Useful reminder that Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations did not advocate for mass importation of cheap foreign labor.

Buffet's few final thoughts in his final letter-

Testing reveals speed, not depth. Real life is about depth. RIP Jim Simons

If we taxed these at 50% it would help us decrease the national debt.

- Almost every state offers property tax relief for old people - Not one state offers property tax relief for young people You get what you value, and our society does not value happy and bountiful families.

You’re welcome.

Donald J. Trump TLDR: 1) Trump calls Tim Walz seriously retarded 2) He calls out Ilhan Omar for marrying her brother 3) He says he's permanently pausing all migration from the third world

This may be the point: portray anyone with real-world experience as too conflicted to serve in government so only professional bureaucrats/activists/NGO-types (with the same views as NYT reporters) are eligible.

x.com/i/article/1998…

HOLY SH*T 🚨 El Salvador President Nayib Bukele EXPOSES our Tax System. Time to abolish the IRS “You pay high taxes only to uphold the illusion that you are funding the Government… the Government is funded by money printing” ABSOLUTE MIC DROP 🔥

We’ve been conditioned to believe that entitlements like Medicare and Medicaid can’t be touched because people are completely dependent on them. The last week has proven that this is complete bullshit. These programs are littered with fraud that is taking money from American

Here’s an idea. A U.S./Canada swap: U.S gets Alberta. Canada gets Minnesota.

The US Admin has created an energy paradox: They want $50 oil (stated Jan 7, 2026). They want Venezuela to ramp production (which requires $80+ oil to fund the Capex). You cannot have both. At $50 WTI, Venezuelan Heavy nets back to around $38. Nobody builds a multi-billion

#Venezuela impact on oil prices is overhyped: it's nearly zero as short-term the market does not need oil and long-term nobody knows. The main implication is that President Donald J. Trump is building a new form of SPR where oil is stored in the ground which is the cheapest form of storage. #oott

Trump no longer needs to refill the SPR. Venezuela is now our SPR... #OOTT

An example of how poor the narrative is on institutional ownership of single-family homes. Moving existing inventory from individual ownership to rentals cannot simultaneously drive up both home prices and rents.

When President Andrew Johnson and William Seward wanted to buy Alaska from Russia, it was widely ridiculed in the media and mocked by most Americans… "Seward's Folly!" One of our greatest assets.

Barack Obama’s ICE chief received an award for 920,000 removals. Donald Trump’s ICE chief was called a Nazi. It’s the same person: Tom Homan. In 2012, Obama deported 409,000 people. In 2025, Trump deported 290,000 people. The difference is mainstream media brainwashing.

California Governor Gavin Newsom called the Treasury Secretary smug. Today in Davos the Treasury Secretary responded.. and I have to quote this: "Governor Newsom, who strikes me as Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken, may be the only Californian who knows less about economics

Good answer!!