Tools to Enlighten
OPINION and ANALYSIS After reviewing George Will’s outstanding video the international coffee trade and several videos on various European leaders sharing their comments about Trump, we couldn’t help but to revisit the exceedingly worrisome issue that has hung over Trump since the days in 2016 when, at a press conference, he asked the Russians Read More …
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] We apologize if this page seems to go in several directions at once. This page was originally posted in April 13, 2025, just as President Trump has implemented a revolutionary system of astronomically high tariffs applicable to U.S. imports. Originally it dealt with tariffs, the need to raise wages to overcome inflation Read More …
[ANALYSIS and OPINION] Are tariffs a good idea? Here are some basics: Below are some rough notes taken from the short video for this post: Free trade policies are designed to increase the trade of goods and services between countries. Tariff’s which are really taxes on imports make the prices of the goods that are Read More …
Below are links to various videos we’ve done going back to 2017 concerning the fields of: Finance Economics (Macro) International Business OTHER RELATED VIDEOS OF INTEREST Videos on Interest Rates and Monetary Policy were updated as follows: The Fed Interest Rates GDP 08-31-19 Youtube https://youtu.be/GMyIX5idBH8 The Fed Interest Read More …
[OPINION, ANALYSIS and FUN.] NOTES Aside from perhaps the war in Ukraine and the classified document issues facing Trump, Biden and Pence etc., the biggest thing in the news is probably the artificial intelligence program ChatGPT which is now being made widely available to the general public. ChatGPT is, of course, can do Read More …
[Analysis and Opinion.] Time is precious, especially in a world that moves faster and faster. We’ve posted several early videos extolling the virtues of free trade and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Over and over we’ve talked about how inter-related all countries are in what is a World economy. However, given recent events Read More …
The world is in crisis. Discusses the rationale for fact-based problem solving decision making and the need to subordinate the historical philosophies and ideological viewpoints of the past. Read More …
The World Trade Organization was established to promote international trade and crucially, to provide a forum where trade disputes between nations could be peacefully resolved. Its organization and the rules that it implements were painstakingly negotiated over many years by hundreds of countries. Read More …
AUGUST 18, 2019 We have wanted to supplement our Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy (the Fed Interest Rates and GDP) videos for quite some time. Unfortunately, we’ve been pressed to handle other matters. Below Is generally where we are headed with that video. We are hastening to do this because Read More …
Video about David Ricardo’s theory of Comparative Advantage. Discussion lead by David Dixon Lentz Read More …