Month: August 2025

The first one is CNN's Van Jones  Van Jones has it figured out And this is Chris Cillizza, a former CNN pundit, summing up his 6 minute chit chat.   

Not exactly. In fact way off the reality. I posted this in July, 2007. https://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2007/07/international-e.html International Energy Agency (IEA): Oil supply crisis in five years I'm sure that as economies in Asia grow, this is a very real possibility. Oil experts see supply crisis in five years | Business | Money | Telegraph The International … Read more

Very nice – and simple to make. Really a blend of flavors.   Farandaville recipe – identical to the video 1.5 oz rye whiskey – well like Sazerac, which is relativlye low cost .75 oz dry vermouth .75 oz Lemon juice .5 oz grenadine 2 dashes orange bitters Put in a shaker – shake and … Read more

Terribly sad. The reporter who speaks at the end and mentions her four children in Catholic school; heartfelt.  

The woman and the dude with the British accent are not normal Squawk Box (the 6-9AM CNBC business show) hosts. And they were not helped by the questions their producers had them ask Lutnick. He is normally pretty average when interviewed but I thought he gave an excellent defense of Trump economic policies. Well worth … Read more

Very unfortunate that it’s true. And Vance gives some good stats proving it. A couple of years ago in New York we almost got pro democrat gerrymanderng, but it was so egregious the courts stopped it. 

We report you decide. Etc, etc.

It's the law of unintended consequences – but in this case a good consequence. This came up while he was discussing the Soccer World Cup with the President of FIFA.   

She is certainly correct. Free market people do not believe the government should own parts of private companies.  Of course the original Biden deal of giving Intel billions was also stupid. So the Trump argument would be that we converted a gift and loans int equity in the company.  

The protest is outside the DC offices of Palantir, who have government contracts and have aided Ukraine. These don't look like your normal protestors.