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It's important to recognize that the Dixiecrats , though they ran as "Democrats," voted with the Republicans on substantive issues. And this was not just in the Senate, it was in both Houses. They were, in effect, Republicans dressed up in donkey uniforms. Those few that didn't switch parties...

You have post Civil War, Southern Democrats confused with today's Democrats. Those Southern Democrats you associate with the Democratic Party voted with Conservative Republicans once they got to Congress. Those Democrats of a by-gone era are now Republicans! On the other hand, those Black...

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thank god someone somewhere is doing something about this.

For those who are made uneasy by this cute little video, try thinking instead of each crank of the handle retiring some portion of the "national debt" -- assuming the money cranked out is being used to buy Treasury securities -- and you'll feel better. Of course what is really happening is...

"Risk" doesn't mean the same to the Fed as it does to you or me. That is not to say the word "risk" does not exist for the Fed. At the moment the Fed, meaning Fed economists, seem to think that inflation is transitory, menaing they don't think it is long term. They wouldn't be so naive as to...

this kind of money, "credit money", is what some economists call "inside money". It is not permanent. It disappears when a loan is paid off. It is not part of M1, and the Fed has only very weak influence over it, as it is demand controlled... The primary money creation step occurs when the Fed...

essentially the same performance of an S&P index fund over the same period, right? Just wondering. Are they cashing in on inside information or just surfing on the crest of a wave?

Not really. The "top" can be a long, long, long ways off.

From Bloomberg Politics Biden’s Competition Order Seen Fueling Long-Run Gains for Economy By Olivia Rockeman July 9, 2021, 12:41 PM CDT Economists see potential lift to productivity and wages Chamber of Commerce says economy needs big firms too Biden Says U.S. on Track for Highest Growth in 40...

The Fed is replacing Bonds held by the private sector with the equivalent in private sector bank reserves. When bonds held by the Fed mature, the bond disappears and proceeds that came from the Treasury flow right back to the Treasury. The net is just the reverse of what created the bonds in...

The history of the human race is bound up with the seemingly endless battle to get cause and effect right.

Apparently as long as we remains in the present warming cycle this is going to be a problem at near sea level elevations. The sea level is rising mainly because of the expansion of water volume with temperature. In some places the land is also sinking. Put these two together and there are...

Again the question isn't whether we are currently in a warming trend, especially in regards to the Northern Hemisphere, the question is what's causing it. The first step to answering that question has to be the get the science right.

It seems Shaviv's response to the Forbes Shepard article that I posted above is actually pretty accessible.

Thanks. It tried that and here is the first search result that popped up. Solar Debunking Arguments are Defunct 11 Aug 2019 Solar Debunking Arguments are Defunct By shaviv An article interviewing me was removed yesterday from forbes. Instead, they published an article by Meteorologist Prof...

Thanks. I think it is best though to not put much faith in the more popular discussion forums, such as the "physics forum," where anyone can weigh in. I have repeatedly pointed out the fatal flaws in Hansen's later work. I take great pleasure, and breathe a sigh of relief, to note that he is...

I'm finding it difficult to locate these many negative critiques you mention, which is odd since there are "[so] many". Perhaps you can give me a link or two. Thanks. I did find this brief blurb from four years ago. A review of the original report in Nature Communications that will in all...

See, in particular, papers #54, #62,#65 among Shaviv's refereed papers in his vita below: The "testing " is continuing as I type this. Nir J. Shaviv Curriculum Vitae, December 2016 General Information e-mail: shaviv_nospam@phys.huji.ac.il (remove the _nospam!) Address: Racah Institute of...

Al Gore is an experienced politician, but not someone whose technical scientific knowledge I would put my trust in. Soros is a brilliant philosopher/investor with formal training in economics, experience in Banking, and deep experience in Financial markets and life but not someone I would...