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Is Trump Nationalizing the Fed?

Here we go with the same old hypothesis over the Quantity Theory of Money that Trump is (1) nationalizing the Fed, (2) the Fed’s actions are worse than the...

FDIC Asking People Not to Panic for Cash

  Obviously, they would not do this if there was not also a panic for...

Why Flattening the Curve is Overrated

COMMENT: Hey, Martin. Thanks for your models and the key insights. My wife, who is an ER nurse, came across this article recently. She read about 90% out loud to me...

Using Socrates for Medicine

QUESTION: Hi   I’m a long time reader of Martin’s blogs and subscriber to the Pro service   I’ve a question for Martin following his recent post...

Greta Getting Angry

Greta was in Berlin. She told the people her and her father were “probably” inflected but they were not...

German Treasury Secretary of Hesse Commits Suicide

It is with deep regret that the German Treasury Secretary of the federal state of Hesse, Thomas Schäfer, killed himself on March 28th, 2020. He oversaw Hesse‘s...

Press Uses Virus Against Trump

US President Donald Trump has backed away from imposing a quarantine in the New York area, instead directing a “strong Travel Advisory” be issued to...

The Rise of Civil Unrest & the Dawn of Authoritarianism

There are reports of riots beginning in China. In Thailand, one of the most peaceful communities, there was an armed robbery of a 7/11. You cannot shut down the...

Ice Age & Warfare

QUESTION: Did the sea level rise after the last Ice Age? When did warfare begin? HS ANSWER: About 85% if pre-history ancient sites are actually underwater. ...