When it rains; it pours.

When I started the podcast, I knew my webhosting company of 11 years might not be the right one long term. My podcasting consultant advised that I not try to do too much at once - meaning change the webhosting company for my website at the same time I was launching the blog.

It was good advice, but sooner or later, I was going to have to get onto a better platform. Well, "later" was last week. Part of the reason is the tremendous support I've received from all of you. Thank you so much for that.

However, it led to a few snafus that resulted in no episodes last week. I am pleased to say the podcast is back up and running, but the website is still under construction. Everything up to episode 72 is there, but the show notes page for today's episode will not post. I hope to have this resolved sometime this week.

Thanks very much for your patience. I have also completed, Where Do Conservatives Come From?, the first of three online courses I will offer based on my 2015 book, Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From? Part 1. 

The course will be available for purchase or as included content for my Patreon members as soon as this webhosting issue is solved.

So, we're going from a standstill to warp speed this week. Stay tuned!

Today's podcast episode is an update on where we are with the Fed, the business cycle, and what's really causing most of the economic issues we're going through. Of course, Biden is a negative on the economy, just as Trump and most of his predecessors have been. But presidents and Congress mostly do marginal damage. The real prime mover (and not in a good way) is the Federal Reserve System.

Both Trump and Biden bragged about all time highs in the stock market and unemployment below 4% - but manufacturing went into a recession under Trump and inflation has run away under Biden. So something must be screwy with the "greatest economy ever," both before and after the disatrous lockdowns.

It's still the Fed. To really understand how the monetary system works and why it works that way, download a free copy of my e-book, It's the Fed, Stupid.

It's also available in paperback. Please consider picking up a copy or two for a friend: