by Daniel Brouse April 9, 2025 The Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) calculated that the cumulative average tariff rate on Chinese imports would reach nearly 125% following the implementation of an additional 84% tariff by the Trump administration. This calculation accounts for the compounding effect of successive tariff increases over time. Here’s a breakdown […]
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Dumbfoundingly Dumb Tariffs
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The Chaos Theory of Crashing Markets
by Daniel Brouse April 8, 2025 The stock market — especially during a crash — behaves like a chaotic system, not a linear or purely random one. Here’s How Chaos Theory Explains a Market Crash: 1. Sensitive Dependence on Initial Conditions (Butterfly Effect) Tiny changes → outsized effects. In normal markets: news moves prices somewhat […]
Mandated Buyers vs Emotional Sellers: The Battle Behind Every Crash
by Daniel Brouse April 8, 2025 Primer: The Chaos Theory of Crashing Markets Why doesn’t the stock market just crash in a straight line? Short Sellers in Short: Short sellers inadvertently stabilize the market because when prices fall too far, too fast → their margin requirements force them to buy stock to cover losses → […]
A Recession by Any Other Name: Why the Coming Downturn May Not Look Like Past Crises — But Will Feel Even Worse
by Daniel Brouse April 6, 2025 What are the chances of a recession? It really comes down to how one defines a recession. Traditional recessions are often characterized by rising unemployment, but with Trump’s immigration policies severely restricting the labor force, the job market may appear tighter than usual — even as the underlying economy […]
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 […]
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The Silencing of America: Journalism, Protest, and the Rise of Fear
by AnonymousApril 6, 2025, updated July 2025 It is terrifying to watch American journalism go silent — not because reporters don’t care, but because many of us know exactly what happens when we speak the truth now. I know. I’ve been an investigative journalist for over 45 years, filming police corruption, government lies, and abuse […]
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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 April 5, 2025 Capital Preservation is Now Survival Rule #1 Capital preservation has always been important — but in today’s economic environment, it has become absolutely critical. On April 4, the phrase dominating Wall Street was “The Wealth Effect.” Normally, the stock market and the real economy are loosely connected — the […]
Tariff Theater: Trump’s Economic War on the World — Including Penguins
by Daniel Brouse April 5, 2025 The tariffs announced on what Trump dubbed “Liberation Day” featured a chart titled Tariffs Charged to the U.S.A., purporting to show the crushing rates foreign countries supposedly impose on American goods. But these numbers were completely fabricated — not grounded in trade data or economic principles. Instead, Trump’s team […]
Dump Trump: Buy and Hold Doesn’t Hold Anymore
by Daniel Brouse April 4, 2025 For those relying solely on the “buy and hold” investment strategy, it’s time to seriously question whether that approach still makes sense. I’ve previously advised a gradual and orderly withdrawal from the equities market in preparation for what I’ve referred to as “Trump 2.0.” Is it too late to […]