Jobs, jobs, jobs
There was a good jobs report for July, much better than expected. What does it mean? Your guess is as good as – probably even better than – mine. But don’t jobs often go up in the summer because of … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Finance and economics
Krugman doubles down on his “O’Brien-crossed-with-Humpty-Dumpty” persona
Paul Krugman is a case of someone who has no problem contradicting himself, saying inane things that defy common sense, and doing it all with no sense of shame or apology but on the contrary with a sense of proud … Continue reading →
Sometimes a conspiracy is really a conspiracy and not just a theory
Saturday I wrote: [quoting from this article in Time]”…[F]ar-right figures and conspiracy theorists have also gotten involved. Twitter is filled with posts linking the Netherlands’ nitrogen policy to the Great Reset—a theory that claims international elites are trying to use … Continue reading →
Sinema, the supposed mystery vote
There was a lot of excitement and publicity about getting Manchin onboard with the Democrats’ new tax and energy bill. But if you do the voting math, unless at least one Republican signs on, too (which certainly could happen, knowing … Continue reading →
The Biden corruption investigation in Delaware
It’s overwhelming: The Delaware U.S. Attorney’s Office investigating Hunter Biden lacks the wherewithal and resources to adequately probe the dubious financial dealings of the Biden family and their business partners, according to three current or former Department of Justice officials. … Continue reading →
The Dutch kulaks farmers continue to protest
Once again, the Dutch farmer situation reminds me of the Soviets, who didn’t hesitate to sacrifice the kulaks for the cause. In fact, to them it was a feature, not a bug. There is something very independence-minded, as well as … Continue reading →
The Wiki Minitrue
Well, language changes and evolves, doesn’t it? Sometimes overnight, depending on political exigencies: Wikipedia has suspended the edit feature on its ‘Recession’ page after users flocked to amend it to concur with President Biden’s claim that the US isn’t suffering … Continue reading →
Manchin and Schumer, together at last
A compromise has been reached – surprise, surprise (not) – but the details aren’t quite ironed out yet: Sen. Joe Manchin announced Wednesday that he came to an agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a reconciliation bill, after … Continue reading →
The Biden administration is the bully threatening to take kids’ lunch money
Accepting federal funds is accepting federal control through federal threats to withhold those funds. Here’s an example: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in May announced that K-12 schools must comply with its interpretation of the ban on discrimination based … Continue reading →
More on the left’s language game
Commenter “Bauxite” observes: The language game is the MO of the left. It works most of the time because most of our political and policy debates occur in the realm of abstract theory. The left can bluff its way through … Continue reading →
The Biden administration says a recession by any other name would smell as sweet
The Biden administration continues the Obama administration’s emphasis on labeling, as though calling something by a different name would fool people into actually seeing it differently. Why do they do this? The main reason is that they believe in the … Continue reading →
Canada: Trudeau’s war on farmers is moving right along
The war on farmers spreads to Canada: In his latest bid to amass greater control of Canadian society, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to move forward with his government’s plan to reduce nitrogen emissions by limiting fertilizer use among … Continue reading →