As rosy as the economic data seems, there's still some pretty serious questions hanging over this economy.
The Economy in Context: January 2019
No, Precious Metals Aren’t the Answer
How do you operate a national economy, let alone the global economy, on a commodity so small that an errant box fan could conceivably wipe out an individual's wealth?
The Chinese Misconnection
When Trump sat down across the table from Xi Jinping, he mistakenly believed that it was an opportunity to do business. Xi let him believe it.
A Short Word: The Drums of Trade War
With China instituting 25% tariffs on over one hundred American made products, a trade war with China is no longer a mere hypothetical, and with Donald Trump being who he is, he is practically guaranteed to retaliate "ten times harder" (basically another way of saying he'll grossly overreact to this threat to his manhood).
The Economy in Context
[D]espite the bump in the stock market from the positive preliminary jobs numbers, it's important to keep in mind the greater perspective.
Rustbelt Politics & The Death of America
The only rational path to solving America's Rustbelt isn't going to be punishing the rest of the world for not adopting the same bad policies that have put millions of American workers, largely minorities, out of the workforce for generations and seriously damaged our ability to compete in an increasingly global economy.
A Healthy Dose of Skepticism
Skepticism, not trust, of our political class is the American tradition, and those who demand political fealty to their political leader betray that tradition.
Running Out of Rails: Trump’s 100 Days
So 100 days later, how have Donald Trump's central campaign promises held up?
Riding the Black Horse
One of the central pillars of socialism is that government not only can maintain control over every element of the economy but must do so.
Trade Policy: No Bulls in the China Shop
If Trump honestly believes he can bully the Chinese government, he has already lost.
