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Sturgeon’s Law states, “90% of everything is crap.” 1 Theodore Sturgeon was a science fiction writer in the 1950s...

I spill a lot of words about Denominator Blindness in “How Not to Invest.” The opportunities to demonstrate...

I wanted to drop a quick note about recent CPI data and how tariffs are impacting inflation. There is a fundamental...

Calculation: BEA Table 3.1 Line 20 (Current Expenditures) divided by Table 1.1.5 Line 1 (GDP). Alternatively, Item #2 below divided by...

@TBPInvictus here Our story so far: California has been raising its minimum wage for the past decade, starting at $8/hour through...

I’m deep in my book writing work discussing federal debt when I see a tweet that simply epitomizes the entire genre....

@TBPInvictus here If you’re tired of California-minimum-wage-and-its-impact-on-limited-service-restaurant-employment stories, I...

@TBPInvictus here. About a decade ago, the city of Seattle undertook to raise its minimum wage, over time, to $15/hour. Massive credit...

I just finished wrapping up the chapters in the new book1 on the dangers of denominator bias, along with related chapters on lack...

I haven’t been paying much attention to the 2023 election cycle, other than getting annoyed at all the silly polls for next...