What the Hell is an Economy?

GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is an economic indicator that measures the total value, in local currency, of all goods produced and...

Time for a deeper dive into these three related topics. Let’s start with the relationships established in my prior blog : 1.      If a...

Countries have been trading for a long time Our planet is economically non-homogeneous, with an uneven distribution of just about...

Is the Federal Government's well running dry? Let’s start with a quick high-level review of the federal government’s 2024 finances: Total...

I would rather we learn from Argentina’s mistake instead of repeating it. A hundred years ago, Argentina was one of the wealthiest...

On Sept 18, with breathless anticipation accompanied with much fanfare, the Federal Reserve revealed to the universe that it was...

It sounds quite noble for the Democrat Party to claim that it is “protecting democracy,” but given that the super majority of us are...

For most people, economics usually comes across as a hot mess of equations, graphs, acronyms and talking heads.  Which is why over the...

Several years ago, U.S. nuclear power was politically dead. The consensus was that it was both too dangerous and too expensive, leaving...

Why are they not going down?  Are they not contributing the present slowdown in the housing market as mortgage rates once again exceed...

E-bikes looked like this 20 years ago In my prior post I questioned just how "free" is the PEV market... A competitive, well-regulated,...

We just need to make cities PEV friendlier In my prior post I claimed that not only will the BEV rollout be very expensive, but that much...

The Economic Cost is not Sustainable A year ago I posted a blog entitled “Micro-Mobility is an Economically Viable Climate Solution”,...

“Economic freedom, limited government, and unrestricted respect for private property are essential elements for economic growth. This...

I will pick January 1, 2020 as the beginning of the Covid fiscal response.  Makes sense to me as it was just a month later when I first...

I purchased this wine using the Lightning Network, built upon the Bitcoin Network. The stock market is up about 40% in 2023.  Not bad,...

Every 3 hours. That is about how often Elon Musk checks X.com which, in his own words, corresponds nicely with his rate of going to the...

A recent legal ruling may break the National Association of Realtors (NAR) stranglehold on the real estate market, allowing for the...

Back in December of 2021, I suggested that the era of easy money was over, that the 30-year treasury debt party was coming to an end....

To appreciate the economics of energy conversion, some basic principles of physics need to be understood. To make this as easy as humanly...