I’ve always had the feeling that the conventional wisdom on politics and the economy is that Republicans are “better” at managing and growing the economy than are Democrats. The actual data says something quite different: “Since World War II, the United States economy has performed significantly better on average under the administration of Democratic presidents… Continue reading

We’ve got a couple of months before Things Change Bigly, and one of the things that’s likely to happen (based on statements made more than once) is that prices of a lot of things are going to go up — sometimes way up. The specific things I’m thinking about right how are personal computers, and… Continue reading

Donald Trump is not the first crooked salesman to seek and attain the US presidency; not by a long shot. The first one I had any experience with was Richard Nixon, who might even have been worse. One of the best writers of that era was Hunter S. Thompson. In 1972, the Democratic candidate opposing… Continue reading

The very wealthy don’t, as a rule, pay taxes. If they do, it’s at a rate far lower than the rest of us. And whenever the question of taxing the very wealthy comes up, they:1. Claim it can’t be done2. Spend tons of money influencing the political process so it isn’t done.3. Argue that taxing… Continue reading