MONETARY POLICY: Second Thoughts About Inflation

    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 …

FISCAL POLICY AND THE U.S. ECONOMY

( Editor’s note: This blog post and/or video, first appeared on one of the “pages” appearing in the menu bar at the top of this website many months ago.  We reprint/repost it here while we work on supplementing and updating our video on the Federal Reserve Bank, interest rates and monetary policy and because some Read More …

FREE TRADE v TARIFFS: Ricardo’s Comparative Advantage

Video about David Ricardo’s theory of Comparative Advantage. Discussion lead by David Dixon Lentz Read More …

Reparations: Are Democrats Handing Victory to Trump in 2020?

Reparations: Are Democrats Handing Victory to Trump in 2020?   (OPINION)   Is it wise for a political candidate to support reparation payments to Black Americans to atone for the sins of slavery?   Currently there are a few candidates seeking the Democratic Party’s Presidential nomination who support paying Black Americans reparations as compensation, presumably Read More …

Running the Pittsburgh Marathon abbrev

Yes, we did a second video.  This one is about half as long as the War and Peace version but still full of the most important information.  After all everyone is pressed for time these days. At long last we lined up and ran the Pittsburgh Marathon.  We’ve been trying to run the Dick’s Sporting Read More …

MARATHON TRAINING WRAP UP

  Hooray !   At long long last training is complete.  Well at least we accomplished most of our training goals.  So, we are off to Pittsburgh, but not without some nagging questions.  Will we line up at the right weight?  Are we suffering from any lingering dings or injuries?  What will the weather in Pittsburgh Read More …