Mr. Trump unsurprisingly has defied convention and already declared himself a candidate for 2020, even before the 2018 elections. No other politician is likely to declare prior to the 2018 election, and the Republican party has no interest in a feud with the current president prior to the election–the Republicans want to be as unified […]
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Who shall return us to sanity? Name your pick for Republican challenger to Mr. Trump in 2020
22 Mar 2018
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One of the hidden-from-view debates going on among intellectuals and elites is the idea of the Universal Basic Income (UBI). The basic idea is let’s get rid of all welfare programs, and give everybody a check of some minimum amount that would meet the essentials of life. You could have it baked into the tax […]
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Mr. Trump targets American Consumers and American Workers on behalf of special interests
01 Mar 2018
I love American Steel. And American Aluminum. I am a casual purchaser of metal, but frequently enough that I have an account at the local Dayton office of ALRO Steel. I am a novice welder and car builder, which means I need raw materials to work with. American metals are far higher quality to […]
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HT over to Mark Perry @ Carpe Diem a few days ago. Mark highlights the unintended (but perfectly predictable) consequences of environmental restrictions on new pipeline development in the Northeast part of the United States. Mr. Perry asks the question: “Why is LNG coming 4,500 miles to Boston from the Russian Arctic when the US […]
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to educate high school students on the morality of free markets. Please get the word out to students that you know of that could benefit from this program, 10-13 July right here at Cedarville University. Each of your Bereans will have a speaking role to show the intersection between a biblical worldview and free markets. […]
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All economics, all the time
06 Feb 2018
At least in this post…this is a lightening round of some of the issues in the news: Yes the markets are getting whipsawed, even with today’s big move back up. Not surprising; valuations using conventional metrics (such as the market price to earnings multiple) have been extremely high compared to history. One can make the […]
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Initial thoughts on House Memo
02 Feb 2018
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) memo on FISA abuse was, as expected, released today. No matter how you slice it, this is an incredibly troubling memo. No one can read this memo and say it doesn’t matter. Either its true, and we have momentous scandal unfolding, or its not true, and the […]
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Trump Trolls for Trouble, but Trade Tricked him!
29 Jan 2018
Ok, I promise I’ll stop quite the # of posts with “TR”, but this is a good counter to the bad news on trade we discussed last week. On Friday of last week, the U.S. International Trade Commission dealt a blow to Cronyism, Mr. Trump and that largest of corporate cronies, the Boeing Corporation. In […]
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I heard this yesterday on Al Mohler’s The Briefing, and found it today in the young lady’s own words over on The Gospel Coalition. This is a profile not only in courage to confront evil, but a boldness to speak of the beauty of the gospel to her abuser. This is a must watch, as […]
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Aahh the perils of a populist president. But at least I can try to think of more words that start off with TR.* So yesterday Mr. Trump declared war on most of America and a few foreigners to support a few jobs in the solar cell and washing machine industries. Let’s just review the standard […]