ECONOMY
The Income Needed To Buy A Home In Every US State
As home prices continue to climb and mortgage rates remain elevated, buying a home in the U.S. has become increasingly out of reach for the average household. In 2025, buyers now need six-figure salaries to afford a median-priced home in all but 15 states. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti, using […]
Quick Take: Gold from lead and ancient alchemy
I just wanted to bring this story to everybody’s attention…not because it is weighty or scary, just because it’s interesting. The Independent reports: Scientists mimicking the Big Bang accidentally turn lead into gold – Physicists have made an unexpected breakthrough The headline is actually inaccurate, the development is neither a […]
Under What Circumstances Might the US Dollar and the Yuan Both Crash?
Relative to each other, they can’t. But relative to something else, they easily can. A reader asked me to comment on a video by Brent Johnson, CEO of Santiago Capital. Chinese Yuan Devaluation – What you Need to Know My reader thought Brent and I were in disagreement. But I […]
Over Half of Brits Would Not Fight for their Country
Starmer may be preparing his nation for battle, but he does not have the support of his nation. An Ipsos poll found that over half of Britons “would not fight for their country under any circumstances.” The Victory in Europe Day celebrations coincided with the poll, causing no increase in […]
Chinese Exports to US Decline 21% Amid Tariff War
China is seeking new buyers amid the ongoing trade war with the United States. Chinese exports increased by 8.1% in April on an annualized basis, with imports declining 0.2%. Yet, imports to the United States fell 21% on the yearly, with imports declining 14%. There is no shortage of buyers for Chinese […]
The Hidden Dollar Revolution: America’s New Digital Money System
This entire post is the result of a thought experiment and subsequent research. The question I asked myself was, “What if, knowingly or not, the Trump administration was continuity rather than revolutionary?” The Digital Control Grid: Hidden in Plain Sight America’s digital control grid wasn’t built overnight. It wasn’t constructed […]
It is Not Always What it Seems
I have stated that the first WTC terrorists drew the Twin Towers with planes going into them in advance of 9/11. I have also said in conversations with Bill Kristol back in the ’90s that he argued to remove Saddam, Assad, and Qaddafi, and we would bring peace to the […]
California Loses Another Oil Refinery – Gas Prices to Rise 75% by 2026
Oil refinery Valero has opted to close its operations in California due to excessive regulations on energy. Located in the small city of Benicia, the town is expected to lose 400 jobs, which the mayor is calling the exit “a major hit on the city.” Everyone in California is feeling the impact […]
80 Percent Tariff on China ‘Seems Right’ Says Trump, But It’s Nearly as Stupid
Credit Trump for the irony of the year in a pair of comments on Truth Social. Comments of the Day Irony of the Year CLOSED MARKETS DON’T WORK ANYMORE!!! No one has tried harder than Trump to make the US an island. He wants production here, massive tariffs to stop […]
Hooray! A Tentative Deal with the UK, Only 199 Deals to Go
Trump worked out a deal with the UK, a US trade surplus country. One Down, 199 to Go We have the first deal (with details to be worked out later). Please note Trump Announces “Breakthrough Trade Agreement” with U.K. Speaking from the Oval Office, Mr. Trump said a “breakthrough” deal with […]
