Category Archives: Politics

Let’s Get Real About DOGE

The DODGE bros – Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy – have talked a big game. They’ve promised to cut $2 trillion in spending. Continue reading

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How the Fed Chokes the Economy

There’s no outlet in the San Joaquin Valley for the salt to flush. The valley is the basin’s terminus. Thus, in this grand paradox, the relative freshness of the excess water that is keeping the farmland alive is, at the same time, the source of the salt that is killing it. Continue reading

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13 Reckonings for America

One of the noteworthy features of the political climate in the USA is the lack of agreement on what the facts are – and how the economy should be allowed to function. Should it be a hands-off laissez-faire economy? Should there be more regulatory intervention? Continue reading

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Inflation and Chaos

Data can be contrived to tell whatever story the author desires. Data contrived by government agencies is particularly susceptible to the imposed will of the overseeing administration. Policy makers want the data to make them look good and to justify their decisions. Continue reading

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