War Powers Act
A law that is ignored by presidents, unenforced by Congress, and left fallow by the Supreme Court.
Category: Government
The scope of organized authority ranges from family, through neighborhoods to municipalities, states, countries, and global governments.
The United States and the Multipolar World
The fate of American democracy teeters on the 2026 elections—will constitutional checks reclaim their strength, or will executive power continue to reshape the nation’s identity?…
Tariff Revenues and DOGE Savings: A Path to Fiscal Responsibility
Let’s make fiscal responsibility a reality by choosing deficit reduction over corporate tax cuts. It’s a decision that benefits everyone—today and for generations to come.
Trump 2.0 Reasoning
Three reasons for those Trump's actions ranked from most likely to least likely.
Tariffs and Stagflation
A reasonable estimate suggests that this could result in a 6% increase in inflation once current warehouse stocks ....
Failure of Old Economic Solutions
Update for President Trump's threat of tariffs and promise of austerity
Beyond Red and Blue
Although some people hue a party line, most of us hold some positions that would surprise others who try to pigeon-hole us.
The Fed, Inflation and Unemployment
How did the Federal Reserve Board perform on its dual mandate of low inflation with full employment since the COVID-19 pandemic? Why even consider the…
Inflation and the Federal Reserve Board
A dollar held since 2020, now has the purchasing power of eighty-five cents.
Inflation Measures
CPI inflation reads higher than PCE Core which the Fed uses to guide its reaction to inflation.