Commentary

2024 was an anxiety-inducing year but maybe a substantial change for the better has occurred.

More research negating the warming effect of CO2 but finding it quite beneficial for human food production.

2024's auctions are over, but I assure you that more massive debt sales are coming in January and every month in 2025, with rising rates.

Find a way to enjoy Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate. It is time for happiness, if not joy.

Another warning about interest rates and our debt pile from a two-year US debt auction.

Do something nice for the underappreciated people doing the hard but necessary jobs in our society.

Minnesota is losing existing residents and attracting high-cost legal and illegal immigrants.

A couple of sites have a lot of useful science information.

A post gives a good survey of items to be considered in understanding where climate might be headed.

Recent reports create some uncertainty about the status of the economy.

Trump's election doesn't make the US debt and interest rate problem magically go away.

Our pathetic governor learned nothing from his election experience and is clueless about how much Dems hate him and blame him.

Another absurd attempt to convince us that forced masking would slow viral transmission by using a pathetic model.

As might be expected a preliminary analysis suggests the BLS has overstated job growth this year.

The US health system has its problems but is generally better than that in other developed countries.