A Pew study finds that there are fewer Americans who believe America stands apart from all other nations You cannot gauge America’s exceptionalism or lack thereof with a public sentiment poll. The data is more important and suggests that contrary to popular belief, America’s economic and foreign policy hegemony has only been strengthened in recent… Continue reading The Daily View: American Exceptionalism, Housing, Foreign Investors, and Selling at the Top

From Reddit: Older people of Reddit, what do you think is BETTER about today’s youth? Some of the replies that stood out: They are almost utterly immune to political TV and radio. This generation is less apt to accept the wisdom of their elders. In the past, anything published was assumed to have been vetted… Continue reading The Smartest Generation

On this 4th of July, lets not forget: As much as the left wants a ‘post-America’ world, the United States of America is well positioned to lead the global economy in the 21st century. A number of forces such as technological progress and consumer spending are supportive of the America’s continued strength. It is time… Continue reading What To Be Thankfull For On This 4th Of July

Stocks rally to new historic highs on the Hobby Lobby victory and a poll that says Obama worst president since WWII. Midterm losses for the dems is bullish for the economy, so stocks are rallying in anticipation of the republicans controlling the senate and picking up more seats in the house. The GOP has always… Continue reading Stocks Rally to New Highs as Obama Voted ‘Worst President Since WW2’

Aaron Clarey of Captain Capitalism has some amusing and informative videos. Disagree with the video about trading Forex. It’s not as difficult as he makes it seem: He says Forex is hard to learn, has a lot of risk and that you should spend a couple thousand dollars at a Forex class. He is right… Continue reading Indtroduction to Forex

Stocks make record highs as the left awaits the crisis that will never come. We’ve been bullish since 2011 and see no reason to adjust our thesis despite these huge gains. Linkfest 7/1/2014 From Real Clear Politics: Two Cheers for Congress “As much as Obama tried to obstruct compromise, thanks to congress rising to the… Continue reading Linkfest 7/1/2014

We’re in an era of unlimited prosperity and wealth creation for some, but to millions of Americans it still feels like a recession. America’s dominance as a global economic superpower has only been solidified since 2008. The post-America era that the left predicted never came. As more evidence of America’s exceptionalism, as of 2009, U.S.… Continue reading The Smartist Era of Unlimited Prosperity

Part 1 In the five years that have elapsed since the market bottom of March 2009, never before in the history of human civilization has so much wealth been created in any prior five year interval, including the final five years of the dotcom boom from 1995-2000. The good or bad news – depending on… Continue reading The World As It Is: Post-2008 Economic Reality Part 2

We’re moving towards a jobless society. But the definition of labor is changing to include ‘gigs’ like on Task Rabbit that may not be included in the official labor statistics. The problem is too many people, especially liberal arts grads from no-name colleges, don’t have the skills employers are seeking, combined with cost-cutting measures implemented… Continue reading America – The Center of the Universe

From Nick Hanauer, guest contributor of Politico: The Pitchforks Are Coming… For Us Plutocrats Its like he’s telling the elite to reform or else face the improbable consequences. Not too convincing, with no actual data of how a concentration of wealth at the top is bad for the economy. Just leftist idealism, historical anecdotes, and… Continue reading Time to Not Raise the Minimum Wage