“Defounding America”
I recommend reading this article by Myron Magnet, which is a summary of how we got where we are today in terms of the loss of autonomy and the growth of federal control, as well as the extreme change in … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Finance and economics
“Marxist BLM leader buys $1.4 million home in ritzy LA enclave”…
…is the title of this article in the NY Post: Patrisse Khan-Cullors, the leader of Black Lives Matter and a self-described Marxist, recently purchased a $1.4 million home in an exclusive Los Angeles neighborhood where the vast majority of residents … Continue reading →
Farmers’ debts and racial payoffs
If this isn’t unconstitutional then the Constitution has no meaning anymore: As many people know, congressional Democrats got their $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill passed this week. However, some of the radical policies inside the bill have gone largely underreported. … Continue reading →
The guilt and victimhood of the fathers – reparations for slavery
Here’s what Oregon is contemplating: In Oregon, they’re trying to figure out racial justice. Hence, Democrats have introduced a bill that will grant $123,000 to black Oregonians in an effort toward reparations. Among the requirements, as stated by the legislation: … Continue reading →
Decisions, decisions
I’ve been an Amazon Associate for many years, which means I’ve gotten a small commission on every Amazon order that comes through a link on this blog. Years ago I used to make around $6K a year from those links, … Continue reading →
Some Democrat senators briefly leave the reservation and the left is outraged
The situation was a vote on the minimum wage hike to $15, but for some people the issue was not primarily the hike itself but the process by which it was being voted on. It was attached to the so-called … Continue reading →
Protest in 2021 isn’t all about riots
A good point is made here in some commentary on the GameSpot hedge fund wars: One of the perennially frustrating things about “the people,” in their collective incarnation and also as individuals here in America, is that they are middle … Continue reading →
GameStop and the hedge funds, continued
Glenn Greenwald with some thoughts, including a caveat about who’s doing the buying. Among other points he makes, he points out that although much of the recent buying of GameStop stock has been driven by the redditers, the price of … Continue reading →
The GameStop plot thickens
Wow, just wow. Could this be true?: Now comes news that Robinhood went further than just freezing trades on GameStop; They have allegedly begun force-selling investors’ shares. On Twitter, investors began sharing their stories of being notified that their shares … Continue reading →
Hedge fund fun: the GameStop wars
So I’ve spent a while trying to get up to speed on the GameStop battles. If I can be said to have a wheelhouse, this is not it, and I’m going to assume that most of my readers already know … Continue reading →
Brexit: yes folks, it really happened
Something to celebrate, and a long time coming: On Thursday night, the island nation formally separated from the EU after an 11-month Brexit transition period. “A new era has begun for the United Kingdom after it completed its formal separation … Continue reading →
Trump signs the stimulus bill
I see this move as being motivated by (a) the fact that if Trump had vetoed the bill, Congress was able to override his veto anyway or pass it next session; and (2) he was looking to the January 5th … Continue reading →