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Why I Support Trump’s Tariff Proposal

March 2, 2018 by Jeff Carlson, CFA

On March 1, 2018, President Trump held a meeting with steel and aluminum executives where he made an announcement:

We’ll be imposing tariffs on steel imports, and tariffs on aluminum imports. We’ll probably have everything completed by next week.Continue Reading

About that Schiff Memo – An Extensive Rebuttal

March 1, 2018 by Jeff Carlson, CFA

Why did it take Adam Schiff and the Democrats so long to release their Memo if it was so important. And why release the Memo on a Saturday afternoon.

The answer is simple.

The problem was the Grassley Memo.Continue Reading

A Telling Tweet from President Trump

February 28, 2018 by Jeff Carlson, CFA

President Trump has tweeted out a series of focused messages (located at bottom of post) over the last ten days ending with this:

Why is A.G. Jeff Sessions asking the Inspector General to investigate potentially massive FISA abuse. Will take forever, has no prosecutorial power and already late with reports on Comey etc. Isn’t the I.G. an Obama guy? Why not use Justice Department lawyers? DISGRACEFUL!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 28, 2018

President Trump has publicly castigated Sessions before.

But he has never, to my knowledge, mentioned the Inspector General.

Until now.Continue Reading

A Factual Lie

February 27, 2018 by Jeff Carlson, CFA

The worst kind of lies are the half-truths so often weaponized by the media.

A partial truth converted into propaganda by the omission of facts.

Kyle Griffin is a Producer at MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.

Today he tweeted out the following:Continue Reading

Devin Nunes – A Candid & Detailed CPAC Interview

February 25, 2018 by Jeff Carlson, CFA

Following the release of the Democrat/Schiff Memo – along with the Nunes Rebuttal – Devin Nunes sat down with Matt Schlapp, Chair of the American Conservative Union, for a lengthy on-stage interview at the CPAC Conference.

The interview was refreshingly candid. Surprisingly so.

Nunes, who deservedly received the American Conservative Union’s Defender of Freedom Award, discussed his ongoing investigation, FISA abuse and politicization of the DOJ and FBI by the Obama Administration.Continue Reading

Adam Schiff’s Memo & A Response by Nunes

February 24, 2018 by Jeff Carlson, CFA

The House Intelligence Committee Minority Memo – the Democrats’ House Memo – was released today.

It’s a bit…late.Continue Reading

Did Clapper & Brennan Use the Steele Dossier in the Intelligence Community Assessment

February 23, 2018 by Jeff Carlson, CFA

It looks like James Clapper and John Brennan are back in the News.Continue Reading

Hard Truths – Gun Control, Leftists & Some Facts

February 22, 2018 by Jeff Carlson, CFA

As a result of the shooting deaths at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the debate over gun control has been reignited.

In near-hysterical fashion.

But first, some facts.Continue Reading

Devin Nunes – An Interview, 10 Questions & Phase II

February 20, 2018 by Jeff Carlson, CFA

Devin Nunes sent a letter on February 20, 2018 to current and former intelligence, law enforcement and State Department officials.

This follows an intriguing and open interview Nunes gave on February 18, 2018.

The two events are complimentary. First, the interview.Continue Reading

The Absurdities of Mueller’s Indictment

February 19, 2018 by Jeff Carlson, CFA

The Mueller Indictment targeted the Internet Research Agency (IRA), a “troll factory” in St. Petersburg.

It turns out that Mueller seemingly formulated his indictment primarily from information contained within three articles.Continue Reading

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Jeff Carlson is a CFA® charterholder.

He worked for 20 years as an analyst and portfolio manager in the High Yield Bond Market. He holds degrees in finance and economics.

He can be found on X (Twitter) at @themarketswork or on Substack at Truth Over News

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