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...
by Steven J. Manning | December 10, 2025 | Finger On the Pulse
Just when you thought politics in the US could not get uglier, while the Dems. and Republicans are in their perpetual, entirely undignified/despicable fight for political power, 42 million people stopped receiving SNAP benefits. That is FOOD-STAMPS, people! 1.2...
by Steven J. Manning | December 10, 2025 | Finger On the Pulse
Bears repeating: Where does an 800 pounds Bengal tiger sleep? Anywhere it wants to! This is a comment on the mighty economic sledgehammer that is the U.S. economy. And the entire faux tariffs warfare waged by the E.U. and essentially all rest of the word. But for the...
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