List: Big Ideas | Curated by Daniel G. Jennings

Dec 22, 2024
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Lessons from History
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Daniel G. Jennings
America’s OligarchyAmerica is now an oligarchy, not a democracy. Merriam Webster defines oligarchy as “government” by the few,” and “a government in which in…
Dec 22, 2024
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Dec 22, 2024
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InsiderFinance Wire
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Daniel G. Jennings
Fusion Company Plans Power Plant in VirginiaA private company wants to build a fusion power plant just outside Richmond, Virginia. Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) executives hope to…
Dec 18, 2024
Dec 18, 2024
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Lessons from History
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Daniel G. Jennings
Is the British Empire’s Slavery Solution a Fix for America’s Health Insurance Nightmare?Everybody, even the CEO of America’s largest private health insurance provider, UnitedHealth Group (UNH), admits the US healthcare system…
Dec 14, 2024
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Dec 14, 2024
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Lists of Doom
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Daniel G. Jennings
What Syrian Dictator Bashir al-Assad can do nowFormer Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has a problem. He is a 59-year-old man with a family, no visible skills, and no job.
Dec 9, 2024
Dec 9, 2024
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Three Pieces of False History You could BelievePeople believe false history for many reasons. First, because actual history is complex and confusing.
Dec 9, 2024
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Dec 9, 2024
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Vladimir Putin’s Empire is CollapsingVladimir Putin’s shoddy attempt to recreate the Russian Empire is collapsing before our eyes. Yet many of our leaders cannot see it.
Dec 7, 2024
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Dec 7, 2024
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Four Reasons Trump’s Economic War with China will FailPresident-Elect Donald J. Trump Senior (R-Florida) proposes policies that amount to an economic war with the People’s Republic of China.
Dec 1, 2024
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Dec 1, 2024
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DataDrivenInvestor
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Daniel G. Jennings
US Big Business Embraces SolarAmerican Big Business has installed enough solar panels to generate 40 gigawatts (40 billion watts) of electricity, the Solar Energy…
Nov 23, 2024
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Nov 23, 2024
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Daniel G. Jennings
A Desperate Russia will soon end the Ukraine WarThe Russian military is far more desperate than American experts admit. News reports show the Russians are running out of weapons and…
Nov 21, 2024
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Nov 21, 2024
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Lists of Doom
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Daniel G. Jennings
How Trump can make America Greater AgainAmerican voters are proving themselves insane by doing the same thing over and over again. For example, they fell for known con artist…
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 21, 2024
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Four Ways Harris could have WonVice President Kamala Harris (D-Delaware) did surprisingly well in the 2024 presidential election.
Nov 20, 2024
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Nov 20, 2024
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InsiderFinance Wire
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Daniel G. Jennings
The Economy dooms Trump’s shift to Fossil FuelsEconomic changes and an oil glut doom President Elect Donald J. Trump Senior’s (R-Florida) fossil fuel agenda.
Nov 19, 2024
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Nov 19, 2024
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Lessons from History
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Three Times Tariffs Triggered Depressions in American HistoryAmerican history shows tariffs can cause depressions. Notably, high tariffs preceded three terrible depressions in our history.
Nov 17, 2024
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Nov 17, 2024
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DataDrivenInvestor
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Daniel G. Jennings
How Much Money is Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) making?Warren Buffett’s money machine has more cash than ever. Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK.B) cash and short-term investments grew by 106.82% over…
Nov 13, 2024
Nov 13, 2024
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Lists of Doom
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Daniel G. Jennings
Who can Democrats Blame for Last Week’s Defeat?Democrats will need somebody to blame last week’s humiliating defeat on. Their presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris…
Nov 12, 2024
Nov 12, 2024
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Lessons from History
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Daniel G. Jennings
Trump’s Recipe for DepressionFrighteningly, the man American voters elected to fix the economy, President-Elect Donald J. Trump Senior (R-Florida), is an outspoken…
Nov 11, 2024
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Nov 11, 2024
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Lists of Doom
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Daniel G. Jennings
New 19th Century Policies Trump Can SupportInterestingly, Donald J. Trump Senior’s (R-Florida) biggest 2024 policy is straight out of the 19th century. It’s tariffs, sales taxes on…
Nov 3, 2024
Nov 3, 2024
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Will Trump’s New Old Tariff Policy Work?Interestingly, one of Donald J. Trump Senior’s (R-Florida) signature policies reaches deep into the Republican Party’s history. That policy…
Nov 2, 2024
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Nov 2, 2024
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DataDrivenInvestor
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Bezos is Right About Newspapers will Anybody Listen?Amazon (AMZN) founder, and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, just made an excellent point about newspapers and journalism. Unfortunately…
Oct 30, 2024
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Oct 30, 2024
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InsiderFinance Wire
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The Trillion Dollar ClubHere’s an interesting figure. There are around six US publicly traded companies with a market capitalization of over one trillion dollars.
Oct 29, 2024
Oct 29, 2024