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U6 Unemployment Rate We use this metric because it captures those who have given up looking for work, even if they desire employment. It also captures those who want full time employment but can only find part time work. This is more useful than the headline U3 report. This number came in at 7.6% down
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Do Not Fear the Future This is Part III of a three-part series on data centers and their impact. See Part I and Part II Innovate Sayeth the Lord (Probably) Part I of this series dealt with the overblown fear of the environmental impacts of AI data centers. Part II dealt with the real scandal
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Can Bitcoin Save Us From Caesar? No, Bitcoin v United States is not a court case heading for the Supreme Court, but you never know, it just might one day. What this refers to is the idea that a monetary unit that sits outside the government’s control just might save us from the grip of
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The Open Door: Bogus Imperial Economics The Birth of Historical Myth The Open Door policy of the U.S. government, which was enunciated by Secretary of State John Hay in 1899-1900, was ostensibly designed to prevent the monopolization of Chinese markets by other foreign powers. This is the “official” version of the U.S. Office of the
Withhold Unto Caesar 3/2/26 Read More »
Growth of the Empire: Conquest of A Continent The Real Nature of U.S. History The conquest of the North American continent by the United States was just that, a conquest. It was as much a part of empire building as anything the United States did overseas. This must be viewed not as a heroic saga
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A Good Night to Get Called Out It was a non-descript Saturday night, while in high school, and I was waiting in the kitchen for a friend to pick me up to go out to a party. My parents had a small black and white television that they kept in the kitchen, that seemed very
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The Game is Still Rigged Today concludes a series on the main ways that the financial system rips off the average worker and investor. There have been in the last few years changes proposed in how financial advisors are regulated. Much of this centered around the regulation of 401Ks, which are regulated by the Department of
Wholesale Rip-off Part 12: Why Current Reforms Will Not Work & What We Can Do Read More »
The Hazlitt Series This latest stewardship post is a continuation of our monthly exploration and modern application of the economic writer Henry Hazlitt, and his seminal work, Economics in One Lesson. This work draws heavily upon the insights of the great French economist Frederic Bastiat. His key insight was to look at that which is
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Today continues a series, to appear roughly once per month, on the main ways that the financial system rips off the average worker and investor. This is based upon my nearly decade-long tenure in the financial services industry. No Longer Real Human Beings The next set of stories is going to take up deep into the
Wholesale Rip-off Part 11: The Good, the Bad & the Ignorant Read More »
The Hazlitt Series This latest stewardship post is a continuation of our monthly exploration and modern application of the economic writer Henry Hazlitt, and his seminal work, Economics in One Lesson. This work draws heavily upon the insights of the great French economist Frederic Bastiat. His key insight was to look at that which is
The Henry Hazlitt Series: Who’s Protected by Tariffs Read More »