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8 Jan

Red vs. Blue

by Bob Lefsetz
    It’s not politics, it’s cultural identity. I’d say this is why you should never believe someone when they...

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9 Nov

Unconventional Wisdom

by Barry Ritholtz
  One of the best aspects of getting the midterm elections behind us is that we no longer have to hear an endless firehose of drivel...

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2 Nov

Globalization In Retreat

by Barry Ritholtz
    While the FOMC was doing its thing (more on that tomorrow), I stumbled across the fascinating chart above from PIIE. They...

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28 Aug

The Future of the Right (by Bruce Bartlett)

by Bruce Bartlett
The Future of the Right by Bruce Bartlett Published on Twitter 8/20/2022   I’m glad to see right-wingers abandoning Trump, but...

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9 Aug

Is Partisanship Driving Consumer Sentiment?

by Barry Ritholtz
    I was chatting with my friend Pete Dominick last week, and he asked about consumer sentiment. I tossed out a few reasons...

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16 Mar

A Visual Guide to the World’s Military Budgets

by Barry Ritholtz
The U.S. is still by far the biggest spender, but the globe is awash in well-funded armed forces. Source: Businessweek     The...

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11 Mar

Comparing Stimulus: Monetary vs Fiscal (GFC vs C19)

by Barry Ritholtz
    The reactions to the two most recent major economic crises provide a wonderful laboratory to do a compare and contrast...

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10 Mar

Corruption Around the World (2021)

by Barry Ritholtz
Source: Visual Capitalist     As the Russian invasion of Ukraine wears on, this is as good a time as any to share this map of...

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29 Dec

After Vaccines: Where Covid Death Rates Have Risen

by Barry Ritholtz
    Do a compare and contrast of the red and green maps above. They are the most astonishing thing I saw today. They are from a...

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6 Oct

Raising the Debt Ceiling

by Barry Ritholtz
Source: Politico     It is amazing how much of the daily “News” is useless noise. To wit, the coverage of...

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      Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. Launched in...

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