Dandy chow last night – fresh mung bean sprouts – a broiled NY strip – and red wine.  Today?  Well, don’t worry – I will be working it off with the lawnmower. And the string trimmer. And the vinegar pumper to kill edges.  About 10 seconds after this posts. Maybe 30 with more coffee. What … Read More

Markets seem to have taken their cue from the Modern Monetary Theory crowd — you know, the folks who believe you can just make up money and everything will work out fine. So today we’ve got a two-parter behind the curtain. One paper asks the uncomfortable question: “Where is all this money actually coming from?” … Read More

I like writing and all, but there are some things AI can do better – or at least faster – than me. I’m a Creative Carbon but a little help from the Speeders of Silicon gets me to breakfast a lot faster.  Here’s the first “Lazy George” tasking of the day: For Friday, May 1, … Read More

Let me go “High Value” for a minute.  Because change – like we’ve never seen in our lifetimes – is in the air. This week’s Peoplenomics report, out yesterday, “Coining Future: Making Work Mean Something,” asks a hard question: what if crypto stopped rewarding burned electricity, locked-up capital, and casino behavior—and started rewarding verified human … Read More

Official-like: In support of its goals, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 3?1/2 to 3?3/4 percent. In considering the extent and timing of additional adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate, the Committee will carefully assess incoming data, the evolving outlook, and the balance … Read More

Three things to keep straight today. First, a new basis for crypto is on the table—not burn, not stake, but something closer to Proof-of-Actual-Progress: money minted against real, validated human output. If that sounds like heresy, good. It should. Because the current model looks more like a self-licking ice cream cone than a civilization builder, … Read More

Finally  -only 20 minutes late: Data through February 2026 reveals the following: The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 0.7% annual gain in February, down from a 0.8% rise in the previous month. The 10-City Composite saw an annual increase of 1.5%, down from … Read More

Gets to be kept short today.  I have been threatening short columns for the longest time and now, it’s time to deliver — less. Let’s step over to the tee and discuss how we’re playing this round. Lay of the Data Topology matters in golf.  And so, it is in this round of Life. We … Read More

By now—unless you live under a rock—you’re aware of the Trump/Correspondents’ Dinner incident now making the rounds. Bring your own conspiracy theories and review from Caltech to WHCA shooting suspect: FBI retraces a cross-country trail. There are a fair number of people who were not surprised by the event, and therein lies our starting point. … Read More

I had planned to drop a ShopTalk Sunday on electroculture here this weekend, but the deeper I got into the research, the more obvious it became this isn’t casual backyard tinkering anymore. This has turned into real, industrial-grade science. I’m generous with my time and all, but giving away a 6,000-word piece with real science? … Read More

This one is huge. Even by Peoplenomics standards, today’s report is a monster. We start with a 20-page math-heavy market paper, then dive into a 38-page ChartPack on 1929/2026 echoes, state-variance extremes, and why shorting is starting to look better. But the chef’s kiss is the 26-page Focus section: Electroculture: From Soil Charge to Human … Read More

Welcome to the speed-reading edition of The Daily War-Monger. In the opening article, we wonder whether “Pistol Pete” – is ready to turn his HR weapons on Spain as Pentagon email weighs measures against NATO allies over Iran war, including suspending Spain.  Why, I can hear it now, “Spain! You’re FIRED!”  Bet me? Always ready to … Read More