Like everyone else, I’m always looking for a few good sources: news, analysis, stuff I can trust. Since I don’t buy the product of any media or information outlet totally, I’m on the hunt for proven reliable sites. Once Drudge was my go-to. but those days are done. Over the course of the Russ-Uke War, I’ve found three blogs to be particularly valuable. FIRST: I’ve found the Institute for the Study of War website has been the best source for…
Elon Musk’s buying Twitter, and the deal is on hold. What’s going on. Simple: Twitter’s Day of Reckoning. Did you ever play the Milton Bradley Game of Life? You scoot around the board in a little car, spinning a wheel and doing stuff like getting married, buying a house, finding oil. At the end of the game you have the Day of Reckoning. This is when all your cash, purchases, and assets are added up, valued, and you see who…
There’s lots of stuff going on right now, and all the news seems bad. From Ukraine to your own backyard, it seems as if all is out of control and the world is bleak. But cheer up! It may well be that things have turned a corner and are looking up. If events break a certain way—we may see a confluence of very, very good things happening and a bright future unfolding. Here are the possibilities: RUSSIA LOSES….
On Thursday, April 28, I went to the annual Oakland County Economic Outlook luncheon. This is year 37, and it’s an institution. The forecast is presented by Dr. Gabriel M. Erlich and Donald R. Grimes, both of the University of Michigan, and their team. They have a very good track record and their forecasts have been something you can base your future fiscal policy on. This year, the takeaways are: –Inflation to top out at 7.5% annual in 2022, then…
Elon Musk has just bought Twitter and is taking it private. The loud howls of anguish from the corporate Twitties and devoted users alike, sound like mean little cliquey kids who just lost control over who gets to play in the sandbox. My God!! Bad people thinking bad thoughts and saying bad things allowed to express themselves! Freedom for people I disagree with! Billionaires buying media companies! (Bezos, Omidyar, Zuckster don’t count.) I’m triggered! There goes our own private…