As more candidates throw their hats into the 2024 Presidential ring, I’d like to offer a proposal that should have immediate bipartisan support: stop minting pennies and nickels. The economic […]
Category: General news
Why Did The Redcoats Wear Red Coats?
The shots that rang out on April 19, 1775 in Lexington and Concord are widely considered to be the opening salvo in the US War for Independence. Although we may […]
The Screen of Gyges
Digital media allows us to create our own brands. We select snapshots of our lives to maintain an image of ourselves we want others to see, though it is sometimes […]
What’s To Blame for the Banking Crisis?
In the past month, we’ve seen some of the largest bank failures since the Great Financial Crisis, with Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) leading the way, followed by Signature Bank and […]
An Open Letter to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Word has it that, especially because the UK has now ‘brexited’ the European Union, you want a UK-US trade deal that would further increase trade between the British and American […]
De-dollarization Has Begun: Redux
Last week’s article (“De-dollarization Has Begun”) produced a large number of comments and follow-up questions. Enough, in fact, that it feels necessary to address the most common of them in […]
Dismal is Better
Americans admire the rugged individualist who goes his own way, who stands alone. The problem is that standing alone at social gatherings is…lonely. And, frankly, pathetic. But that’s what usually […]
The Climate Collapse Thesis
In 2003, someone leaked a “secret” Pentagon report warning of the dire consequences of climate change. “Disruption and conflict will be endemic features of life,” it reads. “Once again, warfare […]
AIER’s Everyday Price Index Flat in March 2023
AIER’s Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose 0.03 percent in March 2023 following increases of 0.93 percent in January and 0.67 percent in February. On a year-over-year basis the EPI is […]
Immigration Can Ease America’s Labor Shortage
In what many have dubbed “The Great Resignation,” millions of workers have quit the labor force, creating one of the biggest labor shortages in American history. By December 2021, three […]