Cheerleading the Apocalypse

Where you stand depends on where you sit. ~Miles Law Skeptics of the efficacy of Miles Law need look no farther than a six minute interview on this morning’s edition of CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”  Co-anchors Becky Quick’s and Joe Kernan’s guest was Michael Wieder, president of Lalo, a baby products company founded in 2019 by … Read more

Ghost of April Fools Day Past

During last night’s edition of “A Closer Look,” Seth Meyers compared Donald Trump’s tariff announcement to Caligula’s appointing his horse to the Roman senate.  Although Meyers described the story as “apocryphal,” he wondered if such a presence in the United States Senate would result in the equine always voting “neigh” on legislation.  Or whether a … Read more

Liberation Day Math

Former Daily Show host Trevor Noah often reminded viewers, “Two things can be true at the same time.”  One of his most famous examples concerned the dichotomous responses to George Lloyd’s death in May 2020 at the hands of Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin.  As a Black man who grew up in South Africa during apartheid, Noah … Read more

Surviving Trumponomics

In his platform for reelection in 2024, President Donald Trump promised to “build the Greatest Economy in History.” But in his first 60 days as president, the stock markets have dropped like a rock: The S&P 500 is down 7%, the Dow Jones has dropped 6%, and the Nasdaq has plummeted 10%. ~Fortune Magazine If you are one … Read more

Telegraph

Federal records are all recorded information, regardless of form or characteristics, made or received by a Federal agency under Federal law or in connection with the transaction of public business. Federal records must be preserved by an agency – as evidence of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations or other activities of the United … Read more