Category Archives: Politics
Fire and Brimstone
Here’s a demoralizing fact. Your paycheck has been shrinking for 5 years. We wish we were making this up…but we’re not… According to MarketWatch, “Since the Great Recession ended five years ago, the amount of money Americans earn each hour … Continue reading
Janet Yellen’s Big Surprise
More evidence was offered over the weekend validating our prediction for 2014. If you recall, at the beginning of the year we gazed deep into our crystal ball and saw a vivid image of the earth not getting warmer…but cooler. … Continue reading
Heading for Disaster
No place is the mix of geopolitics and economics more turbulent than the muddy waters of oil and gas resources. This week they were muddied up some more. On Tuesday, the United States and the European Union sprayed Russia with … Continue reading
Independence Day Hootenanny
Uncompromising independence, rugged individualism, and unbounded personal freedom were once essential to the American character. According to popular American folklore, they still are. We have some reservations. In the year 2014, the ideas that roused America’s War of Independence are, … Continue reading
