Since 1964, Ohio had always voted for the winning presidential candidate. In 2020, that streak stopped, with Donald Trump winning the Buckeye State 53.3% to 45.2%.* This could be a one time thing, but I doubt it. Just as Republicans have dominated the state’s politics in recent history, so are they beginning to control presidential […]

The Senate confirmed Christopher Waller to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors last week, leaving only one slot left open which is unlikely to be filled by Judy Shelton.* Any spot on the Board is significant; however, it is unlikely that Waller will push for any changes to the Fed’s policies. The Federal Reserve Board […]

I’ve missed theaters this year. I saw Christopher Nolan’s Tenet earlier, but I’ve grown accustomed to a steady diet of Sour Patch, comfortable seats, and creative expression. Habits though, like ideas, have consequences. Many of my trips to the cinema over the years have been tiny investments in an economic and cultural system empowering a […]

President Trump continues to insist he won the 2020 presidential election. Courts, so far, disagree. While many of Trump’s allegations are aired on Twitter, he has also found platforms on FoxNews and other outlets. In his most recent interview with Maria Bartiromo, Trump said not only the election was rigged, but the F.B.I. and D.O.J. […]

It was late August of 1998 when I arrived in my first class of graduate microeconomics at George Mason University. I arrived early, and waited with eager expectation for the professor, who was one of the two professors that had drawn me to GMU–Walter Williams. When he walked in, it was clear who the dominant […]

I keep reading headlines about different plans to eliminate student debt. Unfortunately, most of these plans seem to be attempts to buy votes from the college educated instead of working to fix the problem. It seems that Biden’s plan is to cancel $10,000 of everyone’s debt and more if you work for the Federal Government. […]

Just two weeks ago I woke up seeing what looked like a surprising Donald Trump victory start to slip away. I always thought it would come down to Pennsylvania, but I really thought he would pull off Michigan and certainly Georgia. I also thought that AZ was called too early, and that Mr. Trump had […]

Deutsche Bank recently conducted a study and proposed a new tax.  Whenever you tax something, you get less of it.  If you subsidize something, you get more of it.  Deutsche’s central desire is to tax people working from home (WFH) to redistribute that money to people who cannot work from home along with reducing the […]

Early on in the lockdown, probably April, I read an article that pointed out the mob related issues created by the pandemic.  Essentially, the Italian government is concerned that the mob will take advantage of the distressed businesses.  Later on, the mob will come back and ask for favors that the business owner can no […]

Well, it’s election day again…or, rather it’s done. I think; not really sure anymore. Has it been a week already? My how time flies; I’m not really sure anyone can keep track at this point. But, the important thing is that you’re here now, so you’re obviously interested in what I have to say. That […]