by Jonathan | Oct 16, 2023 | Short Takes
What was not and still is not adequately considered is how different these last few years have been from an economic perspective. We essentially turned the economy off and turned it back on again, and pumped in trillions of dollars to consumers we never have before....
by Jonathan | Oct 14, 2023 | Politics
A common Republican refrain is to say that “the government that governs best is the government that governs least.” By that standard, House Republicans are doing a fantastic job. Jim Jordan “beat” Austin Scott in a vote for the speakership,...
by Jonathan | Oct 4, 2023 | Short Takes
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/10/03/congress/mccarthy-out-speaker-conservatives-oust-boot-00119732 I feel for him, a little bit, although I shouldn’t at all. If you want to keep this job, you have to not want it. Long term this might help him: give...
by Jonathan | Sep 28, 2023 | Short Takes
I didn’t need a headline to tell me that.
by Jonathan | Sep 20, 2023 | News
News in the US continues to report that Qin Gang was fired over an affair. Maybe. I think that the interesting thing is that Qin had a child. Pro-life isn’t a thing in China, and it is rather surprising that a high level official wouldn’t simply push for an abortion,...