Micro-Mobility is an Economically Viable Climate Solution
Tesla makes quality vehicles; I know this because I own one. They are convenient and fun to drive. I also own a Jackrabbit, a small,...
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- Jan 9, 2023
- 3 min
Create More Wealth, Save the Planet
Provide our scientists and engineers with the wealth they need to succeed. For the last several centuries the world has changed, and...
- Dec 16, 2022
- 3 min
Exposing the Hidden Inflation Tax
What’s for dinner? Hamburger or Steak? President Biden recently stated that “prices are still too high.” Perhaps he was referring to the...
- Dec 14, 2022
- 4 min
The Necessary Creation of Excess Wealth
The Advancement of Science is Expensive I am an engineer, which means I like to model things. Take a big, overly complicated dynamic...
- Nov 30, 2022
- 1 min
MinddogTV Interview
Listen to me on MinddogTV talking about the release of the 2nd edition of my book, "What the Hell is an Economy"...
- Sep 22, 2022
- 4 min
The Inequality of Supply & Demand
Can it be balanced? All of us (people, businesses, government) exchange wealth (i.e., spend money) for needed goods and services. This is...
- May 5, 2022
- 4 min
Solving the Student Loan Debt Problem
The Medicine Will be Difficult to Swallow There is a common misconception that forgiving student loan debt will be an economic boon for...
- Mar 22, 2022
- 4 min
Confused About the Source of Inflation?
Only if one chooses to ignore the obvious. For many centuries our ancestors thought that the stars and planets circled around the Earth,...
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
I just sent Bitcoin to the Ukraine Government
Because we have been empowered Something profound is happening right now in the global financial space. In response to Russia’s invasion...
- Feb 27, 2022
- 5 min
I Found the James Webb Space Telescope With my 7-inch Telescope
One of these stars is actually the JWST Watch this time-lapse video to see which one it is The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is in...
- Feb 25, 2022
- 4 min
The Magic of Money
High Inflation is a Government Created Dark Spell It stands to reason, without scientific proof, that if as many as possible people...
- Dec 28, 2021
- 6 min
Capitalism and Angel Investors
“It is not from the benevolence of the angel investor that we expect our funding, but from their regard to their own interest.” (My...
- Dec 28, 2021
- 5 min
We Must Not Fear, Fear is the Wealth Killer
We cannot stay off the sand forever. In my prior blog “Paying People Not to Work”, I concluded: “There is a price to pay for shutting...
- Dec 28, 2021
- 6 min
Should You Invest in an ETF Holding Bitcoin Futures Contracts?
What Does Any of this Mean? An ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) is a collection of securities (stocks, bonds, whatever) that can be ...
- Dec 28, 2021
- 4 min
Political-Economics and Ted Lasso
Is this really the best way to solve complex problems? What is there not to like about Apple’s “Ted Lasso?” The very fictional story of...
- Dec 28, 2021
- 6 min
Crypto: Harnessing Labor and Wealth to Produce a Product
Which is what corporations normally do... While many consider the true purpose of corporations is to mistreat customers, pollute the...
- Dec 28, 2021
- 6 min
Who Sets Interest Rates?
If you answered, “that’s easy, the Federal Reserve,” guess again! The following statement is not true: “In the U.S., interest rates are...
- Dec 28, 2021
- 4 min
WTF is an NFT?
And why do they have value? NFT stands for “Non-Fungible Token,” which is, of course, gibberish. Fungible sounds a lot like fungus but...
- Dec 28, 2021
- 5 min
Do Extra Dollars Distort the Distribution of Wealth?
The data suggests yes. The government does not directly create wealth. No, wealth creation would be the output of productive private...
- Dec 28, 2021
- 4 min
Short Selling and GameStop
The times they are a changing… As of Feb 1, 2021, the price of MSFT stock was $232 per share, with a market cap of $1.79 trillion....
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