Poppies
The US Memorial Day tradition of wearing a poppy in memory of the fallen began in a Flanders field during WWI, after the dead were laid to rest among the flowers.
A Memoir: Mike McKee’s Lobster Dinner!
Mike McKee remembers August 5, 2011, when S&P downgraded the AAA credit rating of the United States for the first time.
Impact of Trump Tariffs on S&P 500 Earnings
I estimate the earnings-per-share shock that is commencing in Q2, 2025. It is likely to intensify as the year progresses.
Measles Resurgence Comes with High Costs
Whatever the US spends (or doesn’t) on the public health response to measles, measles cases drive high productivity costs.
Maybe It Won’t Be So Bad?
In an interview with Kathleen Hays, macroeconomist Mark Levy discusses tariff war outcome scenarios.
Trump — 100 Days in a Single Chart
The behavior of Donald Trump in his first 100 days as president has raised the cost of borrowing for the entire array of all federal agencies and all arms of the US government.
Tariffs: A Black Eye for Services
The trade surplus in services has grown at 2X the rate of the trade deficit for goods — Should Trump just be quiet and play golf?
Tariffs, Trade, and the Coming Recession
To understand the mess that the Trump tariffs rollout, math errors, bombastic threats, and chaos have caused, you need only put yourself in the position of a merchant in America.
Canada and Cannabis
Canada is way ahead of the US in the cannabis industry.
Putin — or Putler? Readers Respond.
The question for Americans to ponder is about how Trump negotiates. Trying to bully a courageous resistance only emboldens Putin.
