Badge of Honor
The United States leads the world in the number of deaths caused by the coronavirus. Within days, the total will … Read more
Steve Slavin
A Test of Faith
Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. … Read more
Wishing Won’t Make It So
If all the president’s wishes had come true, not one American would have died from the coronavirus and the pandemic … Read more
Buybacks: A Floor Under the Price of Apple Inc Stock
If you own Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock, or you’ve been following it, then you probably already know that the company … Read more
April’s Unemployment Rate: Less Than Expected
At precisely 8:30 in the morning of the first or second Friday of every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics … Read more
The Emperor Has No Brains
By election day, a large majority of voters will know at least one person– a friend, a work colleague, a … Read more
You’re Fired!
Donald Trump became a national celebrity starring in his very popular TV show, The Apprentice. Years later, virtually anyone who … Read more
Our War-Time President
If Trump is a war-time POTUS where are all weapons? Meaning Coronavirus test kits and protective gear? Even though Donald … Read more
Too Soon to Call It a Recession
What is a recession? The most widely accepted definition is a decline in our inflation-adjusted Gross Domestic Product (Real GDP) … Read more
President Donald Trump’s Place In History
Test kits and face masks are the way out of our pandemic. Very few national leaders have been unmitigatedly evil … Read more
A Man With A Plan
Despite President Trump’s best effort, the Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives in the 2018 mid-term elections by … Read more
Trump’s choice: A tragedy in three acts
We’ve all been watching this play unfold before us. The protagonist, President Donald Trump, has had many more bad days … Read more
Use Unemployment Insurance Benefits to Subsidize Small Businesses
How unemployment insurance benefits can help stem the tide of job losses from the Coronavirus fallout. Just during the last … Read more
The Coronavirus Recession
The National Bureau of Economic Research defines a recession as “a significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, … Read more
The Emperor Is Naked
Do you remember the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes? If you don’t, you can google it later. Q4 2019 … Read more