May’s Jobs Report Stronger Than It Appears
Though May's job report doesn't look very good on the surface, a look behind the numbers shows positive developments. ...
About: Bob Adelmann
Posts by Bob Adelmann
Credit Rating of Illinois Cut Again to One Notch Above Junk
The fiscal problems of Illinois are turning into a death spiral, as the day after Illinois failed to reach a budget agreement (for the third year in a row),...
Alaska’s North Slope Oil Reserves Are “Open for Business”
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed an order Wednesday opening up the immense National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPRA) from consideration for energy development. ...
Media Ignores Ongoing Socialist Disaster Unfolding in Venezuela
When the mainstream media cover Donald Trump, it's "fake news." With Venezuela, it's "no news." ...
Trump’s Plan to Revise SNAP Draws Howls of Protests From Liberals
The protests were predictable when the Trump administration called for cutting money to the SNAP (food stamp) program, though Trump's move emulated a successful action in Maine and is...
Trump Pressured to Stay in Paris Climate Agreement
Without a firm ideological foundation, the president can be persuaded to violate and ignore campaign promises in favor of pragmatic pressures. ...
Acting Director McCabe on Short List for FBI Post. But Should He Be?
Andrew McCabe's decision not to recuse himself from the Clinton e-mail investigation is coming back to bite him, and might end his FBI career in the process. ...
China’s Surveillance State Now Monitors Foreign Companies, as Well as Citizens
As China's perverse use of digital technology grows, freedom shrinks. ...
Moody’s Credit Downgrade of China First in Almost 30 Years
Moody's Investors Service, one of the big three credit-rating services in the country, may be late in lowering the creditworthiness of China, but they're right: China has begun cratering....
OPEC to Extend Oil Production Cuts Another Nine Months
The OPEC meeting in Vienna, where the cartel plans to extend oil-production cuts to drive up oil prices is just for show. The real action is taking place right...
Venezuela Entering Final Stages
The violence in Venezuela is ramping up as it heads toward erupting into a conflagration. ...
Trump’s Budget: a Mixture of Magic, Hope, Pixie Dust, and Gimmicks
As expected, Trump's budget for Fiscal Year 2018 is what skeptics expected: Growth plus lower taxes is said to balance the budget by 2027 — though much of it is...
Ford CEO Suddenly Retires: Early Casualty of AV Revolution
The announced retirement of Ford’s CEO Mark Fields — his position to be taken by the head of Ford’s autonomous vehicle division — caught many by surprise. It shouldn't...
Trump Considers Joe Lieberman for FBI Director
It would be hard to find someone less qualified and more dangerous to fill the slot of FBI director than former senator from Connecticut Joe Lieberman, but Trump interviewed...
Sweden Revokes Arrest Warrant for WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange
Little is likely to change for Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, who just learned on Friday that his arrest warrant issued by Swedish authorities back in 2010 has...