Category: Non-Fiction
The United States is Not a Democracy
The individual states of the United States are democracies, but the union of the states is not.
Emergence: Mind from Brain
Almost Gate. Two things, almost the same, get treated as the same.
Inflation, Fed Funds, and Economic Lags
A year after the last Fed's increases, its effects finally land and provide a final suppression to economic activity.
Fake News and Free Speech
Free speech does not cover statements if those statements cause harm. Fake News harms us. It stops the government from meeting our goals.
Bond Duration, Fed Rate, and Valuation Change
Longer duration 6.8 years resulted in a 12.7% loss of principal, significantly greater than the incremental gain due to interest earned (2%). A bad trade-off.
Abortion Rights in US Legal System
Should we be independent nations? Some supporting individual decision-making. Others letting the state decide personal matters.