by Daniel Brouse April 11, 2025 For decades, economists have quietly asked a disturbing hypothetical: What happens if the U.S. launches a trade war and a credit war at the same time? It was an academic curiosity — a thought experiment for textbooks, not real life. Until now. Donald Trump has turned that hypothesis into […]
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When Hypothesis Becomes Theory: Trump’s Trade War Has Triggered a Global Credit War
Climate Collapse Will Break Capitalism
by Daniel Brouse April 11, 2025 As extreme weather accelerates, the world is nearing a tipping point where insurance — and capitalism itself — can no longer function. The climate crisis is on track to destabilize and ultimately destroy global capitalism, according to a stark warning from one of the world’s largest insurers. Allianz SE […]
The Destructive Legacy of Trump’s Climate and Economic Policies: A Call for Urgent Action
by Daniel Brouse April 9, 2025 Donald Trump’s dismissal of climate science and his aggressive promotion of fossil fuel extraction have resulted in a harmful and increasingly unsustainable energy policy. By labeling climate change as a “hoax” and referring to policies designed to combat it as “The Green New Scam,” Trump has ignored the overwhelming […]
EU’s Trade Counterattack: Tariffs Designed to Target U.S. Red States
by Daniel Brouse April 9, 2025 In response to the U.S. administration’s recent implementation of reciprocal tariffs affecting numerous trading partners, the European Union (EU) has enacted counter-tariffs targeting a broad range of American goods. These measures aim to pressure the U.S. by focusing on exports from states that traditionally support the Republican Party, often […]
Integrating Chaos: New Climate Models Project Up to 9°C Warming This Century
by Daniel Brouse April 6, 2025 How can the climate breakdown and collapse of the climate system be explained through chaos theory? Great question — this is one of those rare cases where chaos theory isn’t just useful — it’s necessary to understand what’s happening with the climate system. In a nutshell: The climate system […]
Trump, Debt, and the Art of Losing Other People’s Money
Company Profile Donald J. Trump (DJT) Hotels & Casinos was an entertainment company that owned and operated the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, Trump’s Castle Casino Resort and Trump Indiana. Besides revenues from gambling, the properties offered other forms of entertainment. The Taj Mahal was an experience unto itself. Just […]
Economic Survival 101: Liquidity & Long-Term Strategy
by Daniel Brouse Capital Preservation is Survival Rule #1 Capital preservation has always been important — but in today’s economic environment, it has become absolutely critical. The phrase dominating Wall Street has been “The Wealth Effect.” Normally, the stock market and the real economy are loosely connected — the ups and downs of stock prices […]
Liberation (From Your Money) Day: Largest Tax Increase in History
April 2, 2025 On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a series of new tariffs under the “Liberation Day” initiative, targeting multiple countries and sectors. The key measures include: Universal Tariff: A minimum 10% tariff on all U.S. imports. Country-Specific Tariff Examples: China: 34% tariff on imports. Although challenging to calculate precisely, this appears […]
Trump’s Record Breaking Tax Increase
by Daniel Brouse April 1, 2025 Republicans and Libertarians Implement the Largest Tax Increase in U.S. History Despite historically opposing taxation in all forms—often citing the Boston Tea Party as a foundational principle—Republicans and Libertarians are now enacting what amounts to the largest tax increase in U.S. history. Their longstanding stance that taxation justifies revolution […]
Underestimation of Climate Sensitivity and Feedback Processes
by Daniel Brouse April 2, 2025 In the 1990s, we first hypothesized the non-linear acceleration of climate change. By the early 2000s, this hypothesis had evolved into established climate theory, now widely recognized as scientific fact. My lab partner, a Doctor of Physics from Ohio State, and I collaborated to provide key evidence supporting this […]