MESA, ARIZONA:  Just before travelling to Arizona last week, a friend told me the story of his adult son who had moved with his wife and their daughter to the Carolinas.  The son had taken a job in a new factory making appliances, mostly for the domestic market.  He’s happy with his new situation but less so with the daughter and her boyfriend. Like most Americans who filed … Continue reading A Tale of Two Stimulus Checks

April 25, 2021 | The Daily Friend (South Africa) Barry’s American Dispatch column. Read the article Continue reading The Dangerous Trend Threatening Free Speech

RTHK Money Talk April 21, 2021 Discussion of above topics is led by host Peter Lewis with Stewart Aldcroft, Mark Michelson and Barry. Listen here Continue reading China’s Boao Forum, Xi’s Criticism of the US, America’s Success in Covid Vaccinations.

RTHK Hong Kong radio April 11, 2021 The US central bank is projecting about 6.5% economic growth for this year and chairman Powell says his only major concern is new variants of the corona virus. Hong Kong Today host Mike Weeks and Barry discuss the US outlook, inflation and equity prices. Listen Continue reading Fed Chairman Powell optimistic about US economy

British commanders leading regular army units against the American rebels invariably blasted their opponents as peasants, ragamuffins and rabble.  This, I’ve learned, is essentially true.   Even esteemed historian David McCullough in his 1776 says American soldiers looked like “farmers in from the fields.” Whether in the north or south, whether early or late in the war, continental troops—aside from officers– seldom had uniforms.  They were poorly equipped and often … Continue reading After the Revolution, Patriot Soldiers Came to Ohio