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

I spent the better part of an hour this morning in deep debate.  “Is this a “waffle weave” or an “awful weave” my country is doing right now?” Some days (suspiciously like this one) have nothing but loose ends, posturing, headline-attention getters, and refried BS served like it’s a steak.  But does it all matter? … Read More