Larry’s Blog
Celebrating the Return of Daylight Savings Time
March 8, 2026
Let’s give a collective round of applause for the return of daylight savings time! Seeing the sun set at close to 7:00 PM tonight, something that hasn’t happened since the third week in September, will no doubt constitute a vast and most welcome improvement. Winter can be harsh on the senses, and this past one […] More
Fate, Stress of the Job, Divine Intervention or Just Sheer Coincidence
March 5, 2026
Whatever the reason, there is a pattern of short-lived retirements of American presidents who presided over the country’s major wars. It starts with James Polk, a one-term president for the four years through March 4, 1849. It was on his watch that the Mexican War was fought between April 1846 and February 1848. As a […] More
Reflections on the Latest Middle Eastern War and How the Dollar Might Be Impacted
March 2, 2026
The initial currency market reaction in these early days of the war between Iran on the one hand and the U.S. and Israel on the other has been favorable to the dollar, which is attracting funds looking for financial safety. Without knowing how the conflict will evolve militarily and politically, one can imagine momentum shifting […] More
Inconsistencies in the MAGA Agenda
February 11, 2026
Masks are the latest issue where far right politicians have taken strong stands both opposing and embracing an issue. In the early days of Covid when medical authorities believed that the spread of the pandemic could be slowed down by the wearing of masks, Republicans politicized that public health suggestion, calling it an affront to […] More
Say It Once, and It’s Memorized
November 13, 2025
As a slogan designed to resonate with frustrated residents in the United States, MAGA is an amazingly effective political hook. Just four words long — Make America Great Again — captures the American Dream of betterment, with each generation pushing closer to fulfilling the unalienable rights of the Declaration of Independence. It’s so easy to […] More
Connections
August 15, 2025
As the world turns toward more autocratic styles of government in this 21st century, two of the strangest and most concerning examples of the trend involve the United States and Israel. Is this just mere coincidence, or might there be connections behind this juxtaposition? Many historians have pointed out that literally from America’s inception, groups […] More
Yankees Resilience
May 21, 2025
A series of setbacks for the New York Yankees that began with losing the 2024 World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games last October was followed by off-season losses of their second best hitter, a starting pitcher and two top relief pitchers, and continued into the 2025 spring training in Florida with […] More
American Vertigo
April 9, 2025
Who as a child didn’t discover the joy of spinning round & round and the ensuing sensation of dizziness? Floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee, President Trump’s style is full of razzle-dazzling action that forces consumers, investors, business planners, news reporters, and other world leaders into a never-ending chase that rarely catches […] More
Markets Give U.S. Tariff Program Little Benefit of the Doubt
April 5, 2025
It is customary when America gets a new president for financial markets to give the new leadership a honeymoon period. Call it benefit of the doubt. For example, when Donald Trump became president the first time on January 20, 2017, he introduced some radical economic policy proposals including tariffs, and painted a picture of U.S. […] More
Does the U.S. Economy Really Do Better Under Republican Presidential Rule?
March 13, 2025
The pivotal voter perception that returned Donald Trump to the White House in the 2024 election was the perception that Republicans do a better job of handling the economy than the Democrats. Beginning with a posting during the Obama-McCain presidential campaign of 2008, this website has examined this question numerous times by looking at several […] More
