California Compendium
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This is a compedium of what I’ve written about California over the years. Continue Reading →
RTX and Third Quarter GDP
y hypothesis was that U.S. aid to Ukraine was recycled as purchases of U.S. weapons. This is part 2 of my discussion of third quarter GDP. Continue Reading →
Marathon Time Calculator
Today a podcast I frequent discussed marathon runners. I decided to put together a small Excel workbook to do the calculations. Free download Continue Reading →
Responses to Emily Oster
Has there ever been a more disingenuous statement? Many of us knew all along. We were hounded, banned from social media, and denigrated. Continue Reading →
Third Quarter GDP
There’s a good chance that a lot of the increase in third quarter GDP was caused by U.S. government spending, specifically foreign aid. Continue Reading →
Chip Roy Details Waste in the Continuing Resolution
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) has a long list of waste in the continuing budget resolution to keep the government open. Read it and weep. Continue Reading →
Riley Moore Reveals the Truth About ESG Funds.
The truth about ESG funds: fund managers are raking it in on all this stuff. And some funds may not live up to their own standards. Continue Reading →
Wall Street Journal Exchange Rate Fail
Wall Street Journal exchange rate fail. Ms. Feng thinks an exchange rate change from 7￥/$ to 6.9￥/$ is a ￥depreciation. That’s backwards. Continue Reading →
Electricity in California
This is the good, the bad, and the ugly of electricity in California. My case study is a typical day from the recent heat wave. Continue Reading →
M1 and M2 Definitions Have Changed
The definitions of M1 and M2 changed in May, 2020. Edited September 7, 2022 to clarify that total M2 did not change because M2 includes M1. Continue Reading →
The Poor People Pay Rich People’s Loans Boondoggle
Others call it student loan forgiveness. I’m with Karol Markowicz: it’s the poor people pay rich people’s loans boondoggle. Continue Reading →