Calls for reparations to be paid to black residents of the U.S. have been going on for a while. Their voices have become a lot louder now, even though the substance remains incredible. There is no question that black people in America have gotten a very raw deal for a very long time, starting from […]
We are getting a real lesson in how economic downturns disproportionately effect those less well-off economically. We need to be very careful not to make this worse on purpose. It should not surprise us to learn that the current economic downturn caused by locking down our economy to attempt the slow the spread of COVID-19 […]
In the aftermath of the civil unrest that accompanied the recession of 2008, Ray Dalio has been predicting something much bigger coming with the next one, and he was right. Just about no one saw this coming, the extent of the unrest in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hand of […]
The United States has been embroiled in racial inequality for 400 years now. We’ve made at least some progress to be sure, but it’s very clear that more needs to be done. The human race has made incredible progress on the technological side of things, and when we look at these achievements, we would think […]
The street was somehow expecting a further loss of 7.5 million jobs in May, to go along with the 23 million we lost in March and April. We instead added 2.5 million this time. May’s jobs report should not really have been the surprise that it turned out to be. We’re not sure where we […]
Social media companies exist to provide platforms for public discourse. The platform itself has presumably been neutral. They are now being used to influence politics. Social media has brought about a revolution in personal communication, where the people become the media and report and share on whatever they choose. On its face, this sure seems […]
Taiwan and South Korea were barely touched by COVID-19 compared to the U.S., their shutdowns were less severe, and the pandemic is long gone. They are still afraid though. As we continue to speculate on how the economic recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the quarantine we put in place to try […]
The protests surrounding the killing of George Floyd continue with no end in sight. While the damage has been contained so far, the lack of an effective response is concerning. There is a special trust that we convey upon our peace officers, where we give them greater powers than civilians have, arming them and allowing […]
The high death toll that we’ve seen in nursing homes from COVID-19 has shocked people, but this goes on every year. This time around, people have really taken notice. Nursing home residents only represent 0.4% of the American population, but they have accounted for 40% of deaths attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. While a large […]
We’ve always had media censorship, but we always could rely on social media to show us what we haven’t been allowed to see elsewhere. Times are really changing. Censorship has always been a big issue with popular media, but social media brought about a revolution where we could now see all the sorts of views […]