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Armstrong Economics 101

Sometimes Silence is Necessary

QUESTION: Lindsey Graham is up for election, and his polls are down to 34%. Do you support him, or would you vote Democrat? And where do you stand on the Big...

May CPI – Vance Angered by Powell

The consumer price index rose by 0.1% in May, bringing the annual rate of inflation to 2.4%. Excluding food and energy, the core CPI came in respectively at 0.1%...

Food Inflation in Russia and Ukraine

The world’s bread basket is facing significant food inflation. Prices on groceries in Ukraine rose 22.1% in May compared to the same time period last year....

The Nuclear Football

The President of the United States has the sole discretion to launch nuclear missiles. A military aide is always within reach of the POTUS, holding the...

Incoming US Centralized Federal Government Database — When Data Becomes Power

If you were unfamiliar with the American analytics company Palanatir Technologies, prepare to hear about it on every news channel in the coming months. Donald Trump...

The Economic Confidence Model & the Hidden Order Behind the Chaos

  COMMENT: Marty, I have been with you since 1987. I have watched your Economic Confidence Model blow everyone out of the water, and your critics are just...

War & Migration = Disease ALWAYS!

COMMENT: Hi Marty: Long time no see, hope you’re doing well.  I’m forwarding a short article to you.  The one virologist who’s been right about...

Second US Commerce Dept Report – GDP Stagnant

The US economy contracted by 0.2% from January through March of 2025. This is the second Q1 estimate provided by the US Commerce Department, with a third on the way...

LA Hotel and Airline Employees – Min. Wage $38 Per Hour

California routinely selects groups of minimum wage workers and decides that their skill set is now worth tenfold. The state in general increased the minimum wage...

The Theory of UNCERTAINTY

QUESTION: What is your view of Frank Knight’s view of risk versus uncertainty? HL ANSWER: Frank Knight was an influential economist and founder of the Chicago...