Income up 8 times inflation
It is too early to declare victory for Trumponomics, but America seems to be rid of the covid era and is back in business. Tariffs and ICE are doing the trick.
Economy
The Marked: How the Social Security System Rewrote American Identity, Part 2
In this part, we turn to the early years of the SSN itself, the numbers that were forbidden, and the unlikely rebellion that began not with violence, but with a strange, silent act of civil disobedience: using a fake number on purpose.
The Marked: How the Social Security System Rewrote American Identity
Part 1 We Gave Up Our Names for Numbers: The Quiet Birth of the System That Owns You Looking back from the age of digital surveillance and algorithmic oversight, perhaps the greatest act of control wasn’t when the government began reading our emails—but when it gave each of us a number and took away our …
To Save the USA – We MUST Stop Being 70+% Consumption Economy
The United States is currently a 70+% consumption economy. Meaning for every $10 of economic activity? $7+ dollars of it is someone buying something.
Education Priorities
Reports are emerging that college students are using AI to write term papers and required assignments. Are these future leaders demonstrating innovation by utilizing the latest technology to prepare them for the real world or just cheating?
Ending Globalism with Chinese Characteristics; Red China’s strategic initiatives face severe headwinds from the Trump administration
For the last quarter-century or more, the Chinese Communist Party has been building the case for, and the framework of, a Beijing-led new world order.
China’s Problems Are Our Problems or Soon Could Be, by George Mcclellan
At last count, China owns thirteen big American food production facilities, like Smithfield Foods. The Biden administration permitted or did not interfere with China’s scheme to buy American farmland and/or those thirteen or so food production companies.
Trump economics works; Wages rise faster than inflation while the economy grows
Trump used the power of anti-trust law to get Nippon Steel to invest in U.S. Steel. Congress empowered presidents to do this over a century ago and Trump uses that power for the public good.
How’s it Going to End – If We Do Nothing?
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the old movie “The Truman Show.” Not so much about the fictional enactment of a television director’s vision of utopia, but about the movie’s big question: “How’s it going to end?”
A Sanctions Regime as a Foreign Policy Tool
When a head of state – such as the President of the United States, for example – wants to encourage certain behaviors in a foreign government, the toolbox is limited.
Intellectual Property Theft with Chinese Characteristics; China has reaped the benefits of foreign IP theft for decades
IP and technology theft by Chinese entities is ongoing and pervasive. The communists understand the benefits of short-circuiting development costs by incorporating stolen IP and patented technologies.
The Death Of A Democrat On Wednesday, Prevented Massive Tax Increases In 2026
US Rep Gerry Connolly passed away on the early morning of May 21st. Being a member of the Party of Greed, he would have vote “no” to this bill and “no” to continuing tax relief to low-income and moderate-income Americans. His vote would have produced a tie, thus killing the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
Red China accepts 30% tariff; Nevertheless, our media declares President Trump capitulated
President Trump is negotiating. This is not nuclear science. He asks for the stars and settles for the moon. But the media says Trump capitulated while Xi—who will pay triple the tariffs Americans will pay—won.
Trump Triumphs in Saudi Arabia…Again.
Trump spoke at a business forum of Arabs and our tech tycoons. The builder of Trump Towers and resorts all over the world talked about the cities Arabs are building.
Best For Who?
The Great Depression and WWII found us rallying behind FDR’s 3,728 executive orders. By 1945, militarily and economically, we were the strongest of all nations. Our smugness generated an 80-year liberal mindset that fostered the belief: What’s Best for Other Nations is Best of Us. Five factors followed:
Democrats Are Mad: Jobs Boom Surprises So-Called Elite Experts
April’s employment figures are robust, despite the usual blare of alarms about a “tariff shock” and “looming recession” from the usual mouthpieces of the clueless establishment.
Trump’s Second 100 Days Could Cement Trump’s Legacy—or Undo It
Trump’s progress during the first 100 days has been extremely encouraging for Republicans, but it’s far too early to declare victory. It is the second 100 days that will determine whether the president’s agenda succeeds or fails. What unfolds in the months ahead will either cement Trump’s legacy — or undo it.
Small Businesses Aren’t Hiring – Because Big Cronyism is Murdering Them
The evolution from capitalism to cronyism bears some distinct markers. Perhaps chief amongst them is the ever-increasing domination of…everything by the biggest of Big Businesses.
Globalists copy Trump and win; Don’t fret. Trump is squeezing Red China like it is the last toothpaste in the tube.
The battle between globalism and nationalism took a turn this year. After suffering defeats by Trump, Orban, Milei and Bukele, the One Worlders got smart and suddenly embraced patriotism.
Retail Bias in the Headlines
More people read the headline than read the story itself; it’s sometimes quite effective for a biased news source to write a relatively fair story if they can put their spin into the title.