After eight years of relatively humdrum numbers under the Obama administration, during President Trump’s tenure, the ISM report on non-manufacturing businesses (the service industry) has boomed to near record highs. Sharon Nunn reports at The Wall Street Journal: The Institute for Supply Management on Wednesday said its nonmanufacturing index rose to 61.6 in September, the highest […]
Archives for October 2018
The Trump Economy Surprises Economists by Churning Out More Jobs
Economists were surprised by the strong jobs numbers reported by ADP yesterday. Allison Prang reports: The U.S. private sector added 230,000 jobs in September, more than economists were expecting, with midsize businesses and the service sector continuing to dominate those gains, according to a report. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal were expecting the […]
Ben Stein: It’s All a Political Hit Job
Writing at The American Spectator, writer, actor, economist, and lawyer, Ben Stein (of Ferris Bueller fame) tells readers that the Blasey Ford/Feinstein attack on Judge Brett Kavanaugh is a political hit job. With no credible evidence surfacing to support Ford’s claims, it’s hard to disagree with Stein. He writes (abridged): I don’t understand how this whole […]
12 Big Problems in Christine Blasey Ford’s Story
“I do not think that a reasonable prosecutor would bring this case based on the evidence before the Committee. A ‘he said, she said’ case is incredibly difficult to prove. But this case is even weaker than that,” submits Rachel Mitchell in a five-page-long memo obtained by The Washington Post. Below are 12 massive inconsistencies listed […]
Too Bad Jeff Flake doesn’t Fight like Sheldon Whitehouse
Putting on his best Bill Clinton impression, Jeff Flake voiced his concerns about Judge Brett Kavanaugh—being forced from a senate seat will do that. Flake’s “please all-sides” attempt doesn’t cut it. It’s time to put away the kid gloves. The Democrats, like Sheldon Whitehouse, have. Whitehouse’s disgusting interrogation of Brett Kavanaugh during last week’s hearing […]
You’ll Never Know It All, But Know Enough
Don’t try to be a know-it-all investor. Building a solid foundation on diversification, patience, value, and compound interest, has always worked for me, without having to “know it all.” In 2003 I explained my deliberate method of focusing on dividends and interest to generate compound interest, writing: Invest for Dividends & Interest I’m not a […]
Bongino: The Narrative Against Kavanaugh Will Backfire on the Left
“What’s going on out there is an absolute ground-swell of support for Kavanaugh from people who feel his character’s been wrongly maligned.” —Dan Bongino
Slashing Heart Attack Risk With Dr. Mercola
On Mercola.com, Dr. Joseph Mercola explains to his readers the research showing that the more vegetables you eat, the lower your risk of heart disease. I read all Dr. Mercola’s key essays and learn a lot from him. I hope you will read these key points and heed Dr. Mercola’s message. He writes (abridged): Story at-a-glance […]
Recanted: Kavanaugh’s Summer of 1985 in Newport, RI
The groundless accusation of a sexual assault in Newport made by a Rhode Island man against Judge Brett Kavanaugh has been recanted reports The Providence Journal. “Crazy stuff. Gangs, illegitimate children, fights on boats in Rhode Island,” Kavanaugh told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. “All nonsense. Reported breathlessly and often uncritically by the media.” […]
Kavanaugh/Ford: “The Frustrating Farce is Almost Over”
Can a Supreme Court nominee be taken down by an accuser with no evidence and who the prosecutor assigned to question her found “unconvincing?” That would be the wish of many Left-wing activists today, but David Catron, writing at The American Spectator suggests that the frustrating farce of the Kavanaugh/Ford drama is almost over. He […]