by Andrew Moran | Dec 16, 2020 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Politics, Social Issues
The global financial markets have transformed into a Potemkin Village. The equities arena is a counterfeit amphitheater with a foundation held together by a nubile mistress who controls the keys to the printing press, injecting stock exchanges with artificial stimulus...
by Andrew Moran | Dec 14, 2020 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Politics, Social Issues
Should the free market commodify an essential component of life? During the rise of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), the socialist left has routinely railed against commodifying what they deem as human rights, such as health care and housing. But while these are...
by Andrew Moran | Dec 9, 2020 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, International, Politics, Social Issues
China will be one of the few major markets to record economic growth in 2020. As the rest of the world continues to endure the symptoms of COVID-19, Beijing has seemingly been vaccinated against the coronavirus, thanks to a plethora of fiscal and monetary...
by Andrew Moran | Nov 13, 2020 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Election 2020, Politics, Social Issues
During the 2020 election campaign, President Donald Trump warned that former Vice President Joe Biden’s victory would result in the evisceration of your 401(k). A bit of hyperbole? Yes. The likelihood of this happening? Probably not. Does a Biden administration...
by Andrew Moran | Oct 30, 2020 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Election 2020, Good Reads, Politics, Social Issues
Could a tiny legume make a difference in the 2020 election? A trade war with America’s biggest foreign market, the COVID-19 pandemic, and slumping prices – it has been a trifecta of bearish news for the U.S. agriculture sector. Is it morning again for...