Angry Bear https://angrybearblog.com/ Relevant and even prescient commentary on news, politics and the economy. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:32:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 Medicaid Fraud? https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/medicaid-fraud https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/medicaid-fraud#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193336 How bad is Medicaid fraud? A May 2024 report broke down the criminal convictions and civil settlements and judgments by provider type, including inpatient and outpatient facilities, non-facility providers (such as durable medical equipment suppliers), and physicians and other licensed practitioners.  Beneficiary fraud is negligible (two percent of the reported convictions and one tenth of […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/medicaid-fraud/feed 0 “97% Of the Press Applaud the Three Percent Who Bailed, Plus” https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/97-of-the-press-applaud-the-three-percent-who-bailed-plus-2 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/97-of-the-press-applaud-the-three-percent-who-bailed-plus-2#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194610 Old friend from Slate Magazine when it was fun to write on it. Then Slate got commercial and we were shooed off. A bunch of us got together in two different cities. Finally met and went our ways as Slate crumbled into a profit center. Some awfully good writers dwelled there as I struggled to […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/97-of-the-press-applaud-the-three-percent-who-bailed-plus-2/feed 0 Trump and the march of folly https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/trump-and-the-march-of-folly https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/trump-and-the-march-of-folly#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:32:43 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194591 In her book “March of Folly,” Barbara defined three criteria to distinguish merely mistaken policy from folly: “To qualify as folly for this inquiry, the policy adopted must meet three criteria: it must have been perceived as counter-productive in its own time, not merely by hindsight. … Secondly a feasible alternative course of action must […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/trump-and-the-march-of-folly/feed 2 A proposal for Project 2029: Medicare Advantage for All https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/a-proposal-for-project-2029-medicare-advantage-for-all https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/a-proposal-for-project-2029-medicare-advantage-for-all#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:03:38 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194602  – by New Deal democrat On this Indigenous Peoples/Columbus Day holiday, there is no new economic news, so let me roll out something I have been thinking about for quite a while; namely, how to migrate from out current patchwork health care insurance system to a better, universal system. Such a migration is very popular. […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/a-proposal-for-project-2029-medicare-advantage-for-all/feed 2 A Positive Rating for Socialism https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/a-positive-rating-for-socialism https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/a-positive-rating-for-socialism#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194581 In the last few months, Pres. Trump has taken on Iran and fumbled it rather badly. This does not mean Iran has been beating the United States during its attacks on Iran. There has been substantial damage to Iran. The retaliation coming from Iran is more danger getting through the Straits of Hormuz. Gasoline and […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/a-positive-rating-for-socialism/feed 2 Trade in Goods and Services – August 2026 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/trade-in-goods-and-services-august-2026 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/trade-in-goods-and-services-august-2026#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194568 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, August 2026 Trade Deficit Rose 10.8% in August after July’s 30.4% Jump, Implying a 3.14% Hit to Q3 GDP r.j. sigmund: Our trade deficit rose by 13.7% in August as the value of our exports increased but the value of our imports increased by nearly four times as […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/trade-in-goods-and-services-august-2026/feed 0 Quote of the day https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/quote-of-the-day-61 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/quote-of-the-day-61#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:02:46 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194560 Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. Modern tyranny is terror management. When the terrorist attack comes, remember that authoritarians exploit such events in order to consolidate power. The sudden disaster that requires the end of checks and balances, the dissolution of opposition parties, the suspension of freedom of expression, the right to a fair trial, […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/quote-of-the-day-61/feed 0 “Trump undermines U.S. national security and works for Russia. Why do Republicans continue to protect him as he does it?” https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/trump-undermines-u-s-national-security-and-works-for-russia-why-do-republicans-continue-to-protect-him-as-he-does-it https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/trump-undermines-u-s-national-security-and-works-for-russia-why-do-republicans-continue-to-protect-him-as-he-does-it#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:00:23 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194562 Trump with regard to Eastern Europe has taken a different stance after years of the United States and Europe supporting Ukraine and its stance to remain an independent nation. This comes after the Russian aggressor stated its strategic objectives in Ukraine involves subjugating the country to war, preventing its Western integration, and retaining territorial gains […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/trump-undermines-u-s-national-security-and-works-for-russia-why-do-republicans-continue-to-protect-him-as-he-does-it/feed 1 Medicare Traditional or Advantage https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/medicare-traditional-or-advantage https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/medicare-traditional-or-advantage#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194550 Perhaps, I can be enlightened as to why these counties are losing MA plans as this is a government program. In reality. you take one, you have to take them all. You do not get to pick and choose for Medicare. This is where the Gov. should step in and lay down requirements to be […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/medicare-traditional-or-advantage/feed 4 Quote of the day https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/quote-of-the-day-60 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/quote-of-the-day-60#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:00:18 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194540 As for Trump and Hegseth, their whole schtick is making a fetish of cruelty. Hasan won’t be their first public execution. They’ve murdered hundreds on the high seas, accusing them without evidence of smuggling drugs while in fact preparing the way for a putsch in Venezuela designed get their greedy hands on the oil and […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/quote-of-the-day-60/feed 3 New Deal Democrat’s Weekly Indicators for October 5 – 9  https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/new-deal-democrats-weekly-indicators-for-october-5-9 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/new-deal-democrats-weekly-indicators-for-october-5-9#respond Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194544 My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha.The paradigm that has been supreme for the last few months continues. On the one hand, there are soaring AI related stock prices fueling consumer spending. On the other hand, there are also sharply higher interest rates and gas prices. So far, AI has been ‘winning.’

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/new-deal-democrats-weekly-indicators-for-october-5-9/feed 0 Last week’s major revisions to personal income: comparing the source data https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/last-weeks-major-revisions-to-personal-income-comparing-the-source-data https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/last-weeks-major-revisions-to-personal-income-comparing-the-source-data#respond Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:01:29 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194541  – by New Deal democrat While we are waiting for new data releases to start back up, let me follow up on the surprise revisioins last week to personal income, that took real personal income for declining for over a year to an almost relentless rise. So shocking was this reversal that for the first […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/last-weeks-major-revisions-to-personal-income-comparing-the-source-data/feed 0 The Asset-Price/Quantity Conundrum: Supply, Demand, Stocks, Flows https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/the-asset-price-quantity-conundrum-supply-demand-stocks-flows https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/the-asset-price-quantity-conundrum-supply-demand-stocks-flows#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194528 – by Steve Roth @ Wealth Economics There are two Very Big Differences between markets for goods and services and markets for (financial) assets, that should throw devotees of supply-demand graphs into conniption fits. They don’t seem to be widely considered. Standard-issue supply-and-demand graphs are all about flows. The spending flow (demand) drives the production […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/the-asset-price-quantity-conundrum-supply-demand-stocks-flows/feed 9 When Your Boat or You are Used Up https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/when-your-boat-or-you-are-used-up https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/when-your-boat-or-you-are-used-up#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194532 Death, euthanasia and consumption by The One Handed Economist Last week, we killed another boat. It was my third. We “killed” these boats by taking them to the recycling center (another euphemism) where they were crushed by machines so the wood could go to the incinerator. Thus, we can also say that the boats are […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/when-your-boat-or-you-are-used-up/feed 1 Gain-of-function virus research https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/gain-of-function-virus-research https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/gain-of-function-virus-research#respond Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:53:45 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194511 One of the conspiracy theories about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is that the pandemic started from a lab that was engineering a gain-of-function coronavirus. None of the data on the virus genome sequence supports this theory, but lack of evidence rarely extinguishes conspiracy mongering. I haven’t thought seriously about gain-of-function research in a […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/gain-of-function-virus-research/feed 0 What the Nation Can Expect After Midterms if Repubs . . . https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/what-the-nation-can-expect-after-midterms-if-repubs https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/what-the-nation-can-expect-after-midterms-if-repubs#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:56:23 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194525 This is a copy and paste to Angry Bear. It is a good piece. I do I like to share with readers what comes to me via emails (Outlook) from time to time. Also, much of my time has been spent talking to and providing information to the Veterans Administration. Time spent explaining to them […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/what-the-nation-can-expect-after-midterms-if-repubs/feed 0 One thing to keep in Mind with New Deal democrat’s Commentary on AI . . . https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/one-thing-to-keep-in-mind-with-new-deal-democrats-commentary-on-ai https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/one-thing-to-keep-in-mind-with-new-deal-democrats-commentary-on-ai#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:44:07 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194514 more likely than not . . . Without the building of AI data centers, the United States would be on the verge of recession. AB: “The US economy right now: AI vs. everything else“  – by New Deal democrat Let’s wrap up this week of limited economic data by looking at perhaps the most prevalent […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/one-thing-to-keep-in-mind-with-new-deal-democrats-commentary-on-ai/feed 0 Will Trump last Two More Years or Leave? https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/will-trump-last-two-more-years-or-leave https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/will-trump-last-two-more-years-or-leave#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194476 Office Hours: How Long Will He Last? And what will cause Trump to leave office? – Robert Reich There was 800 comments on this commentary by Robert Reich. My opinion? He will not leave. He will try to overthrow the government and stay in office. The House and Senate will sit there and debate. What […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/will-trump-last-two-more-years-or-leave/feed 0 Software engineer who led the development of the onboard flight software for NASA’s Apollo missions died. https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/software-engineer-who-led-the-development-of-the-onboard-flight-software-for-nasas-apollo-missions-died https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/software-engineer-who-led-the-development-of-the-onboard-flight-software-for-nasas-apollo-missions-died#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194470 Margaret Hamilton was mostly responsible for developing the software recognizing higher priority needs of Apollo while landing on the Moon. The programing would drop lesser needs to handle the more serious needs without jeopardizing Apollo 11. An interesting concept. Margaret Hamilton 1936–2026 Aviation Circle: The aviation and space world has lost one of its great […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/software-engineer-who-led-the-development-of-the-onboard-flight-software-for-nasas-apollo-missions-died/feed 0 Yes Virginia, consumers pay for tariffs https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/yes-virginia-consumers-pay-for-tariffs https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/yes-virginia-consumers-pay-for-tariffs#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:02:22 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194312 “On October 6, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York published an article to its Liberty Street Economics blog that included a chart showing that President Donald Trump’s tariffs directly led to a higher inflation rate and that without those tariffs, consumer goods prices would have declined. Through October 7, most major news organizations had […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/yes-virginia-consumers-pay-for-tariffs/feed 3 New jobless claims continue near historical lows; plus the “quick and dirty” forecast, and an important comparison vs. long term unemployment https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/new-jobless-claims-continue-near-historical-lows-plus-the-quick-and-dirty-forecast-and-an-important-comparison-vs-long-term-unemployment https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/new-jobless-claims-continue-near-historical-lows-plus-the-quick-and-dirty-forecast-and-an-important-comparison-vs-long-term-unemployment#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:38:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194335  – by New Deal democrat Let’s take our regular weekly look at jobless claims. Plus, this week I want to make a statement about jobless claims vs. long term unemployment. First, initial jobless claims declined -2,000 to 197,000. Aside from 2 weeks in 2018, the only time prior to the pandemic that initial claims were […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/new-jobless-claims-continue-near-historical-lows-plus-the-quick-and-dirty-forecast-and-an-important-comparison-vs-long-term-unemployment/feed 0 Wage suppression in 10 charts Part 3 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/wage-suppression-in-10-charts-part-3 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/wage-suppression-in-10-charts-part-3#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:34:09 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194301 This last three of the charts as presented by Angry Bear of the Economic Policy Institute explaining who is being paid more in the Labor Market. All three sections present an excellent review of the issues. If you missed the other two sections, you can catch up on them here: “Wage suppression in 10 charts […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/wage-suppression-in-10-charts-part-3/feed 2 Employment September 2026 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/employment-september-2026 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/employment-september-2026#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194215 Briefly, nothing really to get excited about in this Labor Statistics Report. Of course it depends upon who is reporting it. Few changes in the Establishment Report and little change in the Household Survey Report. “The Employment Situation,” September 2026 Both nonfarm payroll employment (+29,000) and the unemployment rate (4.2 percent) changed little in September, […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/employment-september-2026/feed 0 Quote of the day https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/quote-of-the-day-59 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/quote-of-the-day-59#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:53:43 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194291 Today’s U.S. military structures itself around assumptions of short, decisive wars. Munitions stockpiles are limited. Preparation for reconstituting a highly skilled professional force is minimal. Maintenance of reserve weapons and equipment is poor. These policies trade long-term staying power for short-term lethality and presuppose that the United States can end a conflict quickly by destroying […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/quote-of-the-day-59/feed 8 Behold our Ozymandias https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/behold-our-ozymandias https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/behold-our-ozymandias#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:42:25 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194202 “A few times I’ve noted that Trump started moving aggressively toward foreign policy and war just as his power and popularity were diminishing at home. That’s when the Greenland fury started, that’s when he went after Venezuela, that’s when, on the sugar high of Venezuela, he launched his catastrophically consequential war on Iran. No one […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/behold-our-ozymandias/feed 3 Partisan divide in views of press freedom??? https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/partisan-divide-in-views-of-press-freedom https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/partisan-divide-in-views-of-press-freedom#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194278 The original comment was “Partisan divide in views of press freedom appears.” Itis the lead off comment on the piece “U.S. Media Freedom: Perceptions Hit New Low” as featured on Gallup late September 2026. Even with a Tr__P in office who wates no time in threating various things in the United States, the perception of […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/partisan-divide-in-views-of-press-freedom/feed 0 The Power of a Few in America https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/the-power-of-a-few-in-america https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/the-power-of-a-few-in-america#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194242 Can we reverse the power shift that began four decades ago? This is the biggest question lurking behind the midterm campaigns. The preceding question by Robert Reich asks an important and deep question about power and who has it. Unless people begin to vote for others than Tr__p and those similar to Tr__p, we will […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/the-power-of-a-few-in-america/feed 2 September vehicle sales send mixed message https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/september-vehicle-sales-send-mixed-message https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/september-vehicle-sales-send-mixed-message#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:15:46 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194275  – by New Deal democrat One piece of economic data that got reported late last week that is worth following up on is the monthly tally of heavy truck (red) and car sales (blue, right scale): Both of these are leading indicators, but heavy truck sales are less noisy, and generally signal first (although, like […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/september-vehicle-sales-send-mixed-message/feed 0 “Wage suppression in 10 charts Part 2” https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/wage-suppression-in-10-charts-part-2 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/wage-suppression-in-10-charts-part-2#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194254 Too many interesting charts in this EPI piece. I am breaking it into three sections. This section discusses management and Labor. In the end Labor loses out to Management. Graph #4 details a distinct difference between the “Bottom 90% of wage earners” and the paid corporate managers and professionals. Wage earners typically has direct input […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/wage-suppression-in-10-charts-part-2/feed 0 Leading indicators from the September Employment report continue positive trends https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/leading-indicators-from-the-september-employment-report-continue-positive-trends https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/leading-indicators-from-the-september-employment-report-continue-positive-trends#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:54:59 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194236  – by New Deal democrat We’ve entered our post-employment report lull in new economic data, so let’s take a further look at the leading indicators contained in that report. Generally speaking, this includes the more cyclical sectors like construction and manufacturing, and goods production in general; real aggregate nonsupervisory payrolls; and, during expansions leading up […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/leading-indicators-from-the-september-employment-report-continue-positive-trends/feed 1 Simply Put https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/simply-put https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/simply-put#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:03:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194220 In the early days, murder and theft were the more common means of acquiring wealth.  Wealth being the goose that laid golden eggs.  All the wealthy need do was exploit cheap labor, and Voilà!  Which they did, and still do.   Along the way, their entitlement to do so was attested to by gods and scripture; […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/simply-put/feed 7 Wage Cost: Suppression, Inequity, and Worker’s Share https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/wage-cost-suppression-inequity-and-workers-share https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/wage-cost-suppression-inequity-and-workers-share#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194228 Economic Policy Institute Part 1 Wages for typical workers have been largely suppressed since the 1970s. The following 10 charts will tell the story. The historical context of workers’ wage trajectories since the 1970s will be outlined below. I will present three or 4 at a time so as to not overwhelm the discussion. For […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/wage-cost-suppression-inequity-and-workers-share/feed 2 Five Fast Trains in Italy, China, Japan, and Saudi Arabia https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/five-fast-trains-in-italy-china-japan-and-saudi-arabia https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/five-fast-trains-in-italy-china-japan-and-saudi-arabia#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194208 I had the opportunity to ride s fast train out of Shanghai south to another city (which I forget). It was a 90-minute ride and had stops along the way. Quiet and no clickety clacks. the track was seamless. The seats were comfortable in 2nd class. It is worth taking a train ride in China […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/five-fast-trains-in-italy-china-japan-and-saudi-arabia/feed 2 Economically weighted ISM indexes for October show a broader, but even more inflationary, expansion https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/economically-weighted-ism-indexes-for-october-show-a-broader-but-even-more-inflationary-expansion https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/economically-weighted-ism-indexes-for-october-show-a-broader-but-even-more-inflationary-expansion#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:08:36 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194203  – by New Deal democrat I think if I ever decided to cut back my online writing about the economy to the bare bones, it would be two posts a month. The first of the two posts would be this one, because the economically weighted ISM manufacturing + services indexes continue to be the best […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/economically-weighted-ism-indexes-for-october-show-a-broader-but-even-more-inflationary-expansion/feed 6 “If you’re arguing, you’re losing. Trump is arguing” https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/if-youre-arguing-youre-losing-trump-is-arguing https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/if-youre-arguing-youre-losing-trump-is-arguing#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194189 What voters didn’t know in 2024, Paul Krugman says they do know in 2026 as they are paying a lot for the failure of the Tr__p dynasty of stupid. The gamble with Iran blew up in his face. He was thinking this would be a short excursion in the Middle East. How many US soldiers […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/if-youre-arguing-youre-losing-trump-is-arguing/feed 0 Time change argle-bargle https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/time-change-argle-bargle https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/time-change-argle-bargle#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:16:36 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194180 Personally, I find the time change brouhaha silly. If you live in the northern hemisphere, there’s just less daylight in the winter months. You can play with the clocks, but that doesn’t change the fact that there are 24 hours in the day and fewer of those hours will be sunlit in winter. If people […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/time-change-argle-bargle/feed 4 One Observation of Campaign Expenditures https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/one-observation-of-campaign-expenditures https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/one-observation-of-campaign-expenditures#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:49:17 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194182 At times, it is akin to reading the Sunday funnies in the newspapers or maybe it is the “Believe It or Not” section. I was doing my regular Sunday morning reads when I ran across this piece on “Above the Law” by Johnathan Wolf. Interesting title; “How Many Times Can Trump Pick Rural Republicans’ Pockets […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/one-observation-of-campaign-expenditures/feed 4 New Deal democrats Weekly Indicators for September 28 – October 2 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/new-deal-democrats-weekly-indicators-for-september-28-october-2 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/new-deal-democrats-weekly-indicators-for-september-28-october-2#respond Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194140  – by New Deal democrat My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha. When looking at the economy, you have to put your ideological priors aside. Most of us feel that T—-p is inevitably going to crash the economy, in between his stupendous incompetence and mafia bust-out tactics. But the data says that is […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/new-deal-democrats-weekly-indicators-for-september-28-october-2/feed 0 Insurers, Cutting Medicare Advantage plans for 2027 and More Realignment for Consumers https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/insurers-cutting-medicare-advantage-plans-for-2027-and-more-realignment-for-consumers https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/insurers-cutting-medicare-advantage-plans-for-2027-and-more-realignment-for-consumers#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:06:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194163 Not going to be much fun for people on Medicare Advantage . It is going to be another turbulent sign-up period for MA customers. They will be shuffling around to different plans as various plans cut what they are offering in each plan. It may include canceling plans also. And beneficiaries can expect greater complexity […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/insurers-cutting-medicare-advantage-plans-for-2027-and-more-realignment-for-consumers/feed 7 Trump’s Hail Mary pass https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/trumps-hail-mary-pass https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/trumps-hail-mary-pass#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:37:15 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194124 Trump bullied the EU into releasing 100 million barrels of oil from its reserves over the next four months. Will that bring down gas prices in the US significantly in time for midterms? The math says no. “Europe is putting roughly 820,000 barrels a day on the market. “The world used about 104 million barrels […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/trumps-hail-mary-pass/feed 1 Quote of the Day, 2012 Edition, Part 1 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/quote-of-the-day-2012-edition-part-1 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/quote-of-the-day-2012-edition-part-1#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:25:54 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194055 I wasted much of the afternoon. That’s not unusual, but this time it lead me down the rabbit hole of 2012. Instaputz told everyone, but the useless Democratic Party consultants didn’t listen and cheered: Monday, July 09, 2012 Republicans still heart The Donald. Willard may be the nominee, but the GOP’s heart and soul — […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/quote-of-the-day-2012-edition-part-1/feed 2 How Good are the Flocks? https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/how-good-are-the-flocks https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/how-good-are-the-flocks#respond Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:04:01 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194132 I think the jury is still out on this issue, have not heard or seen much about them on TV or in the neighborhood news. I am sure we will eventually hear something. “Flock Surveillance Cameras Are Actually Horrible for Fighting Crime, FBI Data Shows,” Futurism, FBI Data Shows These types of surveillance devices for […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/how-good-are-the-flocks/feed 0 September jobs report: a weakly positive report consistent with an inflationary expansion https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/september-jobs-report-a-weakly-positive-report-consistent-with-an-inflationary-expansion https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/september-jobs-report-a-weakly-positive-report-consistent-with-an-inflationary-expansion#respond Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:17:13 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194134  – by New Deal democrat For most of this year my Big Theme has been that the AI Boom (or possibly bubble) has been counterbalancing a stagnant or even shallowly recessionary rest of the economy. In the last few months that has moved towards the economy being in an inflationary expansion, including a slight pick-up […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/september-jobs-report-a-weakly-positive-report-consistent-with-an-inflationary-expansion/feed 0 Saturday geezing https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/saturday-geezing https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/saturday-geezing#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:38:59 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194108 The post Saturday geezing appeared first on Angry Bear.

]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/saturday-geezing/feed 1 “The Rot at the Top” https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/the-rot-at-the-top https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/the-rot-at-the-top#respond Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194116 I like to post the commentary from Robert Reich site. I also subscribe to it. It does give me a chance to post other types of commentary as developed and stated by people who have a greater knowledge base on particular topics. As I have told others, my expertise is in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/the-rot-at-the-top/feed 0 The inflationary AI data center Boom continues, while the rest of the goods producing economy appears recessionary https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/the-inflationary-ai-data-center-boom-continues-while-the-rest-of-the-goods-producing-economy-appears-recessionary https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/the-inflationary-ai-data-center-boom-continues-while-the-rest-of-the-goods-producing-economy-appears-recessionary#respond Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194112  – by New Deal democrat As per usual, we start out the month with the ISM manufacturing report (for September) and the construction report (for August). Since these are two of the sectors that lead the economy, they give us a good first look at the remainder of the year. The story mainly continues to […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/the-inflationary-ai-data-center-boom-continues-while-the-rest-of-the-goods-producing-economy-appears-recessionary/feed 0 First as tragedy, then as farce https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/first-as-tragedy-then-as-farce https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/first-as-tragedy-then-as-farce#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:04:52 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194075 A sucker is born every minute. “If you go back to the middle of the last decade, the big tech platforms were massive, and were entrenching their monopoly power in various segments of the tech economy and the national and global economy generally. The exponential growth of earlier years was giving way to merely arithmetic […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/first-as-tragedy-then-as-farce/feed 4 The trend in the generic ballot bodes poorly for the red team https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/the-trend-in-the-generic-ballot-bodes-poorly-for-the-red-team https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/the-trend-in-the-generic-ballot-bodes-poorly-for-the-red-team#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:14:21 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194105 On January 1 of this year, the fiftyplusone generic ballot polling average had Republicans at 42% and Democrats at 46%.  As of today, the numbers are Republicans 43%, and Democrats 51%.  If the remaining undecided voters continue to break this way it could be a very rough mid-term for team Trump.  Although it may seem […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/the-trend-in-the-generic-ballot-bodes-poorly-for-the-red-team/feed 3 “Dance With The One Who Brung Ya” https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/dance-with-the-one-who-brung-ya https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/dance-with-the-one-who-brung-ya#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:46:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194094 “Dance With The One Who Brung Ya,” Dan Rather Dan Rather: “Republican candidates may be stuck with the wrong partner ” Trying to make something out of nothing in questioning Jack Smith. Was it the Hawks or the Hawkeyes? “Could it then be that University of Iowa’s the Hawkeyes? Could that be it?” Over the […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/dance-with-the-one-who-brung-ya/feed 0 Importance of a College Education https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/194081 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/194081#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194081 “Perceived Importance of College Hits New Low,” Gallup Commentary Should it have? I do not believe so. Opinion plays a role in this. I have taken the charts of two similar Gallup reports and combined them into one. It gives a more complete perspective going back to 2013. The various horizonal breakdowns are similar just […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/194081/feed 8 Jobless claims continue to decline near historic lows https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/jobless-claims-continue-to-decline-near-historic-lows https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/jobless-claims-continue-to-decline-near-historic-lows#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:50:01 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194079  – by New Deal democrat We’ll get important information on manufacturing and construction later this morning, but in the meantime let’s take our regular weekly look at jobless claims, which continued to be *very* positive. Initial claims for the week declined -1,000 to 197,000, and the four week moving average declined -2,500 to 200,000. With […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/jobless-claims-continue-to-decline-near-historic-lows/feed 0 “As wealth has concentrated at the top, so has political power” https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/as-wealth-has-concentrated-at-the-top-so-has-political-power https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/as-wealth-has-concentrated-at-the-top-so-has-political-power#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194069 Short and easy piece to read and understand on how the changes in the economy over time now benefits those at the top of the wealth and income pyramid at the expense of the majority of the population. “There is no such thing as a ‘free market’” . . . . Robert Reich One of […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/as-wealth-has-concentrated-at-the-top-so-has-political-power/feed 1 Trump Offers Up a New Baseball Field that Comes with a View https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/trump-offers-up-a-new-baseball-field-that-comes-with-a-view https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/trump-offers-up-a-new-baseball-field-that-comes-with-a-view#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194064 Why can’t he be just the president (a dumb one at that) and leave the stuff alone that the public enjoys and loves to see. His taste in how things look is abhorrent. Not that you could tell him that as he would not understand. I am reading this latest piece by Kareem on his […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/trump-offers-up-a-new-baseball-field-that-comes-with-a-view/feed 0 Quote of the day https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/quote-of-the-day-58 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/quote-of-the-day-58#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:03:28 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194048 The data center conversation is a proxy for corruption. You know, people see that there is a deep integration between these big billion dollar tech companies and the Trump administration, and they don’t like it, and the proliferation of data centers is a sign to people that the only thing that matters in this administration […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/10/quote-of-the-day-58/feed 4 Another Reason I Hate the Democratic Party https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/another-reason-i-hate-the-democratic-party https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/another-reason-i-hate-the-democratic-party#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:46:44 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193801 The DSCC sent this text out earlier today: The Selected Six Turek is in a close race; basically a dead heat. Peltola (whose signs were the only ones I saw in Ketchikan during the primary season), Jackson, and Talarico all lead by about three points–though Talarico’s race is much tighter with likely voters. Jackson is […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/another-reason-i-hate-the-democratic-party/feed 4 Meddling or Reality? https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/meddling-or-reality https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/meddling-or-reality#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:55:22 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194049 I always read New Deal democrats daily reports on the economic state of the United States. In this report, it appears the numbers have changed from earlier this year. Further on down, he sums the issue up on what he has seen all year: “real spending continued higher and was expansionary while real income declined […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/meddling-or-reality/feed 0 College sports turn pro https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/college-sports-turn-pro https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/college-sports-turn-pro#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:52:45 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194046 I’ve never been a fan of pro sports or college sports. It’s pretty obvious that college sports have become a farm system for pro sports, and that college players have been exploited to subsidize a revenue stream (both direct income and alumni philanthropy) for colleges. “College sports have been reeling in the wake of the […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/college-sports-turn-pro/feed 1 Repeat home sales price indexes continue recent trend of increasing YoY https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/repeat-home-sales-price-indexes-continue-recent-trend-of-increasing-yoy https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/repeat-home-sales-price-indexes-continue-recent-trend-of-increasing-yoy#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194037 – by New Deal democrat The current economic cycle has not just, as I explained yesterday, busted the infallibility of the inverted yield curve as an indicator, it has also blown up Prof. Edward Leamer’s theory “housing *is* the economic cycle.” But while no metric is perfect, it remains the case that housing is an […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/repeat-home-sales-price-indexes-continue-recent-trend-of-increasing-yoy/feed 0 ACA Healthcare Insurance Fraud? Not Likely https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/aca-healthcare-insurance-fraud-not-likely https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/aca-healthcare-insurance-fraud-not-likely#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194020 Charles Gaba is addressing fraud in the ACA healthcare program. Fraud meaning false claims, not being eligible, fake income, etc. You name it, probably this has been done in some manner. But is it a problem? This time the isue is: “35% of the people have never used their ACA (Obamacare accounts). I can understand […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/aca-healthcare-insurance-fraud-not-likely/feed 2 Quote of the day https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/quote-of-the-day-57 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/quote-of-the-day-57#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:07:21 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194013 My concern with AI companies’ current attempts to mitigate misalignment is that these efforts may only hide it, by rewarding and selecting the AIs that cheat without getting caught. We should certainly continue research toward better monitoring of AIs’ actions, their chains of thought, and the activity inside their networks. But as capabilities grow, those […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/quote-of-the-day-57/feed 1 Buckley, a book review https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/buckley-a-book-review https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/buckley-a-book-review#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:49:51 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194005 I’ll admit up front that I’ve always considered William F. Buckley Jr a pretentious gasbag. I recently finished reading “Buckley: The life and the revolution that changed America” by Sam Tanenhaus. I found little in this long and detailed biography to change my mind. Don’t get me wrong: I enjoyed this book. And I learned […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/buckley-a-book-review/feed 2 August JOLTS report shows a labor market stabilized in a sideways low hire, low fire trend https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/august-jolts-report-shows-a-labor-market-stabilized-in-a-sideways-low-hire-low-fire-trend https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/august-jolts-report-shows-a-labor-market-stabilized-in-a-sideways-low-hire-low-fire-trend#respond Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:18:57 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=194006  – by New Deal democrat This morning’s other economic report was the JOLTS labor market report for August. This parses turnover in the market by hires, layoffs, and quits, among other things. It is a minor indicator, but let’s take a look. The first graph below shows the “soft statistic” of job openings (blue), actual […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/august-jolts-report-shows-a-labor-market-stabilized-in-a-sideways-low-hire-low-fire-trend/feed 0 Being Degreed May Be Less Attractive than Not Having a Degree https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/being-degreed-may-be-less-attractive-than-not-having-a-degree https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/being-degreed-may-be-less-attractive-than-not-having-a-degree#respond Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:43:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193986 What appears this article is stating it is easier at this point in time to find a non-technical job (not requiring degree) than it is finding a job requiring a degree. I am thinking back to 1974 (if I am correct). That was about the time I received a BA with a minor in math. […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/being-degreed-may-be-less-attractive-than-not-having-a-degree/feed 0 “Wolf Age” https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/wolf-age https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/wolf-age#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193980 – Book Review by The one-handed economist This 2018 book by Norwegian Tore Skeie tells the history of the “Vikings” (a 19th century word for a group of people who did not identify with each other; its older use was as a verb: “to vik” meaning to raid) around 1000CE. It’s based primarily on the […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/wolf-age/feed 2 The demographics of vilification https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/the-demographics-of-vilification https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/the-demographics-of-vilification#respond Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:51:28 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193974 I’m not a fan of using social safety nets as a tool to flog the less fortunate. But I’ve always known that attacking social programs is a dog whistle for racism. Looks like nobody told Sarah Huckabee Sanders. “Media commentators in the MAGA movement shredded Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday over a new […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/the-demographics-of-vilification/feed 0 Another infallible economic indicator bites the dust: inverted yield curve edition https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/another-infallible-economic-indicator-bites-the-dust-inverted-yield-curve-edition https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/another-infallible-economic-indicator-bites-the-dust-inverted-yield-curve-edition#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:18:02 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193975  – by New Deal democrat No big economic data today. So let’s take a look at a significant forecasting tool. Some leading indicators are very good. But none is infallible. And the last few years have slain one of the most-touted for infallibility: the inverted yield curve. For those who need a brief refresher, typically […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/another-infallible-economic-indicator-bites-the-dust-inverted-yield-curve-edition/feed 0 All About Tr__p https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/all-about-tr__p https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/all-about-tr__p#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193969 If we wanted to ignore this president, we can not ignore him. His actions drag us into everything done by him. Iran is not an unusual event for him. Did we have to go there and attack. There was little no reason to do so. “the war was not, at least at first, about the […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/all-about-tr__p/feed 0 Immigration and the Economy https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/immigration-and-the-economy https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/immigration-and-the-economy#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193959 Brief look at immigration and how immigration impacts the US economy. A lot of paranoia (much of which is emanating from Washington D.C, by our leader will create future labor shortages. Two more years . . . EconoFact “two-thirds of agricultural workers are non-citizen immigrants. Immigrant workers also often work in jobs that complement, rather […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/immigration-and-the-economy/feed 2 Past as prologue https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/past-as-prologue https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/past-as-prologue#respond Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:22:51 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193947 “Kissinger and Nixon went to Peking like barbarians approaching the Manchu emperors. They set a pattern of deference bordering on obsequiousness which has run through Western approaches to China ever since.” ~William F. Buckley, Jr. As William Faulkner wrote, the past isn’t dead, it isn’t even past.

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/past-as-prologue/feed 0 Sandwichman https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/sandwichman https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/sandwichman#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:08:05 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193955 Also known as Tom Walker passed away this month. He was 78 years old. We had talked many times about manufacturing and the cost of Labor in it. We were in agreement on those costs which clashed with known fundamental contrary thoughts. Tom was a part of EconoSpeak an economics blog. May 13, 1948 – […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/sandwichman/feed 2 “his planned gigantic Triumphal Arch will . . .” https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/his-planned-gigantic-triumphal-arch-will https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/his-planned-gigantic-triumphal-arch-will#respond Sun, 27 Sep 2026 17:59:43 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193841 It is Sunday and I am not feeling well. However, the week went well at the Bear. Joel writes some great commentary. New Deal democrat adds to the site as well as Ken Houghton and Eric Kramer. I am glad I have them writing at Angry Bear. Off topic: It looks like my discussions with […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/his-planned-gigantic-triumphal-arch-will/feed 0 AI and the regulation of recombinant DNA https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/ai-and-the-regulation-of-recombinant-dna https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/ai-and-the-regulation-of-recombinant-dna#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:38:12 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193938 I was in college during the dawning of molecular cloning. By 1981, I was using recombinant DNA in my PhD research, and within a few months of starting my postdoc in 1982, I was engineering clones. In my career, I’ve made libraries of recombinant DNA molecules in bacteria and their viruses and engineered dozens of […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/ai-and-the-regulation-of-recombinant-dna/feed 5 Quote of the day https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/quote-of-the-day-56 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/quote-of-the-day-56#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:49:09 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193894 The post Quote of the day appeared first on Angry Bear.

]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/quote-of-the-day-56/feed 4 SCOTUS Blocks Missouri House Map Again https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/scotus-blocks-missouri-house-map-again https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/scotus-blocks-missouri-house-map-again#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193883 “Supreme Court again blocks Missouri’s new House map that favored GOP,” CBS News Supreme Court on Friday again (and hopefully for the last time) blocked Missouri from using a redrawn map that aims to give Republicans an additional seat in the House for the midterm elections. The high court’s decision clears the way for the […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/scotus-blocks-missouri-house-map-again/feed 2 New Deal Democrats Weekly Indicators for September 21 -25 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/new-deal-democrats-weekly-indicators-for-september-21-25 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/new-deal-democrats-weekly-indicators-for-september-21-25#respond Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193910   – by New Deal democrat My “Weekly Indicators” post is up at Seeking Alpha. There are two big, and opposing, forces pulling the economy in opposite directions. On the one hand, there are the stagflationary effects of the oil price spike, and the secular sharp increase in bond yields. On the other, there is […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/new-deal-democrats-weekly-indicators-for-september-21-25/feed 0 97% of the Press Applaud the Three Percent Who Bailed, Plus https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/97-of-the-press-applaud-the-three-percent-who-bailed-plus https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/97-of-the-press-applaud-the-three-percent-who-bailed-plus#respond Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193905 Guess post by an old friend who used to be a part of Slate along with a bunch of us. Many of us had scattered. A couple of times we all met in various cities. One being Chicago. It was fun while it lasted as a group. And then they commercialized Slate. ~~~~~~~ Quoting David […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/97-of-the-press-applaud-the-three-percent-who-bailed-plus/feed 0 Despite everything in Washington, manufacturing is Booming https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/despite-everything-in-washington-manufacturing-is-booming https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/despite-everything-in-washington-manufacturing-is-booming#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:47:47 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193900   – by New Deal democrat One of the things I occasionally pat myself on the back about is spotting new trends first. Such was the case one year ago, in the midst of the “mini-recession,” noticing that the regional Feds’ manufacturing indexes, which had languished for several years, were turning positive. Thus began the […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/despite-everything-in-washington-manufacturing-is-booming/feed 1 Maybe this should have been the strategy all along https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/maybe-this-should-have-been-the-strategy-all-along https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/maybe-this-should-have-been-the-strategy-all-along#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:20:24 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193857 h/t TPM

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/maybe-this-should-have-been-the-strategy-all-along/feed 1 August new home sales consistent with a housing recovery. Unfortunately . . . https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/august-new-home-sales-consistent-with-a-housing-recovery-unfortunately https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/august-new-home-sales-consistent-with-a-housing-recovery-unfortunately#respond Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193875 – by New Deal democrat In the past few months, I have described the housing market as being in a subpar equilibrium, with sales, construction, prices, and finally inventory moving more or less sideways – but simply not at an affordable level. This month I think I need to amend that, because unlike existing homes, […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/august-new-home-sales-consistent-with-a-housing-recovery-unfortunately/feed 0 “September 24, 2026,” Letters from an American https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/september-24-2026-letters-from-an-american https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/september-24-2026-letters-from-an-american#respond Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193878 Joyce Vance (bottom) joins Prof. Heather Cox Richardson in reporting on the banning of certain news agencies from reporting the latest news about Pres. Trumps efforts to block certain agencies. When you read Prof. Heather’s report, I am sure you will agree Tr__ps efforts are vindictive and meant to keep the news of his efforts […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/september-24-2026-letters-from-an-american/feed 0 Extremely low jobless claims forecast unemployment rate declining below 4% https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/extremely-low-jobless-claims-forecast-unemployment-rate-declining-below-4 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/extremely-low-jobless-claims-forecast-unemployment-rate-declining-below-4#respond Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193869  – by New Deal democrat Let’s take our regular weekly look at jobless claims. As a reminder, I look at these because they are an excellent short leading indicator for the economy. Last week new jobless claims declined -1,000 to 197,000, continuing its streak of number close to all time historical lows. Thew four week […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/extremely-low-jobless-claims-forecast-unemployment-rate-declining-below-4/feed 0 Clothes and the Court https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/clothes-and-the-court https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/clothes-and-the-court#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193850 It is bad enough for a person to be in a court room. And when the judge starts to pick on your lawyer, it becomes a now what is going to happen to me scenario. As I have always told people, Do not go to Court. If you can avoid it, do so. It is […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/clothes-and-the-court/feed 8 Doing the Diesel https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/doing-the-diesel https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/doing-the-diesel#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193838 Filled up the Mazda CX-50 SUV ~12 gallons was ~$59 or $4.95 per gallon or there abous. Not sure what it would have been if Tr__p had not messed around with the straits as prompted by Netanyahu. Trump likes to show off. Start a war in the Middle East with Iran. Cause issues in the […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/doing-the-diesel/feed 3 Quote of the day https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/quote-of-the-day-55 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/quote-of-the-day-55#respond Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:13:30 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193824 The war raised the price of gasoline; the president said it would last a few weeks; it has lasted seven months and, per YouGov, a majority of Americans now expect it to outlast the year. Even Fox News found 71 percent of voters — including 43 percent of Republicans — concluding he has no plan […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/quote-of-the-day-55/feed 0 Why is Donald Trump being so deferential to Xi? https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/why-is-donald-trump-being-so-deferential-to-xi https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/why-is-donald-trump-being-so-deferential-to-xi#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:03:16 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193844 A question prompted by Jonathan Lemire in The Atlantic. The answer, I think, is that Trump understands other people only by imagining how he would behave in their situation.  In the case of Trump and Xi, Trump knows that Xi has the upper hand in their relationship.  And so he asks himself how he would […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/why-is-donald-trump-being-so-deferential-to-xi/feed 2 Last Week’s Fed Tightening Continues to Work Its Magic as well as Mickey Mouse https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/last-weeks-fed-tightening-continues-to-work-its-magic-as-well-as-mickey-mouse https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/last-weeks-fed-tightening-continues-to-work-its-magic-as-well-as-mickey-mouse#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:54:09 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193541 I try not to pay too much attention to the markets these days. Not because I don’t care, and certainly not because I am not affected. Mainly because getting caught up in short-term moves when you’re not being paid to manage them is a fool’s effort. But enough about the equity markets. Let’s take a […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/last-weeks-fed-tightening-continues-to-work-its-magic-as-well-as-mickey-mouse/feed 1 Tr__p is the Monty Hall of the United States https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/tr__p-is-the-monty-hall-of-the-united-states https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/tr__p-is-the-monty-hall-of-the-united-states#respond Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193817 By saying that, I do not mean Tr__p is awarding people gifts and prizes behind various curtains. Pick one? He is deeply into making deals, deals which line his pockets improving his takings from what he calls a deal. Except, his deals are not the same as agreements, contracts treaties, etc. a deal is a […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/tr__p-is-the-monty-hall-of-the-united-states/feed 0 Ousting Kennedy and What are US Healthcare Priorities https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/ousting-kennedy-and-healthcare-priorities https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/ousting-kennedy-and-healthcare-priorities#respond Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193799 It is no surprise to read negative opinions of HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy. One thing is when a negative opinion comes from someone like myself. It is quite another when the same type of opinion emanates from a person who works in the field Mr. Kennedy is in charge of as appointed by an incompetent […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/ousting-kennedy-and-healthcare-priorities/feed 0 Quote of the day https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/quote-of-the-day-54 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/quote-of-the-day-54#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:54:52 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193792 When American historians tell the story of 2025, it will be about the rise of our off-brand fascism. When world historians tell the story of 2025, it will be about the passing of technological, and hence economic, and hence political leadership from the U.S. to China, in the span of eight months. ~Bill McKibben

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/is-trump-cratering-why-now/feed 3 The rebound in manufacturing employment is likely real, if fragile https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/the-rebound-in-manufacturing-employment-is-likely-real-if-fragile https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/the-rebound-in-manufacturing-employment-is-likely-real-if-fragile#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:39:29 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193793  – by New Deal democrat Over at Econbrowser, Prof. Menzie Chinn asks whether the gains in manufacturing employment as measured by the monthly payrolls report might be illusory, based mainly on a sharp deceleration in the ADP employment reports during July and August. While the current Administration in Washington is doing just about everything it […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/the-rebound-in-manufacturing-employment-is-likely-real-if-fragile/feed 4 Federal price transparency rules were issued in 2019 and took effect starting in 2021 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/federal-price-transparency-rules-were-issued-in-2019-and-took-effect-starting-in-2021 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/federal-price-transparency-rules-were-issued-in-2019-and-took-effect-starting-in-2021#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193786 We have a long way to go before we have 100% price transparency. If you go to the ER and have chest pain, how do you ask for the cost or even negotiate? What do you do after they do their magic and save your ass? Itemize the bill please. I guess the pricing is […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/federal-price-transparency-rules-were-issued-in-2019-and-took-effect-starting-in-2021/feed 4 Yes, Virginia, the k-shaped economy is real https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/yes-virginia-the-k-shaped-economy-is-real https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/yes-virginia-the-k-shaped-economy-is-real#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193777 – by New Deal democrat Financial pundit Lance Roberts recently wrote an article entitled, “K-shaped economy: reality or media driven perception,” in which he argued:  My approach to Roberts (who typically writes from a right-wing perspective) is not “is he wrong.” But rather “*how* is he wrong.” I checked his work. First, as I recall, while […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/yes-virginia-the-k-shaped-economy-is-real/feed 2 The final word on Jefferson and Hemings? https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/the-final-word-on-jefferson-and-hemmings https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/the-final-word-on-jefferson-and-hemmings#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:46:31 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193755 A manuscript under review in a refereed journal and a new book together provided new evidence that at least two children of Thomas Jefferson’s slave Sally Hemings were fathered by Jefferson. “After a covert and exhaustive 15-year effort led by the Smithsonian Institution, a team of geneticists, genealogists, historians, and anthropologists believe it has found […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/the-final-word-on-jefferson-and-hemmings/feed 5 Court Decisions for this Administration and Previous Administrations https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/court-decisions-for-this-administration-and-previous-administrations https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/court-decisions-for-this-administration-and-previous-administrations#respond Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:26:17 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193756 Just doing my morning reads while I figure out if I am going to be ill again or not. The joys of being poisoned . . . Anyways and moving along . . . I ran across this article at another Blog (so to speak). I thought it (partials) would be an interesting read at […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/court-decisions-for-this-administration-and-previous-administrations/feed 0 Short Review of Economic Programs by CEPR https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/short-review-of-economic-programs-by-cepr Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193738 “Economic Well-Being Depends on More Than Wages Alone.” CEPR Annual earnings for full-time, full-year workers increased in 2025 compared to 2024. The poverty rate for full-time, year-round workers remained at 4.1 percent. The proportion of working individuals without full-time, year-round employment and living in poverty increased to 15.5 percent. This is higher than in 2024. […]

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]]> Banning News Agencies https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/banning-news-agencies https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/banning-news-agencies#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193702 “Former President Barack Obama Asks What Would Have Happened If He Kicked Fox News Out After Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House,” Baller Alert The former Pres. Barack, weighs in on the Trump press ban on Friday. He thoughtfully asks an audience at Colgate University if he could have done […]

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/banning-news-agencies/feed 5 Quote of the day https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/quote-of-the-day-53 https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/quote-of-the-day-53#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:37:31 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193723 No, it’s not the Internet’s fault. It’s not the YAF’s fault. It’s not even entirely the Republican party’s fault. It’s the fault of modern American political conservatism, which encouraged vandalism and savagery and now finds itself a road company of Lord of the Flies. My sympathy is really quite limited. ~Charles P. Pierce

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]]> https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/quote-of-the-day-53/feed 1 Protection at the Polls? https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/protection-at-the-polls Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:58:08 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193726 Is there a need for protection at Polling Places? History of elections in the United States shows there is no or very little need for protection of voters or the right to vote. It is uncommon in the United States for acts of violence at the polls. What is occurring is the present administration is […]

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]]> Another Way to Fix Social Security https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/another-way-to-fix-social-security https://angrybearblog.com/2026/09/another-way-to-fix-social-security#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://angrybearblog.com/?p=193714 Robert Reich discussing a way to fix Social Security. One way is to raise the payroll tax. Another way is to tax higher incomes as salaries have increased beyond the $184,000. Another solution which may have political backing. “The Real Fix for Social Security,” – Robert Reich One of the reasons I write this letter […]

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