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Software runs our world.  Whatever apparatus you’re reading this note on has programs and operating systems which allow you to receive and delete (hopefully not too quickly) this note.  Some of the code runs in the background doing things I’ll never understand, but other parts of it create feature or functionality designed to be useful to us as users.  Occasionally, a

Our global economy is struggling.  It started with the global pandemic.  This led to uncertainty which forced leaders across the world to shut down economies.  Then fiscal and monetary policies ensued as households needed support.  Eventually things started to normalize but cash created out of thin air to support output remained in the system.  This eventually led to in

America is the world’s leading economy.  You, as a consumer, are part of our nation’s prowess.  Personal consumption comprises roughly 70 percent of the country’s output.  When we aren’t consuming services (e.g., dining out, travel, doctor’s visits, financial advice, etc.), our wallet share goes toward goods.  Many of those goods are built outsi

This was a historic week for the United Kingdom.  Their beloved Queen Elizabeth II appointed the nation’s newest prime minister, Elizabeth Truss, on Tuesday.  Just two days later, the monarch died, ushering in a new era for the nation, one which will likely start as a mix of somber and celebratory tones. 

Each year the Kansas City branch of the Federal Reserve hosts a symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.  It’s a who’s who of economics, finance, and central banking.  The world’s brain trust gathers to enjoy the bears, do some fishing, and see the natural beauty that accompanies any event with the Grand Tetons as a backdrop.  In between sessions with the great outdo

Canned Heat did it here, and Willie Nelson couldn’t wait to do it again here.  They were on the road again.  But that was different era.  That was the time for which today’s infrastructure was built.  Even as the culture meanders toward a more virtu

Everyone knows many pizzas are circular.  But did you know an economy can be as well?  By one definition, participation in the circular economy means designing products for durability, reuse, remanufacturing, and/or recycling.  Implied in the reuse portion of the definition is purchasing used goods, like clothes.  Why might this be of interest to you?  One word: cotton.

We live in interesting times, but not as interesting a time as the one in which Young Frankenstein (pronounced Fronkensteen) lived.  His creation turned out to be quite abnormal.  Intellectuals probably think I should read the original book which Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder parodied, but even small clips like this one m