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February 4, 2024
We are in a depression and do not even know itThe White House can try to paper it over, but it’s staring us in the face.
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January 23, 2024
Sometimes, you can fool all of the people all of the timeTake a look at the money supply.
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December 19, 2023
Trusting the government. An oxymoron?Politicians are known for pushing agendas. When the results of agendas appear to be 180 degrees from their intent, however, we must question the trustworthiness of this leadership.
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December 6, 2023
Wordsmithing and CO2Start wordsmithing so we can communicate with the non-fact-believing Greenies.
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August 10, 2023
Open debate protects against totalitarianismThere is no reason to believe those most anxious to obtain and wield power will make the best decisions.
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June 1, 2023
Credit, late fees, and consumersWhat is the difference between a collection bank and a pawn shop?
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May 18, 2023
Some misconceptions about Social SecurityEveryone wants to call Social Security an entitlement. It isn't.
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May 11, 2023
Americans have a seriously messed up understanding of the debt ceilingAt least they do if a new Wall Street Journal poll is any indicator.
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May 3, 2023
Banks can get away with murderDoes the Fed have the legal right to put a distressed bank on the market and effectively sell it to the highest bidder?
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May 2, 2023
In business, bigger is not betterIs the government turning a blind eye to encourage oligopolies?
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April 24, 2023
Has the Fed painted itself into a corner?By 2022, the Fed had overdosed and doubled the money supply. Trying to sell off enough securities to reduce the money supply to pre-COVID level is very tough, if not impossible.
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April 14, 2023
In the wake of SVB's meltdown, is bank evaluation too complex?Government recommendations for assessing a bank's liquidity risks are garbly, subjective, and without common sense. Here's a no-brainer way to ensure that a bank is solid.
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March 30, 2023
Congress played a major role in SVB's bankruptcyA brief history of government meddling in the banking industry shows how.
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March 18, 2023
How about some more federal laws to fix banking?You mean today's bank meltdowns couldn't have been prevented by the dozens of sweeping laws we have already?
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March 15, 2023
The Fed hasn't learned, and maybe never willThe SVB fiasco shows that the Federal Reserve is good at kicking cans but poor at solving problems.