My Comments: OK, so it’s still Thanksgiving! Tell that to the folks running to the mall to participate in Black Friday. For me, that’s an economic phenomenon that helps justify my blog post today. After all, this is GOOD NEWS, news that we can be THANKFUL for, even if it is about economics, that nasty …
Tag: global politics
Obama’s Next Task is to Split the GOP
My Comments: I have absolutely no idea how the next four years are going to work out for any of us. I am optimistic that it will be OK because for me the glass is always half full. It’s not in my nature to get wrapped up in woe and gloom. For better or worse, …
Cheer Up, Republicans
You’re going to have a moderate Republican president for the next four years: Barack Obama My Comments: I have a memory of the 1952 presidential campaign where I’m leaning out the window of a room in the Pere Marquette Hotel in Peoria, Illinois. Below me was a parade with bands and cars and horns. In …
Jobless Rates Fall in 95 Percent of US Cities
My Comments: Yes, there is most definitely a conspiracy going on here, a cooking of the books by the Democrats to fight what is clearly a losing battle. The forces spearheaded by the white male leaders of the GOP will prevail and save our nation from certain destruction! Well... maybe. By Christopher S. Rugaber | …
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America’s Global Election
My Comments: You can argue if you like that the writer, a Nobel laureate in economics, is simply a misguided Democrat. But as the US accepts the leadership role in the globalization process it began following WWII, it must recognize that for the sake of our grandchildren, there is more at stake than simply being …
Why Obama Now
I came across this video today, and if you haven't seen it, I stronly encourage you to take a few minutes and watch. It's brilliant and summarizes almost all my thinking about the current campaign and why I'm so suspicious of the GOP.
China and Its’ Political Future
My Comments: I like to think of myself as an economist, albeit an amateur. For the past 70 years, since the end of WWII, this country has been pushing economic development across the planet. Our efforts have resulted in incredible wealth in nations that can be called rising great powers. And there has been a …
A Glimpse Into the Future
My Comment: As a reader of this blog, you’ve come across ideas from Tom Barnett that I recycle from time to time. If you do nothing else today, I encourage you to read some of his thoughts that I re-post here. Fascinating stuff! Regardless of our political leanings, all of us are a little scared …
Republicans Are Losing the US Culture Wars
My Comments: This article comes from the Financial Times. This is a UK publication that probably can be described as more left of center than right. Not only do they have good ideas, it's often helpful to get the perspective from people who do not live and breathe in this country. While it's normal to …
Health Costs to Double Under Romney Plan?
My Comments: When I first saw this headline, I said to myself this cannot be right. And then when I saw it came from an organization that supports health care reform, I thought there had to be some bias here. And there may be, but... As someone who cut their teeth in the insurance industry …
Helping Define Your Financial Future 