The best time to drop a rule that puts corn in our gas tanks is when the Iowa caucuses are still several years away.
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Tag Archives: Politics
The Bond Market’s Trump Factor
Interest rates have jumped sharply since Donald Trump won the election. What are the bond markets trying to tell us?
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Death Taxes Are Probably Living On Borrowed Time
There are times when it is smart to pay gift taxes. This is not one of those times.
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A Small-Town Cry For Help
Desperate people do not ask for character references from the fellow who offers a life preserver.
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The Fed Faces The Donald
Will Trump’s election dissuade the Federal Reserve from raising rates next month? Don’t bet on it.
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Brexit Hits A Hump
The road Britain must travel to leave the European Union is getting longer and lumpier.
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Election-Rattled Investors Should Take Heart
No matter who wins today’s election, technological progress will continue. Investors have no cause to panic.
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Who Takes The Senate Tomorrow?
Control of the Senate rests on a knife-edge going into tomorrow’s voting.
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With All Due Respect
It’s sayonara to arguably the best political talk show on cable television.
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