Wall Street: Stop to Think What Happens if You Win!
What happens in the derivative portion of the CRomnibus passes and next month some unlikely event happens? For example deflation is paired with high job growth. As a result, a too big to fail bank...
View ArticleWhen is endless war too much?
The Obama administration will request congress pass an authorization for use of military force to cover the war with ISIS. The powers requested will be limited, but if history has shown us anything...
View ArticleWhy the economy is slowing
First quarter GDP numbers were, well, bad. The economy grew at 0.2 percent. I'll sum up the problem, their simply is not enough money. Money can have many meanings. M1 is the total amount of M0...
View ArticleHealthcare is now a national security problem
China has been trying to put together a database of federal employees. From the Washington Post: Groups of hackers working for the Chinese government have to date compromised the networks of the...
View ArticleTPP: We Are the Problem
We are the problem, because we are weak. Fast track is going to pass, and it will pass without TAA. We turned TAA down in order to block the bill, and now are going to get the bill without it....
View ArticleGreece: What Was Asked
From Bloomberg: The European Commission offered Greek voters a 10-point plan for bailout requirements on Sunday, urging Greece to stay in the euro area. The list reflects the state of play as of 8 p.m....
View ArticleBLM: How About Some Concrete Action?
So the Washington Post is running a story about Clinton, Sanders and O'Malley's difficulty in dealing with Black Lives Matter. As an over educated white Kossak I can't say that I'm completely sure...
View ArticleHillary Can't Win
From the July 30 Quinnipiac poll: Jeb Bush: 43% Hillary Clinton: 42% Hillary Clinton: 44% Scott Walker: 43%Hillary Clinton: 48% Donal Trump: 36% Hillary has Trump level favorablity numbers in key...
View ArticleDonald Trump is Dangerous, not a Joke
Yes, Trump might seem like a joke. That joke belies how dangerous the man's immigration policy is. From his website: Nationwide e-verify. This simple measure will protect jobs for unemployed...
View ArticleTrump: It's about Healthcare
As Paul Krugman has pointed out, Trumpism is pro-social insurance and against racial equality. I'm not sure people here have fully grasped what that means yet. Say you're a poor white person who...
View Article#BLM Tactics are Making Things Worse
Black Lives Matter tactics are making things worse, not better, on a national level. Police execution of African-Americans is a terror tactic. The inability of those who oppose terror to do anything...
View ArticleEmDrive: Jesus What a Day
Over the past month, two* DIYers have produced positive test results showing thrust from an EmDrive. * There is a story.The EmDrive is an electromagnetic device which NASA, along with researcher in...
View ArticleCut Social Security and make Donald Trump President
The Republican Party has asked the Democrats to commit suicide in order to raise the federal debt limit. From the New York Times While congressional aides cautioned that the deal was not yet clinched,...
View ArticleEMDrive: NASA's Halloween Treat
NASA released now, seemingly positive, results of their tests of the EMDrive over the weekend. The EMDrive is an electromagnetic thruster that does not use a conventional propellant. The suspected...
View ArticleHow Corporate Tax Cheats and Austerity Are Destroying the American Economy
American corporations have over two trillion dollars stashed in foreign tax havens. Austerity, a drive to reduce the budget deficit, means that there are not enough United States government bonds for...
View ArticleTo Stop Trump We Must Also Protest the Media
So you say an American Presidential candidate has encouraged his supporters to beat up Black Lives Matter protesters. Where’s your proof? I can go onto the Washington Post or New York Times websites...
View ArticleSan Bernardino: An Act of War - Not Terror
Yesterday, two individuals dawned uniforms and attacked a gathering of government employees. They then drove two miles away and, while still uniformed, died in a gunfight with police. If undertaking...
View ArticleOn Trump, It's the Economy Stupid
It isn’t about hate, it isn’t about terrorism, it is about the economy. The Trump phenomena is an indication that things have become so severe that Americans are willing to turn to hate as the only...
View ArticleWhat Happens to the Democratic Party if Hillary Loses to Trump?
I certainly hope that doesn’t happen. I have to wonder if the DNC has thought through all the implications of its support for Hillary. Once you’re seen blatantly favoring a candidate, going so far to...
View ArticleA note of the Federal Reserve: Stop the Economic Meltdown or Make Trump...
If there is a recession this year, Donald Trump becomes president. Trump’s basic argument is that the decline of America, especially the decline of the middle class, represents such an immediate...
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