Last weekend’s capture and extraction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was both fun and exciting. Disregarding national sovereignty and international law feels good when the
“Adde parvum parvo magnus acervus erit.” –Ovid Four Dominant Themes for 2026 Do you like the world around you? Are you eager to take another
Priced for Perfection The U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P 500, is closing out another solid year. With just a few trading days
Rack and Stack The 2026 fiscal year started on October 1. The Treasury, so far, has reported its spending for the first two months. The
U.S. government finances are failing. But instead of allowing things to continue to their inevitable demise, the central planners are looking to pull off another
Half Measures On Monday, December 1, the Federal Reserve terminated Quantitative Tightening (QT). The job wasn’t even halfway done. From our experience, half measures avail
Record Unemployment for College Grads The September 2025 unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statics (BLS) was published last week. Its release was delayed
“People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS! We are now the Richest, Most Respected Country In the World, With Almost No Inflation, and A Record
How to Guarantee Certainty The stock market further traversed its high wire act this week. Tiptoeing along, while trying to not look down. Congress even
“When you masturbate with the hand of fate expect the worst because life is a JOKE!” – Charlie Vurmin (Artwork by Charlie Vurmin. Source: Institute
The AI-Powered Restructuring Amazon was busy this week, sending out pink slips. When it’s all said and done, this massive round of layoffs could hit
Fed Chair Jerome Powell recently stated quantitative tightening is about to end. What’s more, this will happen well before the Fed’s balance sheet ever gets
The Thrill of the Wild “The whole way I’m driving out, I’m thinking I’m going to pull out this freaking $100,000 nugget.” The remark was
Shutdown Showdown At the time or this writing, the federal funding for the new fiscal year (FY 2026) has lapsed. The federal government bureaucracy is
The stock market, as measured by the S&P 500, continues to inflate. But this isn’t a sign of economic health. In fact, a scratch below
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