The Cost of a Trump Presidency

Last Thursday's wanton attack on a Syrian air field by the US and its bellicose actions toward North Korea have brought to the forefront the real cost of candidate Trump's landslide victory last November. Unlike most laymen, accountants, and financial analysts, economists look at cost differently.  For economists, cost or more specifically, "opportunity cost," means … Continue reading The Cost of a Trump Presidency

Brahms & Democracy

In November of 1876, one hundred and forty years ago, Johannes Brahms' monumental First Symphony was first heard, performed in Karlsruhe, Germany.  The much anticipated work – which took Brahms over 20 years to complete – has become part of the canon of Western music.  Ironically, the premiere of The Ring by Brahms' supposed rival … Continue reading Brahms & Democracy