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I’ll be 55 years old in January. For my entire life, I’ve voted a straight Democratic ticket. And I’ve mostly been proud to do so. But in the last 15-20 years, the level of political incompetence is too high, too pronounced, to ignore. I can no longer...
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on Sun Dec 19, 2021 at 07:18 AM PST
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Today, I’ll be using the long-leading, leading, and coincidental economic indicator formulation in writing about the current economic environment. This is based on research done by Arthur Burns and Geoffrey Moore of the Federal Reserve. The...
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on Fri Dec 17, 2021 at 09:42 AM PST
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It’s been awhile since I’ve been around here. I hope everyone is doing as well as can be expected in a world that continues to trend down the rabbit hole at a remarkable pace. For most of this recovery, the Federal Reserve described inflation as...
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on Sat Dec 11, 2021 at 09:48 AM PST
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This idea was planted about 4-5 months ago in reaction to Texas Republicans’ voter suppression bill. A friend and I were talking and he said something to the effect of, “Why is Houston even in the state at this point? Texas Republicans certainly don’t...
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on Tue Sep 21, 2021 at 01:03 PM PDT
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I wanted to thank those that commented on my previous post regarding Houston seceding from Texas. They were very thought-provoking. I wanted to respectfully answer what seem to be the main objections or concerns. In doing so, my intention is most...
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on Mon Sep 20, 2021 at 07:54 AM PDT
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I previously noted that recent actions by the Republican-dominated state legislature were clearly designed to thwart Harris County’s efforts to increase voter participation, essentially relegating Houston to a “seen, not heard” status. For me, this...
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on Sun Sep 19, 2021 at 09:02 AM PDT
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