not continue, given the fact that I am now reading three other series!) on how humans and other aliens […]
The Cost of Financing U.S. Government Debt – By Daniel Bergstresser Econofact The Issue: The share of government spending devoted to paying interest on the United States’ government debt has risen sharply since 2020 and already exceeds what the government spends on defense. The outlook for the burden of the debt over the next decade has […]
This linked article is over 30 years old, but Cuba still has a socialist authoritarian government. After the collapse of the USSR, its primary benefactor. After the death of Fidel Castro and the retirement of Raul Castro. Decades of US boycotts and saber-rattling have failed to elicit regime change. That’s because the US never trusted […]
– by New Deal democrat Today is Presidents’ Day, so there are no official economic data releases; and there will be no significant releases tomorrow either, before a torrent of both timely and delayed data from Wednesday through Friday, including GDP for Q4. In the meantime, because of the January updates for employment and inflation last […]
How noble . . . Staffer Stephen Prager at Common Dreams writes about the elimination of on-college campuses voting. It is interesting as many adults would criticize young people for not voting. Now the adults in the room made it harder to vote as many students do not have vehicles. Busses were provided by one […]
Why is it that one person can escape all prosecution because of who he or she knows, who they are, or what he or she does? I would not get the same treatment as they. Neither would you. I am not the president, a congressman, senator. Just a citizen who demands his rights in spite […]
“Henry VIII dissolved monasteries and executed wives because the machinery of monarchy allowed it, and challenging him risked the entire structure. The Romanovs died because saving them threatened coalitions that mattered more than five lives in a basement. Kennedy’s death formalized distance because proximity had become a procedural risk. And Sarajevo exploded not because of […]
Angry Bear is very fortunate to have guest posts by V.P. Erica York of the Tax Foundation. The timing of this particular commentary gives Angry readers some insight as to the impact and possible outcome of President Trump’s tariffs. The Court may have some input to add to the legitimacy of tariffs. Read on . […]
With the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits expiring January 1st, 2026, many Americans enrolled in ACA exchange plans were facing increasing significant premium payments. CBO (Congressional Budget Office) did project a permanent extension of the enhanced tax credits would result in increases in the number of people with health insurance by 3.8 million in 2035. […]