by Steven J. Manning | July 5, 2026 | Finger On the Pulse
FINGER ON THE PULSE® July 7, 2026 In no particular order… Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Wedding Roberto Durán and Iran Not Invited To Play On The Billion Dollar Basketball Court My Sophomoric Wish of The Week Funnin’ With Harvard An Unintended Consequence of Unbridled...
by Steven J. Manning | June 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
The gravest lesson of history is not that evil exists. It is that too many recognize it only after it has become impossible to ignore. For centuries, the Jewish people have served as history’s earliest warning system. Long before persecution engulfs entire...
by Steven J. Manning | May 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
This is written with at least some measure of hope—whether entirely justified or not. Was it myth, history, or strategic fantasy that MacArthur urged Truman to let him march westward—through a starving Soviet apparatus—all of it, with minimal American casualties. All...
by Steven J. Manning | May 26, 2026 | Finger On the Pulse, Uncategorized
GOLD, SAUSAGES, AND THE PERVERSITY OF PRIVILEGE By Steven J. Manning I have had the extraordinary privilege of living in this remarkable country—the nation that welcomed my family as penniless, stateless immigrants. Kindly note the attached photograph. The small...
by Steven J. Manning | May 13, 2026 | Finger On the Pulse
FINGER ON THE PULSE… Like Explaining Bitcoin To Buddhist Monks Douglas MacArthur, Norman Schwarzkopf, and Donald Trump. Can You Spell “Ceasefire?” Your N95 facemask AI Disruption, Labor Anxiety, and The Future Of Human Relevance...
by Steven J. Manning | April 14, 2026 | Finger On the Pulse
FINGER ON THE PULSE®By Steven J. Manning ● THE WORLD AT WAR ● HOW ABOUT A WARNING PACKAGING LABEL. OR WOULD IT BE A WELCOME PROMISE? ● I AM OWED ● FRIENDS AND NOT SO MUCH ● “FUN FACT” FROM OUR OTHERWISE SERIOUS BRITTISH COUNSINS ● MORE FUN STUFF Our world is...
by Steven J. Manning | March 2, 2026 | Finger On the Pulse
● DONALD J. TRUMP ● “POWER TENDS TO CORRUPT, AND ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY.” ● WAR IS A GOOD THING? ● ONE OUT OF THREE AIN’T ALL THAT BAD ● TOP SIX MOST IMPACTFUL OR PROMISING MEDICAL ADVANCEMENTS SHAPING GLOBAL HEALTH TODAY ● FUN FACTS AND STUFF ON MY MIND...
by Steven J. Manning | February 2, 2026 | Finger On the Pulse
● GREENLAND ● ICE AND THE REST ● WAR IN UKRAINE ● GAZA AND … ● JAPAN FORMS SOCIAL MEDIA PROTECTION PANEL FOR YOUTH ● MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN PANCREATIC CANCER TREATMENT ● AI GOVERNANCE, AGENTIC AI, SPACIAL COMPUTING, AND QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES ● TAYLOR SWIFT ● MR....
by Steven J. Manning | January 2, 2026 | Finger On the Pulse
Do not take a deep breath if you are fearful of missing something… In no particular order… On the home front… Keeping score: Trump vs. Trump Core inflation is 2.4%. Me, your humble armchair-macro-economist, Steven J. Manning, opine anything lower than 2% would be...
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