From Economist Mark Zandi
Let’s start here: Who exactly is economist Mark Zandi?
Mark M. Zandi (born 1959) is the chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, where he directs economic research. Zandi’s research interests encompass macroeconomics, financial markets and public policy. He analyzes the economic impact of government spending policies and monetary policy response. A trusted advisor to policy makers, he has testified before Congress on the economic outlook, the nation’s fiscal challenges, fiscal stimulus and financial regulatory reform.
What about Trump’s assertion that the economy is in freefall, and our country is a shambles? Outside of Trump himself, there are three groups of people who support these beliefs:
• Republican members of the U.S. Congress, who have sacrificed any level of integrity they may have had earlier in their now-pathetic lives in a nauseating attempt to stay in public office, with all the money, power, and prestige it provides.
• The amoral rich.
• The grossly undereducated whom Trump is using as if they were hammers ands screwdrivers.
As a friend once wrote, “If you’re a Trump supporter and you wonder which of these three groups you belong in, all you need to do is ask yourself two easy questions:
Are you in Congress? If not, look at your bank account statements so as to determine: are you worth at least a few millions of dollars? If not, bingo.
There is no way this country will forget about the January 6th insurrection.
The abolition of NOAA will put an end to the flow of weather-related information that helps to protect Americans’ lives and property from natural disasters like hurricanes. If the Heritage Foundation, as a representative of the extreme right-wing in the United States can pull this off, that will be quite an accomplishment for those who want to punish us with their anti-science views.
I’m sure this subject has been studied countless times by sociologists and economists. If I were asked to explain it, I would suggest the following:
The message on this guy’s truck tells us a great deal about him: his level of intelligence, compassion for others, and understanding of the world around him.
Here we have former Kansas U.S. Senator Nancy Kassenbaum (retired in 1996), a Republican, whose smile may derive from the fact that she just endorsed Kamala Harris for President.
A reader asked for my position on his question at left.
I often say, “It hasn’t been a good last hundred years-or-so for philosophy.” And as shown at left, this sentiment is shared by minds far brighter than my own, in this case, German-British physicist and mathematician Max Born.
If Republicans take control of the U.S. government and implement Project 2025, one of the casualties will be FEMA. Americans affected by natural disasters like hurricanes will be on their own to repair their damaged property, and many of those who are underinsured will join the rest of the homeless population.
Russia wants Ukraine back. (And I’m sure, England wants the 13 colonies back.)
