Monthly Archives: May 2025
Going Full OBBBA
Congressional members, like their special interests and constituents, all want to get theirs while they can. They each operate with the expectation that their spirit will leave their body before the ultimate reckoning. For America’s aging fogies, going full OBBBA is working to perfection. Continue reading
Warming Up the Printing Presses
Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ will add an additional $3.8 trillion on top of what was already projected to be added to the national debt. So instead of the national debt increasing by $22 trillion to $59 trillion over the next decade, it will spike to nearly $63 trillion. Continue reading
From Strategic Retreat to Full Retreat
Starting another trade war with China without first having an alternative supply chain for REEs was exceptionally rash. Until America revamps its supply chains and begins producing more of these materials at home, China holds the upper hand. Continue reading
Suffering the Fed’s Mistakes
The proof is in the pudding. The Fed’s track record over many decades shows it’s unable to get interest rate policy right. In fact, over just the last 30 years Fed policies have orchestrated three massive boom and bust cycles. Continue reading