The president is running on the success of “Bidenomics,” but the New York Congresswoman, AOC, who has endorsed him, referred to an economy in “crisis” in a speech this week. What Did AOC Say? Who is the economy going right now? That’s a very complicated question. Unemployment is very low, the stock market has recovered … Read more
Is the American dream dead? That the question needs to be asked indicates a problem. And Americans are most certainly asking the question. Since about 2008 or so. Is the American dream dead? Increasingly, in consulting their most immediate biographies, in sifting through the wreckage of two economic collapses, a lock-down, two forever wars, soaring inflation, et … Read more
When he campaigned for office in 2016, Donald J. Trump made it clear his intention to tear apart the consensus not only on foreign policy but on trade. Specifically, Trump spoke glowingly of his support for tariffs, protectionism, and basically using America’s trade policy not to ensure the much-ballyhooed efficiency of the global economy but … Read more
As cliched as it sounds, “History has a way of repeating itself.” That includes seemingly omnipotent and all-powerful nations that, in the darkest of times, have left alarming impressions of being permanently entrenched threats to the military and/or economic preeminence of the United States of America. For many decades, the Soviet Union seemed unstoppable and … Read more
Governor Gavin Newsom continues on his clean energy tirade announcing he intends to pass two climate-related bills into law this week. Senate Bill 253 (SB 253) and Senate Bill 261 (SB 261) are intended to force major corporations to be more transparent about greenhouse gas emissions and the financial risks stemming from global warming. Newsom’s … Read more
Bidenomics. It’s a cliché, cheesy, annoying term. It worked with Reaganomics, when one of history’s most popular presidents overhauled the market economy with reduced government spending, lower taxes, deregulation, and a tightened money supply to reduce inflation. The result of the above turned out to be essential in securing long-term economic prosperity for the United … Read more
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), or AOC has proven herself to be just another empty politician on Capitol Hill, mindlessly droning on about income inequality and whatever other left-wing bromide she can conjure up while never actually following through on any of her insane (and usually inane) ideological cogitations. Most recently, AOC has found herself running … Read more