Category: Analysis

The Censoring of The Epoch Times

August 2, 2022
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Commentary There was great drama over the weekend when Twitter, without explanation then or now, suddenly started labeling all content from the domain of The Epoch Times as unsafe. The page to which the reader was referred was once reserved for sites that are malicious or spammy or otherwise represent a technological threat. Years ago,…

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The Power of the Trump Endorsement: Myth or Magic?

August 2, 2022
2022 Midterm ElectionsAnalysisDemocratsDonald TrumpeconomyOpinionPolicies & ImpactsPoliticsRepublicansSocial IssuesTrump endorsementUSUS News
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Analysis Several polling outlets are predicting that Republicans will take control of both the House and possibly the Senate in the 2022 primaries. While some individuals are attributing the GOPs pending 2022 primary success to the power gained by candidates backed by Donald Trump, others say the former president’s endorsements will have little effect. As noted…

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American Prosperity Is Falling Apart

August 1, 2022
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Commentary The debate about whether we are in a recession—it dominated the news over the weekend—has become a war of words with high political significance but low real-world meaning for the average person. The real story is about what people are doing to survive the times. They are bailing on high-end groceries and raiding the…

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It’s Worse Than Anyone Wants to Admit

July 29, 2022
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Commentary Yesterday’s news was entirely consumed in the throes of another definition change. What everyone understood as what it means to be in recession has been suddenly changed by government edict. It’s not a recession, they say. Everything is going just great, they say, unless you are among the troglodytes who desire plentiful and low-priced…

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US Job Switchers More Likely to See Pay Raise Compared with Those Who Stay Put: Analysis

July 29, 2022
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The majority of Americans who switch employers are seeing it pay off with higher wage growth, according to a new analysis of government data from Pew Research Center. According to the analysis, published on July 28, the majority of workers (60 percent) who switched their jobs between April 2021 to March 2022 saw an increase in their real earnings over the…

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Biden’s GDP Disaster, Among Many Others

July 28, 2022
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Commentary What a difference a press release makes, even when it is only talking about the past. As we rolled out of bed this morning, economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal were confident that economic output grew 0.3 percent in the second quarter. But then came the witching hour of 8:30am Eastern Time when…

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A Recession of the Human Spirit

July 27, 2022
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Commentary As predicted, the Biden administration has spent the better part of the week explaining that tomorrow’s GDP report on the 2nd quarter, even if it is negative, does not mean we are in a recession. In his ham-handed way, Biden made it very plain: “We’re not going to be in a recession.” These days,…

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The Small Print That Destroyed America

July 26, 2022
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Commentary In a maddening interview yesterday, Anthony Fauci performed his usual song and dance when faced with even the most mild questioning. He stonewalled in his trademarked way. He spoke in long, drawn-out sentences, emphasizing the word consonants, punctuated by pauses and silences that convey the sense of precision without the reality. He strung together…

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Recession? They Will Tell Us That It’s Misinformation

July 25, 2022
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Commentary Last week, this space speculated that the next recession may never be called what it is. Government agencies rely entirely on the National Bureau for Economic Research to call it either way. In October 2020, the NBER posted a clarification that it does not accept the textbook definition of two successive quarters of output…

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What’s Driving the Labor Market Mess?

July 22, 2022
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Commentary A small business owner with whom I was speaking raised an odd point. He has many jobs open right now and advertises them. Many people apply and he clicks through on the online portal to offer interviews. Then something odd happens. He never hears from them. Maybe they took some other position. That’s what…

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