Economics

Curing the Scourge of Homelessness 3
- Economics, Culture, Politics
- October 4, 2022
In the negative sweepstakes of homelessness, New York City, Los Angeles, and Seattle are the big city winners. San Jose, CA, San Francisco, and San Diego are close behind. How do we cure this scourge of homelessness affecting numerous large cities? Ascertaining the causes of homelessness is one of the ways to address it. It’s
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Cornell University Physician: I Was Wrong About COVID V*ccine Mandates 5
- Science, Economics, Politics
- October 4, 2022
The great martial artist Bruce Lee reputedly said that all mistakes are forgivable—if one has the courage to admit the mistake. Paul Fenyves, a primary care physician in New York City who specializes in internal medicine, seems to have learned this lesson. Fenyves, a primary care doctor at Weill Cornell Medicine, recently admitted he was wrong
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We’re Buried in Debt with Nothing to Show for It 5
- Economics, Politics
- September 27, 2022
The United States of America is over $30 trillion in debt, give or take some hundreds of billions of dollars. As shown by the U.S. National Debt Clock, that means that every citizen is in debt for approximately $92,000. The debt per actual taxpayer is about $245,000. Click on the National Debt Clock site, and
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Not a Single U.S. State Is Requiring Kids to Get V*ccinated to Attend Public School. Why?2
- Education, Economics, Politics
- September 19, 2022
September has arrived and many children are back in public schools (though fewer than previous years). At a recent event, one parent joked to me we’re now officially in “vaccine season.” The comment made me laugh, but there’s at least a kernel of truth to it. It’s not unusual for states to require that children
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Public Schools Are Spending Money Like Crazy, Despite Sharp Enrollment Declines 2
- Economics, Education, Politics, Uncategorized
- September 13, 2022
The public education system has been failing students for years. From misappropriating funds to providing inadequate lessons and passing illiterate students; public schools are losing support. Despite this they continue receiving extensive budgets which do not properly represent enrollment rates, attendance numbers, or staffing issues. While it is true that 2020 was an extremely difficult year for
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Electric Cars Are Not ‘Zero-Emission Vehicles’4
- Culture, Economics, Politics, Uncategorized
- September 8, 2022
While praising California’s decision to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035, Governor Gavin Newsom declared that this will require “100% of new car sales in California to be zero-emission vehicles” like “electric cars.” In reality, electric cars emit substantial amounts of pollutants and may be more harmful to the environment than conventional
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