Quantitative Easing isn’t Inflationary
The greatest misunderstanding on finance Twitter is central bank lingo. For the past decade and a half tweeps have been yelling that quantitative easing QE is going to cause hyperinflation and the end of the…
Understanding the Tether Stablecoin Dilemma and the Liquidity Issue
After the recent FTX collapse I want to return attention to what really is the underlying problem with the entire crypto ecosystem, namely the lack of real liquidity. This was brought on by the introduction…
My Favourite Podcasts From 2022 With Reviews
I was never really a podcast sort of guy and I don’t even know if I ever opened the app on my iPhone before 2022. What did for me was finally turning down the knob…
Plotting a Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram for Data Scientists in Python for Traffic Flow in Congested Conditions
A Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram, MFD, investigates the flow of traffic through a network of roads that span a spatial dimension. The relationship between the variables speed, flow, and density can be shown in three diagrams…
Plotting the Optimal Distance for Data Scientists in Python using the K-Nearest Neighbour K-NN Algorithm
This example uses the K-Nearest Neighbour K-NN to connect several points and plotting those as a graph on a Plotly map. This is a quick and simple example that data scientists can use to illustrate a path(s)…
Plotting the Optimal Route for Data Scientists in Python using the Dijkstra Algorithm
The following example uses OSMnx to generate the optimal path between two geocoordinates and between one and many points and plotting the path(s) on a Plotly map. This is a quick and simple example that…
Modern Day Parallels to 20th Century Business Plots
We’ve lost interest in democracy and have become enamored with the glamour of technocrats and kleptocrats abetting the rise of modern-day fascism. If you really would like to understand how far right the United States…
Start With the Theoretical Model
The theoretical foundation is my favorite component. Develop a rough draft of it first, then tweak it as you write the paper around it. It’s a compass for navigating the maze of research. Choose two…
American Self-Sabotage
The psychology of self-sabotage and resistance as demonstrated. During times of crises Americans used to rally behind their president. They no longer do. Americans unified around 911, but it is now clear they will never…
Nostalgia as a Dangerous Potent
“Donald Trump is greeted by President Ronald Reagan at 1987 White House reception.” A most powerful motivator to explain why people vote and invest the way that they do is nostalgia. They want to relive…