In a capitalist country like ours, hard work is supposed to be rewarded and slothfulness is considered one of the seven deadly sins. So what to make of the “quiet…
Good News: Fed Predicts Slow Economic Growth
We can now be assured of improved economic growth in the years to come. Why? Because the Federal Reserve Board is predicting slow growth. And the Fed is always wrong.…
You’re Breaking the Law
How many laws have you broken today? It’s impossible to know for sure, given that regulations now affect just about every facet of our lives. That’s doubly true for businesses,…
Obama Sets Economic Record–For Failure
So did President Obama save us from the financial crisis and rebuild America’s economic strength? Most media would have us believe that’s the case. As we previously noted, CNBC’s John…
Our Christmas List
Christmas is coming and we’re just happy that, in today’s post-politically correct world, we feel safe using that word again. “Happy Holidays” was such a blah, generic pronouncement, it was…
Real News about Fake News
Don’t laugh, but the same journalists who have been writing about our booming economy, our amazing progress against ISIS (make that ISIL), Hillary’s dedication to her country and the coming…
Trump’s Not Reagan or Obama
Donald Trump is not Ronald Reagan. That should be obvious, but many optimistic conservatives are drawing parallels and predicting economic nirvana over the next four years. That’s unlikely to happen,…
Strength Isn’t Always Good
With the dollar strengthening rapidly relative to other currencies, in part as a result of Donald Trump’s election victory, consider this irony: The price of imports will fall, making them…
Investing Under President Trump
Is Donald Trump a narcissistic blowhard or an astute businessman with the ability to make America great again? We will all find out over the next four years, but we…
The Fed’s Multi-Trillion Dollar Ponzi Scheme
“You loan me ten bucks. I photocopy the bill four times, give you back one of the copies, and announce that we’re square. That’s monetizing the debt.” …