by Steven J. Manning | August 21, 2026 | Finger On the Pulse
My Wife and Hasan Piker A couple of weeks ago, I spotted Hasan Piker walking his dog across a street in West Hollywood. But for my wife’s wise restraint of me, I would have bolted across the street. After decades of marriage, I had never fully appreciated just how...
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 | 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...
by Steven J. Manning | December 10, 2025 | Finger On the Pulse
Good morning. We promised “no homework” for the holidays. Oh well… I [Manning] cannot help myself but “lay a bunch of this stuff on you,” likely to send some to do some cool reading. At least I hope so… THE WORLD WORKS AROUND GIANTS. WHEN GIANTS COLLIDE, THE WORLD...
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