Welfarism

In promoting the Welfarism begun under President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) declared a “War Against Poverty”. Subsequently, Conservative political activist, Bill Buckley (1925-2008), opined, “Poverty won!” “He...

Guns & Butter

(NOTE: 20APR2026): Fool Foolish me! Immediately after the posting of the article below, President Trump announced with great fanfare complete and total, Iranian agreement to the American deal. This commentator felt gratified that we Americans had won and humbled by...

Economic Crash? Third Fury

Three Furies strike these United States and the rest of the world. The first? Worldwide plague; already occurred with the causal virus continuing to mutate. Ending? Unpredictable. The second? International terrorism; already occurred, for example, with the bombing of...

Boeing Bowing Out?

Note (19FEB2024): “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” -incorrectly attributed to Edmund Burke (1729-1787) The recent antics of Boeing are evil. Corruption, deceit, greed, and endangerment are its characteristics. Well,...

And The Winner Is . . .

Who will win the economic race between these United States and China? Ladies and Gentlemen, place your bets. Take your choice and your chance.   Betting on fundamentals? Pick China unless . . . . Why China? Homogenous population with a naturally higher level of...

Boeing & Mercantilism

Note (20JAN2020): As though Boeing has not had enough bad press, last week a Boeing-built airliner dumped raw fuel onto a school in Los Angeles County; a lawsuit is pending against the airline, of course. Adding to that setback in public relations, reïntroducing the...