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Democracy’s Decline

Posted on August 15, 2022 by lewbornmann

Global freedom has continuously declined every consecutive year for over a decade. While democracy can meet the challenges of the 21st century better than authoritarianism, the promise of democracy must remain real and powerful and those believing in freedom must not only defend it but broaden its reach as one of the great causes of our time. Continue reading →

Posted in antiliberal, Argentina, China, China, Cold War, Competition, Corruption, Corruption, Czech Republic, Democracy, Discrimination, Donald Trump, dysfunction, Elections, Fiji, financial crisis, France, France, Freedom, Globalization, Globalization, Governance, Honduras, Honduras, Hungary, illiberal, illiberalism, Immigration, industrial, Kenya, Middle Class, Middle Class, middleclass, Migration, Minorities, Minorities, minorities, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Pakistan, partisan, Personal, Poland, political polarization, Politics, Populism, Populism, Populist, Portugal, Rule of Law, Russia, Russia, Special Interests, Special Interests, Taiwan, Technology, Technology, totalitarian, Trump, Turkey, Turkey, tyranny, Venezuela | Tagged antiliberal, Argentina, China, Cold War, competition, corruption, Czech Republic, democracy, discrimination, Donald Trump, dysfunction, elections, Fiji, financial crisis, France, Freedom, globalization, governance, Honduras, Hungary, illiberal, illiberalism, immigration, industrial, Kenya, Middle Class, middle-class, middleclass, Migration, minorities, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Pakistan, partisan, Poland, polarization, politics, Populism, Populist, Portugal, Rule of Law, Russia, special interests, Taiwan, technology, totalitarian, Trump, Turkey, tyranny, Venezuela | Leave a comment

COVID Stimulus

Posted on April 5, 2021 by lewbornmann

The primary features of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, pandemic aid package and the $2 trillion American Jobs Plan are intended to enable U.S. economic recovery. Continue reading →

Posted in American Jobs Plan, American Rescue Plan, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, ASCE, CBO, CBO, China, China, Congressional Budget Office, Congressional Budget Office, Congressional Budget Office, COVID-19, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Electric Vehicles, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, financial stimulus, Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Policy, Fitch Ratings, GDP, GDP, GDP, George W. Bush, George W. Bush, Great Society, Infrastructure, infrastructure, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Liquidity Crisis, Lyndon Johnson, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, NAIRU, Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment, Obama, Recession, Recession, Roads, special purpose vehicles, SPV, Total-Factor Productivity, Trump, unemployment rate | Tagged American Jobs Plan, American Rescue Plan, American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, Biden, CBO, China, Congressional Budget Office, COVID-19, Donald Trump, electric vehicle, Electric Vehicles, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, financial stimulus, fiscal policy, Fitch Ratings, GDP, George W. Bush, Great Society, Harris, infrastructure, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Liquidity Crisis, Lyndon Johnson, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, NAIRU, Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment, Obama, recession, roads, special purpose vehicles, total-factor productivity, Trump, unemployment rate | Leave a comment

Recession Anxieties

Posted on September 16, 2019 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “Keynes’s contribution was not just to advocate spending government money in the middle of a recession. Every government had done that going back to the days of the Irish potato famine. What he gave to us … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Asia, Bonds, Brazil, Brexit, China, China, Daimler, Debt, Debt, Deficit, Deficit, Economic, economic growth, Economics, Economy, Employment, Europe, Europe, Factor Intensity, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve, Financial, financial crisis, France, France, GDP, Germany, Germany, Gini Coefficient, Gini Coefficient, Gini Index, Globalization, Globalization, Great Britain, Great Britain, Gross Domestic Product, human capital, India, Inequality, Inequality, Iran, Iran, Italy, Italy, Japan, Japan, Jobs, Liquidity Crisis, Liquidity-Trap, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, Michael Polanyi, NAIRU, National, Nestlé, Physical Capital, Post-Industrial, Productivity, Recession, Recession, Stimulus, Swizerland, Technology, Total Factor Productivity, Trade, Trump, Wages, Xi Jinping, Xi Jinping | Tagged Asia, bonds, Brazil, Brexit, China, Daimler, debt, deficit, economic growth, economic inequality, economics, economy, employment, Europe, Factor Intensity, Federal Reserve, financial, financial crisis, fiscal policy, France, GDP, Germany, Gini coefficient, Gini Index, globalization, Great Britain, Gross Domestic Product, human capital, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, jobs, Liquidity Crisis, liquidity-trap, Mexico, NAIRU, national debt, Nestlé, Physical Capital, Postindustrial, postindustrial society, Productivity, recession, stimulus, Switzerland, technology, Total Factor Productivity, trade, Trump, wages, Xi Jinping | Leave a comment

Lessons From The Past

Posted on July 8, 2019 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “The heart of the 2008 financial crisis was a coterie of reckless financial executives, working for too-big-to-fail financial companies, who were handsomely compensated for taking risks that almost ruined the economy when they failed.” ~ Gary … Continue reading →

Posted in Banks, Barack Hussein Obama II, Budget, Bush, Business, China, Clinton, Debt, Debt, Deficit, Deficit, DJIA, Dodd-Frank, Dodd-Frank, Dodd-Frank, Dow Jones, Dow Jones, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economics, Economy, Education, Employment, employment, Federal Reserve, Financial, financial crisis, Fiscal Policy, GDP, GDP, GDP, George W. Bush, Glass-Steagall, Glass-Steagall Act of 1933, Gross Domestic Product, Inflation, Jobs, John Maynard Keynes, Keynes, Liquidity, Liquidity Crisis, Liquidity-Trap, Monetary Policy, NAIRU, National, Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment, Obama, Obama, Qualitative Easing, Quantitative Easing, Recession, Sarbanes-Oxley, Stimulus, Stocks, Taxes, Troubled Asset Relief Program, William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton | Tagged banks, budget deficit, Bush, business, China, Clinton, debt, deficit, Dodd-Frank, Dodd-Frank Reform Act, Dow Jones, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economist, economy, education debt, employment, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, fiscal policy, fiscal stimulus, GDP, Glass-Steagall, Glass-Steagall Act of 1933, Gross Domestic Product, inflation, jobs, John Maynard Keynes, Keynes, Lehman Bros., Liquidity Crisis, Monetary Policy, NAIRU, national debt, Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment, Obama, Quantitative Easing, recession, Sarbanes-Oxley, stocks, student debt, TARP, taxes, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Works Progress Administration, WPA | 2 Comments

Economic Challenges

Posted on June 3, 2019 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “We could solve all our problems if only we were the efficient, rational human beings of standard economic theory and had politicians willing to think in the long-term interest of their people rather than their own.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Automation, Automation, Automation, Economic, economic growth, Economics, Economy, Education, Education, Employment, Employment, employment, Federal Reserve, Financial, Fiscal Policy, GDP, Gini Coefficient, Gini Coefficient, Gini Index, Gross Domestic Product, Income, Industrial Revolution, Inequality, Inequality, Investment, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Labor, Liquidity Crisis, Liquidity-Trap, Low-Skill, Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Monetary Policy, NAIRU, Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment, Obama, Phillips Curve, Post-Industrial, Postindustrial, Productivity, Productivity, Qualitative Easing, Recession, Robotics, Robots, Skilled, skilled, Stimulus, Technology, technology, Trade, Trump, Wages, Wages, Workers | Tagged automation, economic inequality, economics, economy, education, employment, Federal Reserve, financial, financial crisis, fiscal policy, fiscal stimulus, GDP, Gini coefficient, Gini Index, Gross Domestic Product, Industrial Revolution, inequality, investment, jobs, liquidity, Liquidity Crisis, liquidity-trap, low-skill, Macroeconomics, manufacturing, Monetary Policy, NAIRU, Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment, Obama, Phillips Curve, Post-Industrial, Postindustrial, postindustrial society, Productivity, Qualitative Easing, recession, robotics, robots, Skilled, stimulus, technology, trade, Trump, wages, workers | Leave a comment

Cryptocurrencies

Posted on March 19, 2018 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “Cryptocurrencies in general give us a stable medium through which we can communicate our information about values and prices in a way that no government mandarin can distort or usurp. For the predators who have used … Continue reading →

Posted in Bitcoin, Blockchain, Credit Card, Cryptocurrency, Cryptography, Ethereum, Finance, financial crisis, Macroeconomics, Mesopotamia, Mining, Monetary Control, Monetary Regulation, Neo, Personal, Satoshi Nakamoto, Ur, Visa, Visa | Tagged Bitcoin, Blockchain, Credit Card, Cryptocurrency, Cryptography, Ethereum, financial crisis, Macroeconomics, Mesopotamia, mining, Monetary Control, Monetary Regulation, Neo, Satoshi Nakamoto, Ur, Visa | 2 Comments

Road To Recession

Posted on July 11, 2016 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “It’s a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it’s a depression when you lose yours.” ~ Harry S Truman[1]. It should be very obvious to even the most conservative Republican that their basic core platform … Continue reading →

Posted in Alan Blinder, Andrew Mellon, Budget, Carter, Clinton, Debt, Debt, Deficit, Depression, Depression, Dwight Eisenhower, Economy, Eisenhower, Farming, Finance, Financial, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Herbert Hoover, James E. Carter, Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Mark Watson, Military, National, Nixon, Obama, Obama, Protectionist, Reagan, Recession, Recession, Secretary of Treasury, Smoot–Hawley, Tariffs, Taxes, Taxes, Trade, Treasury | Tagged Alan Blinder, Andrew Mellon, Bush, Carter, Clinton, debt, deficit, depression, Dwight Eisenhower, economy, Eisenhower, farmers, finance, financial, financial crisis, Gerald Ford, Hoover, Johnson, Kennedy, Mark Watson, military, Nixon, Obama, Protectionist, Reagan, recession, Secretary of Treasury, Smoot–Hawley, tariffs, taxes, trade, Treasury | Leave a comment

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