Demand Side Economics

We hear a lot these days about the effects of inflation on average Americans (whoever they are).  And we see a lot of finger pointing when it comes to the causes.  Greedy corporations.  Supply chain disruptions resulting from the lingering effects of the pandemic.  Federal Reserve policies.  The growing federal debt.  You know what we … Read more

Not Rocket Science

If nothing else, Joe Scarborough is consistent when it comes to his schadenfreude over Donald Trump’s promise to his followers, “You will get tired of all the winning.”  Before viewing the following Tweet or tuning into today’s edition of “Morning Joe,” I knew how he would begin his recap of last night’s off-year elections. He … Read more

The Fog of Reporting

Following the less than accurate reporting about the explosion at a Gaza City hospital, the mainstream media invoked the phrase “fog of war” to minimize accountability for their rush to judgment. The phrase originally referred to the a military commander’s uncertainty about battlefield engagement based on uncertain information about the on-the-ground situation.  It is now … Read more

Terrorism Works

At first it was just aberrant behavior.  One can argue it began with Richard Nixon and his 1972 re-election campaign’s “dirty tricks.”  Their success by bending the rules is best described by Mark Felt (aka Deep Throat) in the film All the President’s Men. based on Bob Woodward’s and Carl Bernstein’s book of the same title. … Read more

Daddy Issues

You ask me what I’m thinking aboutI tell you that I’m thinking aboutWhatever you’re thinking aboutTell me something that I’ll forgetAnd you might have to tell me againIt’s crazy what you’ll do for a friend ~”Daddy Issues” by The Neighbourhood Just when you thought there was the slightest possibility Republican “Team Sane” might eventually land … Read more