Source: Visual Capitalist
5 Filters of the Mass Media Machine
According to linguist and political activist, Noam Chomsky, media operate through 5 filters: ownership, advertising, the media elite,...
How Much Does the President Matter to the Stock Market?
Short answer: Not very much! This table, from Ben Carlson, is quite revealing: Source: Bloomberg View
Drucker: Six Rules for Presidents
Peter Drucker is considered the founder of modern management; he is one of the best-known and most widely influential thinkers and...
Environmental Contract Distribution by Congressional District
This is fascinating: “President Donald Trump’s cuts to environmental programs may face resistance from members of his own...
Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts
I don’t know what to make of this budget, other than to point out that it is neither complete nor politically supported: ...
698 Counties Affected by Trump’s Plan to Eliminate Three...
From Wonkblog: “In rural Appalachia, people are so poor that there is a federal program dedicated to lifting them out of poverty....
Trump’s Budget is Actually a Press Release
One of the things we are learning about the former reality TV star / political neophyte currently occupying the White House is that he...
What’s Your Narrative?
What’s your story? I don’t mean your personal history, relationship status or childhood neuroses. I refer to your market narrative....
Last Call for 50-Year Treasury Bonds
Chance for Smart U.S. Debt Funding Is Slipping Away Interest rates are rising and the country should act now to lock in cheap financing....