Will Interest Rates Ever Be Low Again?
On Sept 18, with breathless anticipation accompanied with much fanfare, the Federal Reserve revealed to the universe that it was...
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Aug 75 min
Democracy is Not Enough
It sounds quite noble for the Democrat Party to claim that it is “protecting democracy,” but given that the super majority of us are...
Jul 34 min
Economics Explained Using a Simple Graph
For most people, economics usually comes across as a hot mess of equations, graphs, acronyms and talking heads. Which is why over the...
Apr 236 min
Why and How Capitalism Works
Several years ago, U.S. nuclear power was politically dead. The consensus was that it was both too dangerous and too expensive, leaving...
Apr 194 min
What’s Up with Interest Rates?
Why are they not going down? Are they not contributing the present slowdown in the housing market as mortgage rates once again exceed...
Feb 144 min
It is Time to Drop the Pedal Requirement
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,...
Feb 143 min
Low-Cost Personal Electric Vehicles are Ready to Deploy Now
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...
Feb 144 min
Fully Electric Vehicles are Not the Climate Solution
The Economic Cost is not Sustainable A year ago I posted a blog entitled “Micro-Mobility is an Economically Viable Climate Solution”,...
Jan 224 min
Can Javier Milei Save the World?
“Economic freedom, limited government, and unrestricted respect for private property are essential elements for economic growth. This...
Jan 13 min
The Covid Spending Spree
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...
Dec 21, 20233 min
Why the Demand for Bitcoin Will Continue to Increase.
I purchased this wine using the Lightning Network, built upon the Bitcoin Network. The stock market is up about 40% in 2023. Not bad,...
Dec 1, 20233 min
What Drives Elon Musk?
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...
Nov 20, 20232 min
Are you Wealthier After Selling Your House?
A recent legal ruling may break the National Association of Realtors (NAR) stranglehold on the real estate market, allowing for the...
Oct 4, 20234 min
The Debt Party is Over
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....
Jul 15, 20236 min
Economics and Energy
To appreciate the economics of energy conversion, some basic principles of physics need to be understood. To make this as easy as humanly...
Jun 20, 20231 min
I Found My Asteroid !
I actually do have an asteroid named after me, here is the official document. But where is it? Space is pretty big, after all......
May 15, 20234 min
Economic Thoughts on the Future of Energy
Reliable and affordable energy is a requirement for a healthy economy, one that is creating economic wealth via the abundant and...
Mar 29, 20233 min
It is Time for Banks to Evolve
The fact that today’s bank deposits are at risk is not a signal that the depositors failed to perform due diligence, it is a signal that...
Mar 20, 20233 min
SVB Fallout: Let’s Not Destroy our Culture of Entrepreneurism
In response to Covid, our political leaders mandated restrictions resulting in a partial economic shutdown. Then gave trillions of...
Feb 20, 20233 min
The Theory of Opposite Economics
Just Pretend it Works. A lumberjack chops down a tree, delivers it to a sawmill that cuts it into 2x4’s, which are later sold to Home...
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