Is the United States less Happy?

2025-08-26

People on social media often ask me why I don’t run for political office.

The reality is that going into public service in our current environment scares the daylights out of me.

I have so much appreciation and respect for those who make that sacrifice. But we’re now in a climate where everybody fights over every decision to tear our leaders down, no matter how capable they may be.

2025-08-20

One principle that I’ve really learned is “Pain + Reflect = Progress.”

2025-08-05

The U.S. dollar used to be backed by gold — and it’s not farfetched to think we may be headed there again in the future.

History shows us that the same cycles repeat time and time again. One such cycle is related to currency devaluation.

Once people start to lose trust in the fiat system, we see a specific cause and effect reaction occur.

1) Governments print a lot of money
2) They pay off the debt with the cheap money
3) Nobody wants to hold the devalued currency
4) Governments go back and link money to gold

Will this same pattern happen again? It’s hard to say, and it wouldn’t happen anytime soon. But it is conceivable.

2025-06-30

Everybody I speak with on both sides of the aisle agrees that we need to get our spending down to 3% of GDP.

But politics is standing in the way of making good decisions. The idea of compromise is out.

I think we all agree that we’re in need of a big renovation. The question is how that renovation gets done — and there’s a lot of fighting over what that renovation might look like.

My advice: Politicians on both sides need to agree on a mutually acceptable “worst case scenario” that cuts spending to the level we need, if a broader agreement can’t be reached in the near future.