Chat GPT: Danger and Disruption

[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 …

Fiscal Policy & Physical Conditioning

Here’s an updated discussion on Fiscal Policy and its affects on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and of course, jobs and inflation.   What is “full employment, and when will inflation kick in? Of course, we are also interested in balance, which for our purposes, means health and fitness.  See our host attempt 70 push-ups and a Read More …

FREE TRADE and RICARDO’s COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE

Please see the basic, hopefully educational video by David Dixon Lentz (or, as he prefers just David Lentz) above. It is intended to accurately convey information and/or theories which, we believe are either readily accepted as being valid by accredited colleges and universities and/or have an objective rational basis that justifies further investigation by those Read More …

Free Trade, Protectionism and Jobs

What is all this talk about backing out of trade deals? Are trade deals and free trade good or bad? What about long term trade deficits? Will they ultimately destroy the US Economy? Does free trade contribute to a widening wage and wealth gap? Who is the World Trade Organization and is it ultimately beneficial Read More …