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January 7, 2026

SHI 1.7.26 — A World of Data

A deadpan comic once quipped, “It’s a small world … but I wouldn’t want to paint it.”   Indeed.  Another line from Stephen Wright I enjoy:  […]
December 24, 2025

SHI 12.24.25 – A Toast, and goodbye, to 2025

2025 is almost in the history books.   What a year.   For so many reasons.    Did you know that 2026 marks the 10th anniversary of the […]
December 10, 2025

SHI 12.10.25 — Prediction Predilection

  Some people have a predilection for making predictions.   They just can’t help themselves.  I put myself in that camp. Economists, generally, are also firmly in […]
November 20, 2025

SHI 11/20/25 – The Swan and the Canary

  Today’s blog title might sound like a fable or proverb, but my writing skills fall short of any such creativity.  And this is economic blog, […]