Category: Inflation
How Trump’s ‘Right-Hand Man’ Drove Sears Into the Ground
As the Dow seesaws, the major casualty this past week has been Sears. Here’s how financial hustling contributed to the company’s collapse.
$1.4 Million…Right Down into the Drain
The value of our money is disappearing before our eyes. Ironically, it’s the enigmatic British artist Banksy who personifies this sentiment best.
Starvation in Venezuela — How Bad Economics Collapsed a Country
If you haven’t noticed, Venezuela is in the middle of one of the most psychotic economic breakdowns in history. People are starving. There’s no power or fresh water. Inflation is nearing a million percent.
What Argentina Tells Us About America’s Future
Argentina is suffering from hyperinflation and a currency crisis. Let’s not rule out the same happening to America if we don’t change our wasteful ways.
How Executive Order 6102 Doomed America
It’s become fashionable to blame the Chinese for everything that’s wrong with America today. But the real threat actually started with our bad decisions.
The Kavanaugh Scandal: Another Deep State Distraction
The media is abuzz over a possible scandal involving Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. But the real story runs a lot deeper than that.
How Politics Poisoned the Earth
The politics of the Swamp reaches far and wide. It’s the sole reason why our real wages today are no higher than they were in 1971.
There Was a Loud Crack. The Crowd Gasped…
Wage growth has hit a nine-year high. That sounds great. But it doesn’t take into account the destructive power of inflation, which makes us all worse off.
How Bill Clinton’s Fed Twisted the Economy
Trump is at odds with the Federal Reserve for raising interest rates. But, really, this is an old problem that first started with Clinton and Greenspan.
MAGA: Mission Accomplished?
Trump has made America great again. Or has he? Let’s look at the debt and inflation figures that the White House would prefer to keep hidden.
Why America Hasn’t Had a Raise in Forty Years
Believe it or not, the wage of the average American has risen by only 13 cents an hour annually since the beginning of this century. Here’s why.
‘Good News’ From Venezuela…
Inflation and debt have crippled Venezuela’s economy. Is President Trump making the mistake of assuming that the same can’t happen to America?
How to Buy a Million Gallons of Gas for a Dollar
Looking to buy 925,000 gallons of gasoline for a single US dollar? Here’s the secret behind this trick: inflation and price controls.
The Fed Can’t Stop What’s Coming
The numbers don’t lie. Donald Trump’s tax cuts is creating a skyrocketing debt problem that will prove unsustainable in the years to come.
Why Fairy Tales are Better than YouTube
In 2014, I adapted the story There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, to describe the absurdity of the Fed’s actions in handling crises of their making.