America’s economy has been on a roll since the Great Recession of 2009. GDP has been on a steady rise with average annual increases in excess of 2{29ea29b64b10057f61377b2c087cd5b7537a0cd24da4295a308b0bf589469f35}. It has yet to record even a single negative quarter. Job creation has exceeded projections with the...
A Quick Report on the Economic Climate For reasons that should be apparent, this is an opportune time to take the world’s macroeconomic temperature. The global economy continues to expand, although at a decelerating pace, driven primarily by the U.S. and China, and global equity markets continue...
In February, Stockton California began America’s first experiment with a universal basic income (UBI) – sometimes referred to as “free money” – when it sent debit cards loaded with $500 to a group of preselected residents. In doing so, Stockton has begun an experiment...
A Simple Take-away from the Mueller Investigation The Mueller Investigation was not about whether President Trump conspired with Vladimir Putin to overthrow the U.S. government. Those who took a Manchurian Candidate view of the Investigation, as well as those who saw the Investigation as an...
Speak Softly and Carry A Big Stick Big Stick Diplomacy was Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy trademark. Roosevelt described his style as “the exercise of intelligent forethought and of decisive action sufficiently far in advance of any likely crisis.” That style served America exceptionally well....
