Ukraine
Let’s be clear, whether it be the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, the NATO bombing of Libya, or U.S. involvement in Syria, war is to be condemned. There is plenty of blame to
Point of View
Biden’s Nominees to the Federal Reserve Challenged
Biden is having problems with two of his nominees to the Federal Reserve (FED). The first: Sarah Bloom Raskin, is the most problematic. The former FED Board Governor and Deputy Treasury Secretary is under attack from Republicans on the Senate
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U.S. and RUSSIA
Tensions continue to escalate between Russia and the West over the build-up of Russian troops along the Ukrainian border. Tough guy politics generally gets involved when it comes to Russia so it is important to keep the Russian perspective in
WAR
Currently, the U.S. marches towards war with China over Taiwan, and perhaps with Russia over Ukraine. To be clear, this is not war to protect the homeland. These will be wars to protect markets, to expand U.S. foreign investments, and
Social Infrastructure Package: Oh My
Looks like the MMTers (Modern Monetary Theory people)are losing this round. The social infrastructure package which started off as a $6 trillion Bernie Sanders ambition, then shrunk to a $3.5 trillion package, is now lingering around $1.75 trillion or so.
Libertarianism
The discovery most shocking to me during the past year has been the size of the libertarian movement in this nation. As a member of the far left, I see the potential for good within government. Libertarians do not see
Modern Monetary Theory: Misrepresented, Once Again
On a recent Bloomberg financial podcast an executive level J.P. Morgan employee stated he did not believe in Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). MMT is a controversial monetary theory which offers a description of monetary operations which challenge orthodox economic and
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The Takeover: Peace or War?
A takeover has occurred in this Country; it started during the early 1980’s. At that time we had journeyed through the peace movements of the 60’s, through the rather stale 1970’s during which the rock music remained amazing–though less meaningful,
Federal Debt Revisited
The talk about the U.S. federal debt, while always present, has ratcheted-up during the past year as the U.S. has added an additional $4 trillion of debt during this period. Most of this new debt is the result of successive
Libertarianism and the Freedom Myth
Recently I read an article by libertarian writer Chris Rossini entitled “Avoiding the ‘God-Complex’ Trap”. It was published in the “Ron Paul Liberty Report”. Ron Paul is kind-of the present day grandfather of U.S. libertarian thought. He is a former