David Reavill

What President Trump Risks In Venezuela

The Pentagon likely instructed the President to curtail all additional Russian-supplied arms to Venezuela, because there is one weapon that is of utmost concern for the US Military. That weapon is the growing number of hypersonic missiles Russia has developed. Among those, Hypersonic is the sea-based Zircon, as well as the seven-year-old, battle-tested Kinzhal.

President Trump's Fundamental Flaw As A Global Salesman

The effort, by President Trump, to make America come out on top in every transaction may seem entirely laudable. But there comes a point when the other side of those transactions begins to doubt whether there's any benefit for them. As any good salesman knows, buyers will walk away from any "deal" that offers little or nothing. Advertise to the world, as the President is doing, that we're going to make a giant profit, and global buyers will think what we're selling is too expensive.

A Stranger Arrives At The White House

For the man who stands with the President is none other than the Tyrant of Syria, the most prominent representative of those "terrorists" who brought down the Twin Towers in New York 24 years ago. The very personification against whom we fought in the Global War on Terror, Abu Mohammad al-Julani.

Will the Tariff Dividend Checks Cause Inflation?

It's an almost irresistible temptation, especially for Americans who are suffering financially: President Donald Trump has offered to send out a "Dividend" Check to millions, promising it is part of the very successful Tariff Program. Today, we'll take a look at this offer and whether it is a "good deal" or not.

Russia's Ancient Strategy: The Cauldron

First Published in May 2023
The War in Ukraine is like nothing we’ve ever seen. For NATO and especially the United States, the conflict remains a mystery, a contradiction of every theory of modern warfare. The West’s concept of War goes back, at least to Genghis Khan and his Mongol cavalry — a strategy of broad sweeping attack over vast areas of land. The objective is to cover as much territory as possible and drive out the enemy. War became a giant chessboard where the winner had the most ground.

Undoing An Economic Miracle

The 1970s were the last time we had the toxic combination of high Government Deficits and strong Government controls, like Nixon's wage and price controls and Trump's Tariffs. The result was that economists had to invent a new term for the outcome: Stagflation.It's hard to imagine things turning out differently this time.

Why We Must Demand That Washington Get Back To Work

So, imagine your employer/contractor announced it will stop paying you and put you on a temporary furlough for an undetermined period. Although you understood that such a draconian action was possible, it must have come as a real shock, a financial blow that you're still living through.Twelve million of our fellow citizens are currently living through just such an economic crisis. Ironically, it's the most secure employer of all, the US Government, that is inflicting this pain on its own workers and contractors. 

How The Coming Trade War Threatens Your Everyday Shopping

There has never been anything like it: a coordinated, cooperative system of production that brings resources and factories together to create the products that fill our local markets and stores. We call it simply, the Supply Chain.

What Accountants See In Trump's Tariffs

The impact of US Tariffs on our economy is likely to be the most consequential economic policy of the Trump Administration. Only now are we beginning to see what tariffs will mean in our daily lives.
(see: https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF11030, if you don't believe tariffs are taxes)

How Hegseth's Meeting Missed the Mark

It was a grand occasion, as every general officer and Admiral of the US Military was brought together in one room to discuss the new directives and priorities of the newly renamed US Department of War.For days, speculation has raged as pundits and analysts have tried to determine the meeting's agenda. What was so vital that Secretary Pete Hegseth would bring all the military "brass" together in one location? In itself, this was a reckless and dangerous move, a temptation for any enemy to decapitate, in one fell swoop, the Nation's military leadership.