It is very hard not to wonder how this “person?” rose to the presidency three two times. Maybe, it is not so hard? When three people do not vote or vote for others because they do not like the alternative . . . a woman as the president. An intelligent woman of color in the […]

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As I mentioned in my previous post, some Democrats in Congress are pushing for AI regulation. Last week, Cass Sunstein endorsed the creation of a federal agency to regulate AI.  He emphasizes that his thoughts are “preliminary, incomplete, and tentative.”  It is, however, useful to be clear about what is missing.  I am open to […]

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 – by New Deal democrat This week, like last week, starts out with a few days of no meaningful economic data. But there is still much to talk about. So let me spend a little time talking about the disastrous Iran war and the tiny silver lining of energy independence which is likely (after much […]

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Short Commentary by Dean Baker on Warsh and Inflation . . “A Quick Note on Inflation and the Fed.” Dean Baker on Patreon As much as I’m not inclined to come to the aid of a Trump lackey. Newly crowned Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to the Fed. I feel a need to be consistent even […]

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Trump’s trashy choice in design and impression wins again . . . By that I mean, to influence other Justices they should not be backing Pres Tr__p. So, Roberts is out voted after joining the three not Conservatives if that is what they are? He did not have enough influence to sway another to join […]

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I graduated from a state university with a BA and from a different state university with a PhD. After that, I did a postdoc at an elite private university and served as faculty for 37 years at a different private university. My daughter got her BA from a public university and her JD from an […]

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Can a president impact the FED and its setting of interest rates? If not formally increasing, presidential pressure on The FED has led to inflation rising above what it would have otherwise been in the absence of this pressure. A what will the future hold for interest rates after presidential pressure? and FED reactions? What […]

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Good read as written by Jack Lessenberry. Jack is a writer I have known in Michigan. I do like his words. He is not always right but the few mistakes he makes, he admits to them. Good read and that is why he is on Angry Bear. “Why a Newspaper Closing Matters So Much” Politics […]

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A review of President Tr__p and Republican measures to decrease enrollment in healthcare for children and others. In this piece, Ms. Joan Alkers is reviewing the impact of Republicans (as led bt Tr__p) policy to reduce enrollment in Medicaid, Chip, and other plans for children healthcare. While it will reduce the cost of these two […]

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Weekly Indicators for September for 7 – 11 My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha. The story of this past week is the same story of the several preceding weeks; namely, increased interest rates across the board, driven by all of the inflationary “policies” of the current Administration, most especially its increasingly disastrous […]

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It needs to be understood that–as Reich points out–Fascism is not a 20th Century invention. With the institution of slavery, the glorification of conquest and the subjugation of women, the Fascist or Dominator State already appears in history. All the early agricultural/monarchist systems contained the full body of Fascist theory and practice; Hitler and Mussolini […]

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 – by New Deal democrat After benign June and July consumer inflation due mainly to the temporary decline in energy prices, August inflation returned to its recent trend. On a monthly basis prices (blue) rose 0.4%, although on a YoY% basis, August equaled July’s 3.4%. But perhaps more importantly, core CPI excluding food and energy […]

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Yesterday: Susan Collins expressed her disapproval of Trump’s tone regarding Canada.  She is working with the President to lessen the impact of the trade war on her constituents in Maine. Congressional Democrats have called for a special session to regulate AI.  But they have no idea how to do this. So here’s an alternative.  How […]

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“Midterm Elections Threatened. Where’s the Media?” J.P. McJefferson Thoughts Something potentially enormous is happening at the Supreme Court involving the November midterm elections. You might not know it from watching the news. The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for emergency permission to implement new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) rules governing mail-in ballots. A […]

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As one can imagine costs have increased with the rise in fuel and impact of the politics in general. This president does not give a degree of confidence in his actions. So, business and the economy adjust accordantly. More to come as I deep dive this. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) […]

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This is a long and good read. It does cover many of the issues, the United States is faced with internally and externally. The September 9 letter to Americans is a good summation of what is occurring. “Letters from an American” Prof. Heather Cox Richardson I have not posted anything lately from Prof. Heather Cox […]

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J.P McJefferson Monitoring the Progress of the Injunction on his commentary; “Latest SCOTUS Activity on the Mail-In Ballot.” Application for a Stay of Injunction Issued by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Day #2 following the September 9 deadline: The emergency application now appears fully briefed with the latest brief filed […]

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I don’t care if we’re registered or not… I’m going to cheat like hell like they do…we’re going to vote. ~President Donald J. Trump, leading a pledge at his Dallas rally/convention.

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Another presidential comment having no foundation and making little or no sense . . . I suspect the world is laughing at us due to Tr__p’s ignorance as our president. Or maybe? It is our ignorance for electing him to the presidency or not voting at all? Bombardier Already Manufactures in the United States Donald […]

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 – by New Deal democrat With other news (finally!) out today, let’s take at least a brief look at jobless claims. Initial claims declined -1,000 to 206,000, while the four week moving average declined -1,500 to 205,000. With the typical one week delay, continuing claims declined -1,000 as well to 1.774 million. These all continue to […]

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