In the 78 years since the end of World War II, this country has had 13 Economic Recessions, or an average of a recession every six years. Perhaps the strangest of all these downturns was when a President had a heart attack.

Let's be clear: this strategy of raising interest rates works because it depresses overall commercial activity. As rates rise, industries cut back on investment, consumers curtail the amount they purchase, and eventually, prices stabilize, but in a much weaker overall economy. That's why when these rate hike strategies begin, they're almost always followed by a Recession (a more fragile economy).

Let's be clear: this strategy of raising interest rates works because it depresses overall commercial activity. As rates rise, industries cut back on investment, consumers curtail the amount they purchase, and eventually, prices stabilize, but in a much weaker overall economy. That's why when these rate hike strategies begin, they're almost always followed by a Recession (a more fragile economy).

However, there was one way in which this tragedy differed from all the others. In the Floyd protests, people took to the streets. There is nothing new about that. Americans have been doing that for a couple of hundred years. But this time, the sheer scope of the protests was staggering. Every state in the country experienced protests. The country's 200 largest cities had demonstrations, and 64,000 national guardsmen were mobilized to control the crowds. Sixty foreign countries sent notices of support. Together, 26 million Americans took to the street.

However, there was one way in which this tragedy differed from all the others. In the Floyd protests, people took to the streets. There is nothing new about that. Americans have been doing that for a couple of hundred years. But this time, the sheer scope of the protests was staggering. Every state in the country experienced protests. The country's 200 largest cities had demonstrations, and 64,000 national guardsmen were mobilized to control the crowds. Sixty foreign countries sent notices of support. Together, 26 million Americans took to the street.

Today, there is a growing consensus in the country that in reacting to the Pandemic, our political leaders overstepped their authority. Many of the ad hoc solutions created more issues than they solved. Fortunately, we still have the capability of self-correction. Properly applied reform could be as effective today as it was 90 years ago after the Great Depression.

Today, there is a growing consensus in the country that in reacting to the Pandemic, our political leaders overstepped their authority. Many of the ad hoc solutions created more issues than they solved. Fortunately, we still have the capability of self-correction. Properly applied reform could be as effective today as it was 90 years ago after the Great Depression.

The Ukraine War is showing us different times. A time before the American Revolution, back to the Middle Ages. A time when feudal lords, with their private soldiers, fought for supremacy.

The Ukraine War is showing us different times. A time before the American Revolution, back to the Middle Ages. A time when feudal lords, with their private soldiers, fought for supremacy.

What today is beginning to crest as a significant political tsunami began just a few months ago as a little pebble tossed into the European pond by former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. It was to be a human interest article by the German Magazine Die Zeit.