How A “Temporary” Presidential Directive Took Us Off The Gold Standard
“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal...
Think Your Credit Card Bill Is Too High? Here’s Why
Think Your Credit Card Bill Is Too High? Here's Why
With all the talk about a slowing economy and President Trump's push for lower interest...
Does Anything Good Come From International Trade?
On April 2, 2025, "Liberation Day," President Donald J. Trump presented the world with his list of tariffs to be applied to virtually all...
The Worldly and The Other-Worldly
We live in a worldly world. This is an obvious truism that most of us take for granted. Everything we know and measure is...
When the Grand Strategy Meets Your Wallet
It's been a month since "Liberation Day," the day that President Donald J. Trump announced that we would emerge from the oppression of foreign...
The Cost Of Helicopter Money
09You’ll likely find this story as ludicrous today as we did 20 years ago. But as we’ve discovered, it’s no laughing matter.
I first heard...
DOGE – The Science of Deconstructing A Bloated Bureaucracy
A trillion was not invented by someone in finance—we deal in much, much smaller numbers. Our numerically greatest stock index is the Dow Jones...
DOGE – The Science of Deconstructing A Bloated Bureaucracy
Someone in finance did not invent a trillion—we deal in much, much smaller numbers. So when Elon Musk began assembling his DOGE Team, he...
DOGE.Gov Looking Under the Hood Of Government Spending
My friend Sam always says: "Information wants to be free." By this, he means both without cost and readily available, free access to information....
Closing The Books On Bidenomics – Our Experiment In Centrally Planned Prosperity
Imagine a world where everyone was guaranteed an annual salary, not-for-profits, hospitals, schools, and universities didn't have to worry about their budget, and even...