In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus warns us against our hypocrisy, given the seemingly universal nature of our ability to point out the flaws/sins of others while studiously ignoring our own: 7 “Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will […]
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Whither conservatism?
17 Nov 2022
We’ve had an election, with conservatives disappointed at the lack of a wave, and are now in the middle of recriminations. Did the establishment Republicans spend too much money in Alaska and fail to pick up winnable seats? Did Mr. Trump selfishly hold on to funds he raised rather than help the outside candidates he […]
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In Trump We Bust
10 Nov 2022
It is a good thing to reflect on election, to try and understand what voters wanted, and what they did not want. This is a very difficult task, one I’m glad our own MCS focuses as that’s certainly not my wheel house. Most of us are just arm-chair political scientists when we try to think […]
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Pre-Election Reflections
07 Nov 2022
November is now not just a comin, it’s here. Americans have the chance to reward the Democrats for their performance with continued power, or they have the chance to fire them. We haven’t blogged much this fall about the elections, so this morning I’ll hit a few observations lightly. We can go more in-depth in […]
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Quote for the Day: Poisonous Progressives
06 Oct 2022
It’s strange how the world no longer will use the category of sin. Even progressives, with a deeply puritan secular morality, don’t want to use that word. Rather their condemnation of actions is not to call out the truth, e.g., that a fallen person with common humanity to them has done something they feel is […]
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BATG Economic Update
03 Oct 2022
We haven’t had an update on the economy in a bit, so this post will share some of the data I’m finding interesting, which I believe is telling us where the market is going. Last week the price of the ten year US Treasury Bond fell, leading to a yield of over 4%, a level […]
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I’ve often made the comment that when you see Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders basically saying the same thing on a position, you have to question it. In my case, I’m usually talking about their positions on restricting free trade. You could say that even a stopped clock is right twice per day, so maybe […]
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The Obvious Retort to Mr. Biden
01 Sep 2022
President Biden, Mr. Unity himself, went full force on attacking what he calls MAGA Republicans* tonight, as they represent “an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic.” Let’s assume Mr. Biden really believes this, and this is not just more of the over-the-top rhetoric that both Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump love to […]
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The Federal Reserve has to be pleased with the way their tightening cycle has gone, not that they ever wanted to be here. The Fed has engineered meaningful tightening, markets have had nasty reactions in the downward direction, and yet we haven’t had a true financial panic. Further, job opportunities are still relatively plentiful, and […]
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Where is the market and economy going?
28 Aug 2022
I’ll continue to provide updates on the market and economy from my perspective here at BATG, but the purpose of this post is to point out why the uncertainty of prognostications about the future are much larger than normal times. In short, we have no history to draw on for the Federal Reserve dropping $5T […]
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