Category Archives: Politics

Yesterday, the Fed announced a 25 basis point reduction in the Federal Funds rate target. In the event,  the S&P 500 sold off about 3%, while market interest rates spiked upward. Two-year Treasury notes ratcheted up about 12 basis points … Continue reading →

Back from Australia where we have been on tour with Road Scholar since November 4, 2024. And a lot has happened since then. A real lot. Some examples:  Donald Trump was unambiguously elected president on November 5. In addition to … Continue reading →

A Tim Walz appointee speaks. Link Below. https://x.com/nickineily/status/1839302520310571174 JFB

With the election just over 2 weeks away we are approaching peak hysteria. Each candidate claims that if the other candidate gets elected the world will come to an immediate grinding halt etc. etc. Plus both sides have their legal … Continue reading →

Next time you hear about threats tp democracy, remember this video. JFB

I write this not as a partisan. Actually I have no use for either ticket, or for that matter, any of the players that constitute said tickets. I suppose that makes me a quadruple hater in that I can’t stand … Continue reading →

The Battle of the Idiots continues. In it, Kamala Harris has her second sit down interview with a reporter since she secured the Democratic nomination. It is, on Kamala Harris’s part, a cliché fest. A truly cringeworthy event. See below.

Hands down, in Philadelphia’s presidential debate sponsored by ABC News, former President Donald Trump emerged as the clear loser. Serves him right. As usual he lied throughout the event, fell into the numerous traps Harris laid out for him, failed … Continue reading →