Interesting podcast Ep. 282 – Tyler Cowen: What the Future Holds: Stagnation or Innovation? Both sides are correct. Tyler is right about complacency (although there has always been a complacent class), and James is right about how such complacency either is not a big deal and or that America is still innovative. I agree with… Continue reading Optimism or stagnation? A case for both.
Month: December 2017
Flynn story; prediction: nothingburger
Mike Flynn, like Manafort, H.R. McMaster, etc., is yet another flunky who has no credibility. I hope by 2018 Trump will be able to shed the baggage from his campaign and be able to start leading more effectively. The next to go will probably be Rex Tillerson, and the sooner the better. But I predict… Continue reading Flynn story; prediction: nothingburger
The configuration of power
Ann Coulter is at is again about the wall: Today's BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: Miles completed yesterday-Zero; Miles completed since Inauguration– Zero. NEXT UPDATE TOMORROW. — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) December 1, 2017 As I wrote a few days ago, provided the economy doesn’t go into recession, Trump should have little trouble getting reelected, even if… Continue reading The configuration of power
The stock market just surged past a record milestone thanks to the GOP tax bill
The stock market just surged past a record milestone thanks to the GOP tax bill: US stocks surged on Thursday amid optimism around the GOP tax bill after Sen. John McCain threw his support behind it. The Dow Jones Industrial Average spiked as much as 1.6%, breaking the 24,000 threshold for the first time,… Continue reading The stock market just surged past a record milestone thanks to the GOP tax bill