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Elon Musk and Humor

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Elon Musk and Humor

November 14, 2022

  I support Elon Musk’s idea that Twitter should allow free expression. Social media...

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Lula’s Foreign Policy

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Lula’s Foreign Policy

November 5, 2022

 The following is from a email from Foreign Policy magazine: When former—and now incoming—Brazilian...

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EU Warns That Fed Rate Rises Could Lead to World Recession

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EU Warns That Fed Rate Rises Could Lead to World Recession

October 10, 2022

 The Financial Times reported that the EU warned that Fed rate increases could lead to world...

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Are Central Banks Going Bankrupt?

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Are Central Banks Going Bankrupt?

October 10, 2022

 The Financial Times-looked at whether central banks like the Federal Reserve can go bankrupt. The...

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Money Is Still Free

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Money Is Still Free

October 7, 2022

Real interest rates are still negative, they are way below the rate of inflation. ...

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Big National Debt

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Big National Debt

October 7, 2022

  America’s gross national debt exceeded $31 trillion for the first time on October...

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Polls Are Pretty Useless

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Polls Are Pretty Useless

September 27, 2022

  TV news lives on polls, but I don’t think they are accurate.  They...

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Founding Fathers Feared Pure Democracy

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Founding Fathers Feared Pure Democracy

September 17, 2022

  The Founding Fathers were not enthusiastic about pure democracy.  In his excellent book,...

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We Can’t Stop Global Warming

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We Can’t Stop Global Warming

August 25, 2022

  The Paris Agreement on Climate Change said that the increase in global average...

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The Fed and the Economy

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The Fed and the Economy

June 29, 2022

The Federal Reserve has been playing fast and loose with the American financial system...

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