Thoughts and words from some interesting authors
Guest Contributor Frank Costanza, Pearl River Publishing Group When China decided to become the newest world superpower in 2008, they declared a quiet war on America and American influence. The fact we willingly squandered the natural advantage of our capitalist system by acceding to Chinese communist economic, trade, and intelligence forces have resulted in much…
Read More →Just in time for mandatory stay at home Coronavirus lock downs, Comet TV spends some bucks and begins airing some beloved shows from the past. My God! Scott Backula used to be young! You should see him on NCIS New Orleans now. I remember watching “Sliders” a lot, I just don’t remember many episodes. I…
Read More →When I wrote the first post about the Dow hitting 8000 many people wished to ignore it or laugh at it. In that post I had a heading “Phase V – Too Soon and Too Often.” In that section I said that China would bow to economic pressure (pride really) and open factories too soon….
Read More →It certainly seems that way looking at the latest Coronavirus stats. As of this snapshot deaths are 37.6% of final outcomes in the U.S. where we pay more for drugs and services than any other country. In South Korea only 2.9% of the final outcomes were fatal. [ 1943 / (1943+3224) ~ 37.6%] Some will…
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Locked inside, fearing Coronavirus, hoarding toilet paper. Any other Monday morning snow would probably honk you off during your commute. Today you don’t have to commute, take in the beauty. As a child it filled you with wonder. Just for a moment be a child again. Remember the snow forts, the sledding, the joyous misspent…
Read More →Illinois, like many other places, is about to find itself under a “Shelter in Place” order. Currently it runs through April 7th. Other states and municipalities have different dates. The list of exceptions is a bit fuzzy. I was at the local auto supply store today and they were going to try and remain open….
Read More →No, that is not a typo. While economists will haggle over the numbers, but quite a few have been talking about a major Dow crash. The #trumprecession was already in full swing despite what the stock market was telling the world. Our market was artificially high. The Fed was handing out nearly free money to…
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