The China Syndrome Virus China has been a breeding ground for all types of unpredictables. China’s yearning for exotic foods, its history and culture, and its wild economic trajectory have made it a veritable petri dish for of all sorts of health, economic and political...
Seize the Moment! The 2020 Presidential race pits profligate big-spending Democrats against the profligate big-spending Trump Administration. The one thing both political parties agree on is deficits – they both want more, not less. For a different set of reasons, each favors huge increases...
The Weakening Dollar Who says the Dollar is weakening? That’s not possible. The Dollar is the world’s preeminent currency, its Reserve Currency, the cornerstone of global commerce. The US Dollar is the very definition of “money” …, and the facts show that it’s...
The Failure of Rent Control Rent control as a policy has failed. It is a primary cause of the urban housing shortage. The New York Times in December ran an editorial praising New York State’s recently-enacted tenant protection laws: “Evictions are Down. Thank New...
The Death of The American Dream? Is it over? Has the Dream that made America great succumbed to the ravages of time … the effects of bad government … the consequences of wrong-headed policy-making? Has the American Dream somehow become the American Nightmare? Or is...