Is Donald Trump precipitating a crisis of American democracy?
For some the answer is an emphatic “yes”. Trump’s disregard for the institutions and political norms of U.S. democracy is imperiling the Republic. The sooner his presidency collapses the sooner the healing can begin and the ship of state righted.
Authored by Will Ellis via Free Market Shooter blog,
Saying the situation in Mexico is bad is a gross understatement.
Since the marine-lead capture of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in Sinaloa back in 2016 and his subsequent extradition to the US in 2017, drug-related violence has skyrocketed in his native land.
It appears Jamele Hill gave more Americans than she hope an idea when she urged protesters to - 'hit them in the wallet' - but this time it is a Louisiana sheriff's office that is boycotting Ford over the automaker's decision to support NFL players' right to peacefully protest during the national anthem.
As a reminder, earlier in the week NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell flip-flopped from his original anti-Trump stance, issuing a statement that:
Four months ago, when looking at the latest S&P/Bankcard data, we first reported that credit card defaults had surged the most since June 2013, a troubling development which ran fully counter to the narrative that the economy was recovering and the US consumer's balance sheet was improving.
Authored by Andrew Zatlin via MoneyballEconomics.com,
Total Retail Spend Grows On Hurricane-Linked Demand
First, I want to point out that the two hurricanes that have devastated Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico have been horrible.
Hundreds of thousands, if not millions of peoples’ lives were affected. And their circumstances have changed dramatically over these past couple months.
BUT… these hurricanes were a positive for economists looking for a boost in spending.